The world’s most awkward photo shoot

YouTube video. Those inside the Great Firewall will need a VPN to check out this truly awkward video.

Shanghaiist tipped us off to this video of China’s He Pingping (何平平), at 0.73m the world's shortest man who is able to walk, meeting Sultan Kösen from Turkey, current record holder of the tallest living man at 2.47m.

We could go on about how we miss the days when both record holders were Chinese, but no, we’re going to concentrate on just how awkward this video is. No one seems to be enjoying this match-up except the press who got the money shot of He Pingping sitting on Sultan Kösen's foot showing just how little he is. We’re guessing his photo shoot with the world's longest-legged woman Svetlana Pankratova in London to publicize the release of the "2009 Guinness Book of World Records" was much more enjoyable.