50 Times People Spotted ‘Absolute Units’ And Just Had To Share Pics With This Online Group (New Pics)
If you’ve been online for more than a hot second, you know that regular units have become ancient history. In these modern times, tiny units aka smol animals capture the internet’s collective heart, and absolute units have basically become an integral part of cyberspace culture. But if the latter doesn’t ring a bell and you somehow missed how this adorable meme took the web by storm, this odd-sounding term refers to objects and animals that are round, hearty, and exceptionally out of proportion to their surroundings.
In fact, this phenomenon has even spawned a subreddit with the same name. Also titled 'Lads that you’re in awe at the size of,' the online community offers a variety of adorable and surprising pictures where critters and objects can’t even be compared to their peers. I mean, you wouldn’t believe how big some things can get! And we’re here to show you that there's absolutely nothing wrong with that — it only gives us more to love.
Below, our team at Bored Panda has wrapped up the newest batch of some of the best posts from the group, so continue scrolling to check them all out! Be sure to upvote your favorites and let us know what you think in the comments.
Psst! For more similar content, look no further than our earlier pieces filled with the absolutest of the units here, here, and here.
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This Cat
Normally, these make me sad - such big cats usually aren't very healthy-looking to me, too much treat food. But this just seems.... like a slightly paunchy but otherwise very normal HUGE domestic cat...
I had a 20lb female. No fat whatsoever. Huge and pissy
Load More Replies...Absolute Unit
I would be weak if this was our chonk as he insists that he is fluffy and not overweight :D
The Head Size Difference Between A Man And A Cane Corso
I have an English Mastiff and his head is the only thing i can hold. He loves resting his head in my lap for scratches behind the ears.
Can somebody move that gigantic bull over so I can see the dog please
*very deep dog voice* " hey buddy, you know what? I think you would be the good boi if you gave me that cheeseburger and fries."
Why did they have to hack that poor dog's ears off? That should be illegal.
Upvote. This is the only pertinent comment and no one is acknowledging it en masse. It SHOULD be illegal! I say screw the AKC and their archaic standards. Poor pup- done for aesthetic purposes only.
Load More Replies...The online universe is fascinated by photos of absolute units. Whether it’s gigantic horses, chonky cats, or exceptionally huge plants, it’s hard to deny the inexplicable allure of this meme. And as netizens' obsession with comically oversized items seems to be beyond anything at this point, let's take a look at the origin of this amusing artifact, shall we?
The internet meme database Know Your Meme stated that the first absolute unit meme was born on December 13, 2017, when a Twitter user who went by the handle @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 late Queen of England.
Although the tweet quickly caught on with many people using it widely to caption their own pictures, everything took off in 2018 when the Museum of English Rural Life tweeted a photograph of ram with the title: "Look at this absolute unit." Adam Koszary, the museum’s program manager who submitted the tweet, gained over 98k likes and more than 27k retweets in the next couple of days.
Now, over 1.3 million members of the 'Absolute Units' community get to enjoy this adorable phenomenon daily.
A Caleb Cluster Of Grapes
Probably not real grapes, or several real bunches of grapes put together?
Load More Replies...Wolfdog From 2.5 Months To 2 Years
Please don't support wolf-dog breeders. The wolf-dogs get huge, are super strong and are NOT pets. So many of them end up in shelters. A former neighbour of hours had one because he thought it was cool, but the wolf-dog got a lot bigger than expected and had severe problems understanding commands/cues. That's a recipy for desaster.
Agree 100%. They do not behave like dogs and are illegal to own in many states. I know of a few sanctuaries for this same reason; person gets wolf-dog thinking it's cute, can't control it, dumps it somewhere. They also cannot be released to the wild. Most of the time they get euthanized as there's very little sanctuaries that can take them. Another example of human selfishness
Load More Replies...Gorgeous dog/wolf but if it was running towards me i think id S#it myself
For the longest time I didn’t know wolves were this huge. Can you imagine a pack of those beast surrounding you ?!
Sure I can. I bet they'd go bananas for treats...if wolves weren't way too scared of humans. And now I wonder if wolves also developed that extra muscle in the forehead, like I read somewhere dogs did, so they can make puppy eyes..? Google, here I come
Load More Replies...Wolves are on my ever-growing list of “things I’d very much like to pet but cannot or shouldn’t for my or both of our safeties”
Same. They are such wonderful creatures, but don't belong as pets.
