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People Are Sharing Their Megalophobia Moments, And Here Are 50 Pics That Creeped Them Out (New Pics)
People can be afraid of many things, from darkness to spiders, to you name it. Some of these fears are totally irrational, others come from our childhoods and creep in well into our adult lives. One of such bizarre fears is megalophobia.
Think of large objects like huge cruise ships, animals, skyscrapers, underwater structures, and even statues. Now imagine how’d they look if they were bigger. If the thought of it makes your hair stand on your arm, you may also have some traits of megalophobia.
And this subreddit named r/Megalophobia puts a test on your fear of large objects because it offers one hell of a collection. “A place to post images of all things large, particularly ones that are "triggers" for those with megalophobia,” says their description and 430k devoted members are nodding their heads. Scroll down and upvote the most triggering images below!
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#1
Statue Of Poseidon In Spain
#2
I Don't Want To See This When I Go Hiking
#3
This Art Installation
Jaguarundi 2 years ago
This is Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida. This sculpture, titled "Home" is not completely installed yet. I can't wait for the opening!
#4
Namib Desert Meets Atlantic Ocean
#5
Underwater Waterfall Near Ile Maurice
#6
Frozen Waves In Antarctica
#7
A Rare Optic Sight, The "Brocken Spectre," Which Occurs When A Person Stands At A Higher Altitude In The Mountains And Sees His Shadow Cast On A Cloud At A Lower Altitude
#8
The Swedish Warship Vasa
#9
The Sheer Size Of The Pacific
#10
A Truly Astounding Image. A Street In Macau With The Grand Lisboa Casino Looming In The Background
Mama Penguin 2 years ago
Looks almost like a video game where you know that's where the final boss battle will be.
Susanne B 2 years ago
This is terrifying. I am sure the people living here are poor, or they would have moved someplace else
Lily Lu 2 years ago
Not exactly. Apartments in Macau are roughly twice as expensive as New York. You can be rich by global standards and still can only afford a shitty place in Macau.
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Summer Newton 2 years ago
This is quite terrifying . Imagine living around this . I simply couldn't .
SomeDude 2 years ago
It's not. Some lens trickery, using a zoom lens to create the effect that it's larger then it is. Same for moon pics that look larger then they are. If you Google the casino it's really just another building but some good angle and zoom lens and you get this sort of warped u realistic view.
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#It'sthatonepersonscrolling 2 years ago
I simply can't fathom living in or around a place like that, truly. Compared to this, I live in the boondocks. Shewwwww! It's overwhelming to say the least!
Stephanie Sage 2 years ago
Sad that so many people are living in poverty in the shadow of opulence
GoddessOdd 2 years ago
I find this so scary. I would be in full blown panic attack if I were on the street here.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago
This looks like something from a cyberpunk science fiction novel.
Maryanna Baldridge 2 years ago
So many things to say about this photo. Are we in the Mirror Dimension?
Helen Jane Witten 2 years ago
If I was forced to live there I doubt I would ever leave my bedroom. Just how is that casino built on such an angle I wonder?
#11
This Sinkhole In Guatemala City
#12
A Mountain In Iceland
#13
All The Vastness Of The Canadian Rockies As Seen From 8,000ft Above Kananaski Country
#14
The Naga Cave In Thailand Looks Like A Giant Petrified Snake
#15
Monster Of A Machine
#16
Vintage Photo Of A Working Horse
Thomas E S Thomas 2 years ago
That's a mighty Clydesdale, the greatest breed of horses. They live only about 15 years though, shorter than most other breeds.
#17
Almost Looks Like If You Tripped You’d Roll Forever Into The Icy Horizon
#18
Mirny, Russia, Diamond Mining Town
Red Riding Hood 2 years ago
Helicopters or planes can't fly too close directly over it, bc of them getting sucked down into it, due to how it produces its own vortex!😳
#19
Weta Workshop's Realistic Giants For The Dubai Expo
Red Riding Hood 2 years ago (edited)
WOW! The intricate details in the texture of his skin!!! What a talented artist!!!!!
#20
A British Scientist Descending Into An Antarctic Crevasse
#21
Behold The Largest Animal To Ever Live
#22
A School Of Fish
#23
This May Be The Largest Turtle Ever Recorded On Camera
#24
Show Me What You Got
#25
Titanic vs. The Largest Modern Cruise Ships
Rachel W B 2 years ago
Why the hell do people want to holiday on these monsters. Docking at small islands and polluting our oceans.
#26
Ship Breaking. One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In The World
Sabs 2 years ago (edited)
It’s usually done in poorer countries such as India and parts of Africa, the job has literally no safety requirements or protection from falls or dismemberment. Bosses buy the ships on contract hiring as many labourers as possible to break down the ship as fast as possible to make profit off the scrap. Most common deaths are falls, getting crushed and asphyxiation from using cutting torches in closed spaces. Most workers get paid Pennies per hour. If the worker survive long enough as a ship breaker they often end up with terrible illnesses from toxic exposure to chemicals or materials.
#27
Within The Waves
#28
Colossal Underbelly Of An Iceberg
Red Riding Hood 2 years ago
For some reason, I see a massive frog in the middle.. anyone else see that??? I mean the eye is.. kinda perfect! Right..??
#29
Proposed 400-Foot Human-Shaped Electricity Pylons In Iceland
#30
What You're Looking At Is The Largest Heart On Earth, The Heart From A Blue Whale !
