Newsreel cameramen looked for the extremes in human body diversity. Woman at beach takes of clothing and reveals white bathing suit. Shot of obese woman in bathing suit sitting on sand and clapping. Two women get on large size scale to compare their body weights. Woman stands and shows side profile. Slats are around her and used to create a negative of her body profile. Man gets into windowed coffin and is lowered into the ground and buried. Tallest man in the world, Robert Wadlow at his tallest was 8 feet 11.1 inches. Shot of Robert standing back to back with a man of average height. Tallest man tries on boy’s cap. Shortest woman alive stands on a table and tries on a dress with the help of another woman. Shortest woman models the dress.Heaviest man alive, Robert Earl Hughes of Illinois is 20 years old and weighs 720 pounds. Shown walking out of a house using a cane. His waist is measured at 109 inches. His two brothers get into his overalls to show that both of them can fit. Shot of him walking off with young boy.