Load More Replies...Stupid dangerous. It's all cute & cool when they're young. This is only 2¹/² yrs old. Once it hits full maturity at 4-6 yrs, you are no longer boss. All cannine relatives & ( other mammals), are passive in babyhood & youth. They means they're easier to get along with, good pals, etc. But then it grows up and a wolf is a wolf. Deadly, fierce predators. They can never again be fully trusted no to kill you.
If you had read any comments it was a one off dog wolf when the US and Canada were reintroducing wolves into the US. The US wolves disappeared for obvious reasons🙄
Load More Replies...Absolute Unit Paws On This Kitty... Extra Toe Beans!
Every day of my life I remember a polydactyl cat I saw at a shelter named Toes Coleman
Being a polydactyle myself I adopted one , sadly her name was freaky so I changed it to Fifi and she is the friendliest putty tat
But what makes this meme that pokes fun at objects that are comically and abnormally out of proportion to their surroundings so entertaining to us? To gain more insight on the topic from an expert, we reached out to Bradley E. Wiggins, Ph.D., an associate professor and department head of Media Communications at Webster Vienna Private University. Wiggins is a renowned author of The Discursive Power of Memes in Digital Culture, and his research interests also include digital semiotics and strategic communication.
As Wiggins is about to give an invited keynote talk entitled Research Memes: Challenges, Pitfalls, and Opportunities at the Digital Research Data and Human Sciences (DRDHum) 2022 at the University of Jyväskylä, he was more than happy to share his thoughts on the matter.
Absolute Unit Boss Lad
Absolute Unit King Penguin Chick
I feel like if you poked it your index finger would just keep going all the way down to the third knuckle. The thing's made of fairy floss.
Load More Replies...Garlic
As an garlic maniac, we need twice of that at least.
Load More Replies...Elephant garlic! I've gotten it too. Picture is from early 2020. 123136566_...d07777.jpg
Nuuuuu I like vampires and I don't want you to waste it by making something that isn't garlic breb!
Load More Replies...CLOVES? and is that elephant garlic? all big things have an elephant in front of it.
you'll be needing the whole bulb to match a normal clove if that is elephant garlic
I believe this is a type of garlic called “elephant garlic”
Load More Replies...Professor Wiggins explained that the shape of the animal or object doesn’t really have much importance when it comes to the draw of the meme. "But the placement of the shape in contexts where it is reasonable to be surprised makes sense that it has become so memorable."
"In other words, I think the point is really about a bit of surprise and delight together with some sense of familiarity with the content that makes it so memorable," he told Bored Panda.
Freya Is Making Herself Known And Comfortable, All 900kg Of Her, By Lounging On Docked Boats
Freya, RIP...I'm still mad at how they handled this. There wasn't much time between the story of the boats sinking and the news of her being killed. Surely a decent decision could have been made if more thought was actually given. Funny how 'safety concerns' are always for people/property and not for the environment and nature in which the people are encroaching on.
She was killed? Oh, the poor thing. How dare we just treat animals like they're nothing!?
Load More Replies...Sadly, Freya was killed on August 13,2022 by four men from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries due to concerns about her and the public’s safety.
Freya’s dead. Euthanised because too many people turned up to stand around and take shitty phone video of her, and it clogged the entire marina.
Murdered. I’m gonna call that murder. There was no reason for the authorities to euthanize her.
Load More Replies...So people wouldn't leave her alone so they killed her. In yet the people who caused the issue are fine. Doesn't seem right does it?
If someone wants to be so stupid as to sit next to a giant wild animal, that’s on them. I’d have let her knock a few heads and then maybe people would learn. I’m all for not scarring children too much but there comes a point where everyone needs a more visceral warning. Bring back to gory nature documentaries, bring back the car crash horror shows. Telling someone that something is dangerous and showing them the results have two very different effects. Maybe it’s because of where I live, we have alligators. Lots of them. I’m not in Florida, for those wondering. I learned to respect the giant meat eating ambush lizards at a young age. But I have seen people act extremely stupid around them. I had to risk my own safety once to prove to my in-laws that they were going to get my son killed. Pro tip- don’t turn your back to the water.
It’s like the idiots who visit national parks and try to pet buffalo 🙄 so incredibly stupid.
Load More Replies...Aww, come on. Something other than killing her could've been done. It seems like they took the quickest, cheapest way out.
