Morning Height vs. Evening Height Explained

You're about one centimeter taller when you roll out of bed in the morning than when you go

to sleep at night. Why? Because gravity is a bitch. All day long,

gravity compresses the cartilage discs in your spine and your joints, literally squashing

you down by about half an inch. When you lie down to sleep, your spine decompresses

and stretches back out like a goddamn accordion. The intervertebral discs between your

vertebrae absorb fluid and expand overnight. So technically, you're at your maximum

height first thing in the morning. By the end of the day, you've been compressed

back down. It's temporary as fuck, but it's real. Follow Doctor Bold