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There are units, and then there are absolute units. If the latter doesn’t ring a bell, it may be because the odd-sounding term comes from internet culture, where people use it to refer to a large, round animal or object.
It’s a descriptive meme in the family of “smol bean” or “beautiful cinnamon roll,” and you can totally feel somewhat of an affectionate feel about it.
But in order to get to the essence of what being an absolute unit entails, one has to see a real example of it. So Bored Panda has compiled a list full of the absolutest of the units for you to feast on right below, and make sure you check out part 1 right here.
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Big Boi
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This Baobab Tree Is Said To Be 6000 Years Old
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An Absolute Unit Of A Gray Percheron. This Is The Same Horse 5 Years Apart. They Transition From A Black Coat To A Gray Coat As They Grow Older
Dynein 3 years ago
Oh... god, I actually knew that some horses hav this color transition (it's the reason white horses are called "grey" in English) but it never occurred to me that this is just like the normal course with humans... funny thing, with horses it's "special" and gorgeous and with humans it's just old and boring.
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Katrina B. 3 years ago
Just going to comment this. Two different horses. Same breed but two different horses.
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Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago
Can anyone else imagine the white queen riding the horse in the right pic????
Tabitha K 3 years ago
Gorgeous horse to a gorgeous magical horse. Becoming great makes the horse look like a unicorn, or majestic creature.
Caitlin McCauley 3 years ago
Seeing some misinformation here... Not ALL black horses transition to grey. There are many black horses of many breeds that stay black. And not all horses that grey out as they age are born black, either. They can be born many colors and end up nearly white as get old. My own horse was a bay when she was born, which means brown with black mane and tail. She is now 15 and nearly looks white. It's all about genetics. The tail is NOT tied up, at least on the first horse (can't tell on the second). The first horse has a docked tail, meaning the tail bone was cut very short. Yes, the tail BONE was cut off leaving a very short nub of a tail bone. Because of this, the hair can no longer grow very long. It is done to keep their tails from getting tangled in harness, however, it is a very controversial practice these days.
Katrina B. 3 years ago
It's tied up so it doesn't get in the way of driving harness
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Diane Phillips-Herman 3 years ago (edited)
True but this is a different horse, look at the hooves
Wonder Homie 3 years ago
Honestly it always perplexes me how big, strong and fast these creatures are yet they are prey animals and tend to be quite timid.
TheOfficialAshfoot 3 years ago
As a (kinda experienced) horse rider, I bet unless the horse was an absolute sweetheart, it would be impossible to get a bridle on without trying quite hard. And what about the size of the girth the owner will have to use? It either has to be long or really stretchy (to clarify, a girth is the thing that goes under the belly of a horse to keep a saddle on)
Hisseefit 3 years ago
If you ride this size draft, you will get customized tack (saddle, bridle, girth) for it.
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Susan Widomski 2 years ago
Are you certain this is the same horse? The shape of the head appears to be different.
NOEL ROWLAND 3 years ago
Ok one they are both beautiful horses, but they are not the same horses. If you look at the shape if their heads the structure of the backs and chest and their hooves, you could see that there not the same horse.
Marie deHeryng 3 years ago
A fabulous beautiful horse! WOW!! And I thought my 17&1/2hands high horse was big!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
-Annelise- 3 years ago
So many people are unaware of this transition that so many horses go through
Katrina B. 3 years ago
Driving and farm work. They are draft horses, so using a harness to pull ground tills, logs out of forests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percheron#:~:text=The%20Percheron%20is%20still%20used,pull%20carriages%20in%20large%20cities.
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HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago
There was a horse about that tall at the stables I take my horse back riding lessons at, the horse I ride could walk under it if he ducked. Unfortunately I usually would hit my face on it when he did.
MarcAngelina Alcober 3 years ago
LO! At first I read "Goat" instead of "Coat"- I was like "WHOA!"
deanna woods 3 years ago
It would take a ladder for me to get on this horse. A step stool wouldn't cut it.
Jerry Conaway 3 years ago
"They transition from a black coat to a grey coat as they grow older." Don't we all.
The first “absolute unit” meme was born on December 13, 2017, when a Twitter user named @mrreptoid wrote, “In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit,” with regards to a photo of British hotelier David Morgan-Hewitt standing next to the Queen of England. Mr. Morgan-Hewitt is a very large lad, indeed.
But it really took off in 2018, with the Museum of English Rural Life tweeting a photograph of ram with a caption “Look at this absolute unit.” Adam Koszary, the museum’s manager who wrote the tweet, amassed 98k likes and more than 27k retweets in the next couple of days.
#4
Monster Maine Coon
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An Absolute Tank
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Absolute Unit
An “absolute unit'' is a term that implies a general idea that something or someone is comically oversize. And it can be applied to virtually anything, from objects to animals, to even humans and fashion. Speaking of fashion, much of the oversized trend of the past five years has to do with the image that can be called “absolute unit.” From dad’s sneakers to gigantic jackets, they look both funny, out of proportion, yet somewhat progressive and unmistakably fashionable.
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Absolute Units Of Garlic Cloves
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Can Tails Be Units? Because Oh My God!
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Baa Baa Motherf*©ke®s
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This Maine Coon Is An Absolute Unit!