Zeus Is An Absolute Unit Horse
I'm a stallion baby!!! I'm trotting! Trotting, trotting, trotting in place!
🎶 A horse is a horse of course of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course, That is of course unless the horse Is the famous Mister Ed! 🎶
"Oh, Wilbur. It's been a long time since I was a pony"
Load More Replies...Wondering if he's bigger than Jake. Jake stood at 20.2 3⁄4 hands (82.75 inches, 210 cm) tall and weighed 2,600 pounds (1,200 kg).
hopefully that horse doesn't go after every girl he sees *I don't mean to be offensive
My Crow Friend, Who Comes Visits Me Daily
I had to look twice because I thought it was a cheese puff 🤣 Dang that's a big bird!
Load More Replies...I wonder if it is actually a raven. I live in the country and I often give leftover food and stale bread to my crow friends, and I have one visitor who is massive too compared to the others. He doesn’t let me get close enough to take a good picture. He makes the oddest sounds when he’s sitting in the trees nearby.
Is it a weird honking sort of sound? If so, probably is a raven.
Load More Replies...You know Its an absolute unit when you need a peanut for scale for the banana for scale
See the tuft on the top bill? This is a raven, not a crow. Ravens can grow over 2ft in length with a 4 and a half foot wingspan.... this is actually small.
Interestingly, while many of us perceive the absolute unit as a common internet joke, Wiggins explained this is not the correct term to use in this scenario. And to those of you reading this article right now and scratching your head from confusion, the professor explained that a meme and a joke aren’t the same thing.
It turns out that structurally, they are closely related, but there’s a slight disparity that internet aficionados should be aware of. "One chief difference is the visual component offered by the meme," Wiggins said.
"The visual component gives context and meaning to the viewer, and the viewer's job is to laugh at it or be otherwise triggered (positively or negatively) and this can cause sharing, re-posting, etc. The choice to do this may be rooted in the desire to connect with others in impersonal ways. This is what social media, ironically, has taught us all to do, rather well actually."
This Elephant Ears Plant At A Plant Store
You know someone has bought one and they want it loaded into their compact car.
Fun fact: that's a normal sized plant...that guy is only 8" (or one banana) tall.
Certainly not elephant ears, maybe Megalodon ears if they had elephant ears?
I should have just checked before, but one farm has it for $220 while other places are only charging $37+ - ridiculous on the farmer’s side.
Load More Replies...These plants have escaped private gardens in Scotland and are currently out-competing all the native plants around rivers. My kids have been on school eco-trips to remove as many as possible. Tricky as the seed heads are massive and carry thousands of tiny seeds. How teeny seeds grow into such giants I have no idea!
This Massive Owl
A Cottonmouth Spotted In South Georgia. Ole Thing Hasn't Skipped A Single Gravy Covered Biscuit Since The Day It Hatched
the long ones that are skinny will run from you. the short fat ones that smell like rotten watermelons will come after you. you can smell 'em before you see them.
Load More Replies...I moved to Alpharetta from Chicago 10 years ago and couldn't believe all the killer wild here. Brown recluse? Had 2 bites with one resulting in hospitalization (luckily, necrosis never occurred and I was lucky). Fire ants? Stepped multiple times unknowingly onto thier homes with significant repercussion. Actually did that at an equine therapy and caused quite the stir. So to see this now, blah. That's nothing.
Moreover, it’s easy to be amused by something we wouldn’t otherwise see in our daily lives. "Encountering the absolute unit meme, or perhaps memes like it, online means some degree of 'taking us out of the ordinary', but it also suggests a longing, perhaps even a kind of yearning for something new to laugh about," Wiggins added. "Again, this may well be a side effect of social media."
Big Lettuce
Remember though you can't make friends with salad....you can't make friends with salad...
Load More Replies...The slugs and snails are quite annoyed that it has been dug up. 3 day trek to get to the promised land all for naught now.
If that thing had got much bigger, we'd all be lettuce prey!
Load More Replies...1905 Log Cabin In Oregon
You said it before I could. Yeah, once upon a time, there were millions of trees like this in the US.
Load More Replies...I want to see this. I don't like huge tree's were cut down to make it but I'd like to see it!!
It was built for the Portland Expo in 1905, and then neglected for decades. Unfortunately, it burned down in the 1960s.
Load More Replies...The Pacific coast of Oregon and Washington are in a temperate rainforest. Trees love water.
