Positioned in the heart of London, Trafalgar Square is the place where two opposites met to publicize the release of the new “Guinness World Records 2009.” He Pingping, the world’s shortest man who can walk met Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the longest legs.

He Pingping, of China, was born with a type of dwarfism. He, 20, stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall.

He called Svetlana Pankratova’s legs “very beautiful.”

Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long. Her upper body has nearly typical proportions, giving her a giraffe-like appearance.

He Pingping perched between Svetlana Pankratova\'s leggy legs

Dressed in a bright-blue mini-dress and low-heeled pumps, Pankratova, 36, said she liked her legs, though they can complicate things. “It’s hard to find clothes, especially pants,” she said.

I think every girl has trouble finding pants, and mostly I think that is due to the fact that designers think women come in height sizes of short, regular and tall. The waist of our pants is also decided on what number you are, 00, 0, 1, 3 and so on it’s disgusting, oh and each designer is different on their sizes. Men don’t have half the trouble because their pant size is determined by waist inches and inseam.

At just over 6-foot-4, Pankratova isn’t the tallest woman on record. Sandy Allen, of