23 Humongous Things With Humans for Scale
Carly Tennes
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08/30/2024
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Though most objects seen in a mirror are closer than they appear, cameras have a similar effect, skewing the true size of some iconic landmarks. Case in point? All the trees, castles, satellites, and swords that only show their true magnitude when photographed alongside a regular person.
From towering palm trees to the actual size of a ship propeller, here are 23 humungous things with humans for scale.
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“Submarine bunker in Croatia (built during Yugoslavia).” -
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“Huge piece of driftwood washed up on the beach at La Push, Washington.” -
3.
“The Apennine Colossus - Tuscany, Italy.” -
4.
“Typhoon-Class Submarine.” -
5.
“Palm Trees - Botanical Park of Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.” -
6.
“My brother in Zion National Park.” -
7.
“Former Yugoslavia separation Mine.” -
8.
“Crew members standing inside a cargo tank of an LNG tanker.” -
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“Just a little arch in the wilderness.” -
10.
“Tower of homage of Monterrei castle. The best preserved medieval fortress in Galicia.” -
11.
“Statue of Liberty original torch.” -
12.
“Neutron rocket reusable fairing.” -
13.
“Pizza - Big Lou's Pizza - San Antonio, Texas.” -
14.
“Man-Pupu-Ner Rock Formations - Ural Mountains - Troitsko-Pechorsky District, Komi Republic, Russia.” -
15.
“Colosseum in Rome, Italy.” -
16.
“The tusk of a mammoth found in Siberia.” -
17.
“Lower Falls at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.” -
18.
“14th century Hungarian sword.” -
19.
“Here's a swimmer holding on to a giant underwater boat propeller.” -
20.
“Fourth Funnel of Olympic (Titanic’s Twin Sister Ship) Leaving the Factory.” -
21.
“PAGEOS, an early satellite. 100' in diameter, it was put into orbit so that radio signals could be bounced off of it.” -
22.
“Two people sitting on the Abraj Al Bait clocktower in Mecca.” -
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“Ancient armadillo fossils discovered in Argentina.”
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