Load More Replies...The Beast's Doors Are In Their Own Class
Right, cause you won't have fingers left on that hand anymore.
Load More Replies...Funny how the people referring to Obama as a criminal almost certainly voted for Trump... a man constantly under investigation for fraud and treason...
Anyone who thinks Trump is such a great person, should watch the documentary on Netflix, Trump: An American Dream. It's unimaginable how he scammed contractors out of their money, telling them "they would get so much business after people knew they build this or that for him"... He never mentioned this before he hired them off course. His treatment of women is appalling, his lack of respect for anyone that doesn't agree with him compares easily with Putin's. He lies, cheats, steals and yet he still got voted president? Just how?? I really hope he never ever gets a second chance to become president again, because that sociopathic narcissist will make sure the world was we know it will not exist after he's done.... He's got a god-complex from here till kingdom come, he doesn't take no for an answer. The sad thing is however, that he was made that way by his sad excuse for a father, who groomed him into becoming what he is now. So, so sad.
Load More Replies...I was recently watching live coverage of Biden arriving to our local airport. One of the staff opened the opposite door, closest to the news crews so I saw what beasts the doors were. I had never watched or paid attention to this sort of thing. It makes sense, but was cool to see.
It weighs 15,000-20,000 pounds, 8 inch thick armor and 5 inch windows. I can't imagine the force it takes just to open the door.
Load More Replies...The car is a marvel of modern engineering. It weighs 8 to 10 tons and is rumored to have electrified door handles and smokescreen and oil slick makers. Its got a fridge full of the presidents blood type and it's own communication set up. That doesn't even include the cars ability to drive on four flat tires not to mention the level of bullet proof tech is stuffed in the thing. https://www.hotcars.com/this-is-why-the-presidential-cadillac-limo-is-such-a-beast/
Okay people everyone has the right to say whether they like or dislike Obama or Trump or any other politician (CIVILLY). Stop banning people because they have a differing opinion than yours. If you want to silence one side both should be silenced and no one get political. We all have the right to choose which politician we support. This disliking people because they like/dislike someone/something is toxic and we Americans have free speech. Stop trying to cancel someone for their opinion. Hate speech is another issue but so far I see that hate speech against Trump is still allowed here on BP but not towards any liberal politicians. People, get your act together. This is ridiculous. Hate speech is NEVER appropriate. Either ban all hate speech or everyone play nice and stop downvoting and banning for differing opinions. Or better yet, do both. This behavior is shameful and juvenile. Kindergarteners know better how to play nice than you lot.
Naw, the "both sides" thing no longer applies here. "Liberal" in the US is really more center-left or even center-right in other parts of the world. The right here keeps moving further and further to the right, to fascism, to racism and homophobia. At what point in Germany or Italy or Spain or Cambodia or Korea, did people switch from having "differing opinions" to actually killing their enemies? The people who stormed the US capitol, Trump supporters, had Nazi and Confederate sympathizers in their midst. Trump supporters killed cops. Trump supporters put out a noose to taunt Mike Pence, they taunted Nancy Pelosi. If they had gotten a hold of either of those people that day, do you think they would have just sat down and had a nice chat? A Trump supporter nearly killed Mr. Pelosi. Trump spread the lie that Obama wasn't American. These are not just different opinions, they're dangerous, deadly lies.
Load More Replies...This can even tell a few things about us as human beings. After all, memes are known as the perfect attention trap that captures our attention and doesn’t let it go. Feeling sick and tired of the people and the world around us, we often seek these tightly packaged chunks of information to find relief and unwind from our daily troubles.
Professor Wiggins explained that when we succumb to the mindless scroll and look at our screens endlessly, whether standing in queues, waiting for appointments, or simply having nothing else to do, "we become transfixed by content that is largely designed for attention-grabbing and retention."
There's No Point In Playing Dead If You Meet This Absolute Unit
He's just a cuddly little thing, looking for nose boops, tummy rubs, and a picnic basket.
If ears not for scritches, why so soft? 🙄🙄
Load More Replies...I saw video of a guy that would take tours of people to see the Kodiak bears. One particular bear was about this huge. When a female Kodiak approached him, he chased her down and snapped her neck killing her. These bears are not to be messed with. And shooting them will only tick them off.
Took me a few re-reads to understand that it was the huge bear that snapped the female kodiak's neck, not the tour guide. I probably read it too fast for proper comprehension.