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This Avocado
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My Dad Used To Take Me To Feed The Buffalo Outside Of Town When I Was Little. We Called This Guy Big Daddy
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Absolute Unit Of A Cabbage
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This Cucumber Mistaken For A Watermelon
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Jesus Christ This Blue Whale
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This Chonker Next To My Grandmother
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This Big Boy
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The Amount Of Fluff On This Dog
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This Gargantuan Cold Boi
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Bob, I Miss You. 12 Years Ago You Stole My Heart, 7 Years Ago You Passed - I Came Across You In My Old Photos, Hopefully Paying You Homage Is Allowed
Sista of the moon 3 years ago
Awwwwwwww. Rest In Peace, smol baby of a pup. So so cute. ❤️❤️ Big, old dogs are the sweetest creatures on earth.
#22
Some Big Boi Manatees Eating Sweet Potatoes
#23
The White House Chef Is An Absolute Unit And The Last Line Of Defence
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Absolute Unit Of A Peregrine Falcon
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The Goliath Tiger Fish
#26
This Eagle Has Not Missed Any Meals
Lunaofthenest 3 years ago
This fella zooms over my house each day trying to snatch my chickens.
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This Absolute Unit Of Bullfrog
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This Doggo At 2 Years
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This Fluffy Unit Of A Cat
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This Unit Of An Echidna Came Into The Wildlife Sanctuary. She Got Clipped By A Car But She's Fine
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This Absolute Unit Blocks The Way Into The Submarine
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Hulk, The World's Biggest Pitbull
#33
I Was Told To Share This Pic Of Mr Puddly Here
Lunaofthenest 3 years ago
That cats paws are legit. He could knead bread dough with those paddles!
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This Weapon Of A Pony
Lunaofthenest 3 years ago
This pony is my childhood dream of those disproportionately chubby my little pony lads come to life!!!
#35
Ah Lawd He 'Bout To Come Back!
#36
Elvis From Australian Reptile Park Is An Absolute Unit Of A Saltwater Crocodile
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Biggest Mulberries I've Ever Seen
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I Was Told This Sub Would Appreciate This Absolute Unit Of French Macaron I Made
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A Wandering Albatross. Absolute Unit!
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This Mighty Steed
#41
You're Telling Me That’s Not A Polar Bear
#42
Got An Absolute Unit Of A Carrot In My Weekly Food Delivery Box Today!
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Absolute Unit Of A Grolar Bear (Polar Bear/Grizzly Hybrid)
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This Breed Of Dog Is Called A Borzoi. It Has An Absolute Unit Of A Sniffer
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Pumpkin Growing Contest Winner
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Absolute Unit
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In The Deep Blue Sea
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T H I C C
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This Absolute Unit Of A Squirrel In My Back Yard
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Julie 3 years ago
I have deduced that "unit" now means large or oversized. But is it just a coincidence everyone is using the same adjective "absolute"...or is the full term "absolute unit"? Language is changing so fast...I am Gen X, and "unit" use to mean something very different, and it was not always large.
Kira Okah 3 years ago
The full term is "absolute unit", though "unit" could be used standalone if it's in a drive by comment, it's mostly used as the full term. It's specific meaning is "something exceptionally large for what it is".
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Bean flavored Fujioshi 3 years ago
compared to my other dogs :3 he is a big boi IMG_202104...70df28.jpg 
Deborah Rubin 1 year ago
Not all black horses turn gray, it's more likely if the horse has a gray parent. And while we're on the subject, a foal's color is often different from it's adult coat color.
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Look at the absolute MAGNITUDE of this lad, bois! Sun_in_the...314350.jpg 
TheRandomBorger 3 years ago
Loved it, but Ben Smith really ruined it. We need a blocking system or something
Viv Hart 3 years ago
I looked at what Ben Smith had to say, well, I did agree with him re perspective. I have been a keen amateur photographer, so can see when the camera is too close to the subject, esp. the macaron, and the duck. You need something to compare the sizes, like the Percheron stallion.
Julie 3 years ago
I have deduced that "unit" now means large or oversized. But is it just a coincidence everyone is using the same adjective "absolute"...or is the full term "absolute unit"? Language is changing so fast...I am Gen X, and "unit" use to mean something very different, and it was not always large.
Kira Okah 3 years ago
The full term is "absolute unit", though "unit" could be used standalone if it's in a drive by comment, it's mostly used as the full term. It's specific meaning is "something exceptionally large for what it is".
Load More Replies... Bean flavored Fujioshi 3 years ago
compared to my other dogs :3 he is a big boi IMG_202104...70df28.jpg
Deborah Rubin 1 year ago
Not all black horses turn gray, it's more likely if the horse has a gray parent. And while we're on the subject, a foal's color is often different from it's adult coat color.
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Look at the absolute MAGNITUDE of this lad, bois! Sun_in_the...314350.jpg
TheRandomBorger 3 years ago
Loved it, but Ben Smith really ruined it. We need a blocking system or something
Viv Hart 3 years ago
I looked at what Ben Smith had to say, well, I did agree with him re perspective. I have been a keen amateur photographer, so can see when the camera is too close to the subject, esp. the macaron, and the duck. You need something to compare the sizes, like the Percheron stallion.
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