ESPN anchor looks like a giant in this optical illusion — why?
nypost.combaffled Vannini asked on Twitter in a post that received more than 46,000 likes and topped 2,700 retweets. pic.twitter.com/7HlpaH187NSpoiler alert: Although Berman is reasonably taller than the others — he’s 6-foot-5, while Passan is 5-foot-9 and Kurkjian is 5-foot-5 — optical trickery via an extreme side angle played a part in creating the illusion that Berman was larger than life.In another angle, however, Berman appeared to be closer in size to his co-hosts.Chris Berman is there.
Chris Berman is on ESPN. Why is he not calling this derby!!!! pic.twitter.com/jCXT2E8ZeoBut that didn’t stop Twitter users from having some fun and answering Vannini’s hilarious question.“This is an ESPN Matryoshka doll,” one user joked.“Holy s–t – it certainly looks that way Russian nesting dolls style,” another agreed.“[david attenborough voice] while their domesticated counterparts can be trained in sportscasting, in the wild Chris Bermans can grow up even larger—up to two and a quarter meters tall.
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