Load More Replies...Bears are also on my ever-growing list of “things I’d very much like to pet but cannot or shouldn’t for my or both of our safeties”
U.S. Cavalry Soldiers Pose In Front Of A Tree Known As The "Grizzly Giant" 1900. That's A Big Tree
He still stands today! Grizzly Giant stands in Yosemite National Park, he's nearly 3000 years old.
Phew, I'm so glad to hear this! Long live Grizzly Giant 🌳
Load More Replies...That is a West Coast Sequoia Redwood. These are so endangered and especially now with all the horrendous wildfires. The firefighters in that area have specialized wrapping the trees with fire retardant foil like material. At the end of the year, they let communities know how many were eventually saved from the flames. There is also another grove in Northern Coastal California.
This Titan Of A Tiger
Can someone put a banana next to him for comparison?... anybody?... no?
That´s the first time I see a photo of a tiger that actually looks like those chinese squished faced tiger paintings.
"I'm gonna maul everyone!" "Tony, eat some Frosted Flakes." "Why?" "You're not you when you're hungry."
i once stood by hercules the liger, 900 lbs and 12 feet long...oh my, what a cat. he is in the guiness book of world records. but as gentle as they come, due to his dna combo 195-637a4a...f5b034.jpg
"It makes sense that we go back again and again, seeking what we may never really know," he added. "The absolute unit meme is a moment, a flicker, a spark that starts and stops almost immediately. Yet you can experience this spark again and again and again. It's liminal."
"That means it situates you between a 'now' state and a 'then' state, it's somewhere in between, like a wedding or graduation ceremony, they only exist because something ended and something else will start, but hasn't yet. But social media allows the liminal to become nearly permanent," Wiggins concluded.
This Unit Of A Caterpillar
"This dude does not want to pupate. I think he's enjoying being a caterpillar too much. All he wants to do is eat and he's gotten enormous."
Forget being a butterfly. This fella is gonna be a Boeing 747 when he grows up.
My bearded dragon “Fluffy” loves these and would gladly chomp them all!
Load More Replies...I kill these things on the regular. I won't even kill a spider, I take them out. That's how destructive these tomato worms are. They took out my entire tomato crop in 2 days while I was away one weekend.
Cardon Cactus In Mexico, 1890s. Absolute Unit At 8 Meters (26 Feet) And Weighing 10 Metric Tons (Over 22,000lbs)!
Do these even exist anymore? I feel like these probably don't grow like this anymore...,
They are a protected plant species because just one limb (or branch) could take 100 years to grow.
I googled it because I was curious, and I saw many similar ones but I couldn't find this exact one. I hope it still lives today
Felt Like This Was A Unit Of A Water Lily
the spikes on the bottom make it especially effective
Load More Replies...in the amazon some are so big they could be used as helicopter pads (structural soundness problem)
Be cool to make that in some fantasy movie as a shield. I know they've done in cartoons. .....
"use this, it's a floatation device", "ah ah man im aquaphobic"
Apparently some of these lily pads could take the weight of small child.
This dude has an awesome garden! Great decorative pond. Big enough for your pet brontosaurus.
Absolute Unit Of A Horse - 3200 Lbs
What mares did they put him to? I mean, I'm scared for them.
Load More Replies...Does This Belong Here? Lemon From My Parents Lemon Tree
My old lemon tree produced not that size, but it made up for the weight in the amount it produced. Like, no joke, it made about 100 lemons a year.
No it doesn't belong here. It belongs here with me. I need to make some lemon drop drinks and that will do just fine. I just needa good lemon drop recipe. I get the ones at restaurants and the are so good. I've tried at home recipes and they don't taste the same. I like also to make a lemon water. I take water, a lemon slice and two packs of sweet and low. It's very good. And not to sweet.
Did they have a "lemon party"?...And...I'll see myself out... throw-up-d...ae5e64.gif
My parents have a grapefruit tree. They grow to the size of footballs!! Occasionally they become so heavy they fall from the tree and believe me, you don't want to be conked on the head by a falling, football sized grapefruit!
I wish I could have fruit trees where I live..but its too cold and attracts bears which we already have a problem with.
Load More Replies...Aerial Photography Camera Used During WWII
“Wait for it. Wait for it. Ok now! Drop the camera!”
Load More Replies...The recoil from the shutter click will knock you clear off your seat.
