yes i no its equall but I think 4ft 12 sounds more taller than saying 5ft.. same as you say speed in car or plane in Killometers rather than MPH sounds faster but is the same...
It has advanatage for walk around as I walk under most fuselage with out ducking, makes it better for quick turn around...I can fit in over head compartment on a BAE146 to so dont play hide and seek with me haha
I play once this hide and seek donkey years ago and the team only found me last week when they look in the E an E bay but they found a skeleton in there with a necklace on saying 'Worlds Hide and Seek Champion 1985' hahaha just a joke that....
although I was smallest in my class at school I was best in pole vault and quite good at hi jump...