An Average Blue Whale's Heart Is About 4 Feet Wide, And 5 Feet Tall. (1.2 M/1.5 M) The Heart Itself Weighs Over 400 Pounds! (182 Kg)
#31
A Bridge That Also Served As A Prison. Ronda, Spain
#32
Shelf Cloud In South Jersey At June 21 2017
#33
World's Largest Log Cabin
#34
The Fact That Elephant Seals Grow Up To 13 Feet And 4500 Pounds Blew Me Away
#35
Esso Hibernia Tanker Under Construction UK 1970
#36
Entrance To A Furniture Store
#37
Because Why Not
#38
Demolition Of Cockenzie Power Station, Scotland, 2015
#39
St. Peters Basilica, People For Scale
#40
Kitty Are You Okay
#41
Felt Like A Cool Image
#42
Giant Iceberg, Iceberg Alley Canada
Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago
One of the few "touristy" things that I did when I worked in Canada. Was well worth it.
#43
The Captive Orca Tilikum Looking At Its Trainers
There Have Only Been 4 Human Deaths Caused By Orcas As Of 2019, And Tilikum Was Responsible For 3 Of Them
#44
Earthquake In Kobe 1995
#45
Enormous Sheet Of Ice Floating Away Unassumingly
#46
Aerium In Berlin, Germany. Built In 1938. (Left Corner: People For Scale)
#47
This One Does It For Me
#48
View Near The Chongqing Megastructure
#49
The Largest Hotel In The World, With A Staggering 10,000 Rooms Is Currently Under Construction In Saudi Arabia
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What do you think ?
Yoga Kitty 2 years ago
I discoverd a new phobia of mine - no, not megalowhatsitsname but the fear of pictures without context. There were quite a lot in this list...
Meeow 2 years ago
That waterfall is scary, and the kitty dunno what happened to it, hope it is safe in the end. If you know you are living that high, should have install a pigeon net, or get a cat enclosure geez!!
Andy C 2 years ago
Something tells me the cat is fully aware of how to safely get back to wherever it wants. It just won the “find the highest spot to look down on humans with a smug sense of superiority” contest.
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katarina 2 years ago
ok, i've got a question for bored panda stuff: is it really that hard to check the truth of what you write?! it became very common you post misinformation! now "underwater waterfall", "frozen waves" - just google to check, you don't have to read seven scientific papers to find out if it is or isn't true...
MLove 2 years ago
It's because they just repost s**t from Reddit 90% of the time.
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Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago
I've had megalophobia, as well as claustrophobia, since I was two years old---68 years of both things now---and man, can it be a challenge if I'm stupid enough to go someplace where something huge is, and I'm not expecting it. The sheer size of something can trigger a panic attack that's strongly compounded by the desperate fear that I'm being trapped by that enormity....not fun to live with, not at all.
somnomania 2 years ago
i must not have megalophobia, or only very specific triggers for it. i don't want to be anywhere near a whale, even a skeleton. the "approach" distance for planets scares me in movies (before you get into the atmosphere), and anything closer than our moon tends to bother me if i'm allowed to focus on it. i've had bad dreams where there were multiple planets or moons hanging very very close in the sky. but most of these images didn't do anything for me.
Maxim Chervyakov 2 years ago
Some of "astonishing" images taken with tele zoom lens. That makes large objects on the background look really enormous and unrealistic compare to what they really are. or bringing horizon closer to the forefront Just optical effects.
Yoga Kitty 2 years ago
I discoverd a new phobia of mine - no, not megalowhatsitsname but the fear of pictures without context. There were quite a lot in this list...
Meeow 2 years ago
That waterfall is scary, and the kitty dunno what happened to it, hope it is safe in the end. If you know you are living that high, should have install a pigeon net, or get a cat enclosure geez!!
Andy C 2 years ago
Something tells me the cat is fully aware of how to safely get back to wherever it wants. It just won the “find the highest spot to look down on humans with a smug sense of superiority” contest.
Load More Replies... katarina 2 years ago
ok, i've got a question for bored panda stuff: is it really that hard to check the truth of what you write?! it became very common you post misinformation! now "underwater waterfall", "frozen waves" - just google to check, you don't have to read seven scientific papers to find out if it is or isn't true...
MLove 2 years ago
It's because they just repost s**t from Reddit 90% of the time.
Load More Replies... Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago
I've had megalophobia, as well as claustrophobia, since I was two years old---68 years of both things now---and man, can it be a challenge if I'm stupid enough to go someplace where something huge is, and I'm not expecting it. The sheer size of something can trigger a panic attack that's strongly compounded by the desperate fear that I'm being trapped by that enormity....not fun to live with, not at all.
somnomania 2 years ago
i must not have megalophobia, or only very specific triggers for it. i don't want to be anywhere near a whale, even a skeleton. the "approach" distance for planets scares me in movies (before you get into the atmosphere), and anything closer than our moon tends to bother me if i'm allowed to focus on it. i've had bad dreams where there were multiple planets or moons hanging very very close in the sky. but most of these images didn't do anything for me.
Maxim Chervyakov 2 years ago
Some of "astonishing" images taken with tele zoom lens. That makes large objects on the background look really enormous and unrealistic compare to what they really are. or bringing horizon closer to the forefront Just optical effects.
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