My uncle was USMC aerial photographer, with similar equipment, in WW2. His plane and crew lost during a mission in South Pacific. My POW/MIA flag is in his honor. I was Navy aerial photographer for a bit... didn't get shot at but did become deaf. Sigh. One wouldn't think photography could be hazardous!
Ha! That's what my supervisor said as I filmed training evolutions at sea.. in CH-46. Then they wrapped me up in gunners belts and dangled me from the hatch.
Load More Replies...I really am wondering what camera took a picture of that camera
I’ve got film cans for those cameras and there massive too. A bit bigger than a gallon of milk.
The Heart Of A Blue Whale
There's an average ladder in the background for scale, I guess
Load More Replies...Very cruel. Removing a blue whale's heart and then sending them back into the ocean to travel for years and years without knowing love. So sad
Don't worry! I think the whale just handed his heart in to be cleaned so that it is new and shiny for their true love!
Load More Replies...Cab Calloway – Minnie the Moocher: She was the roughest toughest frail But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale, Hi de hi de hi de hi
No banana, but will note that the standard spacing between ladder rungs is 12” (30.5 cm).
This Cat’s Arm Size
It's actually a really rare condition called "Myostatin related muscle hypertrophy, which causes muscles to grow excessively large" -- Newsweek has an article about another Sphynx with the same condition: https://www.newsweek.com/super-ripped-cat-bulging-muscles-rare-condition-stuns-internet-1655355
Load More Replies...The Size Of This Car
Big car, big ego, tiny- oh yeah there are children here.
Load More Replies...I never mind seeing a vehicle this size that’s actually doing work, but that shiny piece of shitt is just some man-baby’s pedestrian killer.
If you see one of these sparkling clean, they probably don't really need one
Load More Replies...I had never been in a vehicle this big till last summer I got into my cousin's truck & my first thought was, if a kid got into the road, no way he could see them.
heh i find it funny that the guy needs to defend his 5'9" by pointing out it's average male height lol
This is the kind of truck I have at work, but its for...work...and needs to be large to carry everything, plus tow things. Not fun to drive or park.
Oh god, the parking .... in Amsterdam .... on a Saturday ... AAAAAAAAAH
Load More Replies...You don't need a super duty to get ridiculous, most trucks including the F150 are so stupid tall that I can't properly get snow off the windshield despite being 6' tall.
Try adjustable handle brush-scraper combination. It works beautifully. Only $5 USD, before pandemic. Reaches all the way across GMC, Blazer, and Dodge.
Load More Replies...I know, instead of making them illegal let's make them really expensive to keep on the road. Oh that's every car. Never mind.
A truck like that will usually start at around $50,000 and that's for a farm rig. Start upgrading and they can go over $100,000.
Load More Replies...Saw one of these big boy toy trucks with the roof smashed in, trying to enter a multilevel concrete parking structure. LOL
Just because they're big doesn't mean they know how to use it
Load More Replies...The urban dictionary describes it and the owner perfectly;. “He sneered at his fellow humans through the tinted glass of his wankpanzer”
The Size Of The Lockheed C5 Galaxy Compared To Other Military Planes
The C-5 Galaxy routinely carries 73 troops and 36 standard 463L pallets. The aircraft is able to carry two M1 Abrams main battle tanks, or one Abrams tank plus two M2/M3 Bradley fighting vehicles, or six AH-64 Apache/Apache Longbow attack helicopters.
They fly over my city constantly. Their immense size makes them look like they're flying in slow motion!
Came here to say this very thing. It's very surreal to see them fly. You half expect them to fall out of the sky at any moment!
Load More Replies...Your dad had crazy good skills. Bet he has some great stories.
Load More Replies...Lockheed C-141 Starlifters regularly flew out of base in my hometown. As big as they were, the occasional C-5 Galaxy seemed to dwarf them. Loved watching the aircraft on maneuvers.
This Straaaaaawberry I Saw In The Store
I picked one of these today! The stem was almost as big as the crown. My son said "I want to eat the one with 5 butts"
Load More Replies...My uncle used to grow strawberries in Michigan and the bigger ones had less flavor. They still tasted like strawberries but kind of watered down. This was back before genetically modified fruit. Maybe giant ones taste better now.
The big ones I grow end up testing better then the tiny ones and the same as the medium. Has more juice and sugar maybe. Really mostly depends on when you pick them and their various stages of ripening
Load More Replies...Bored Panda Delivers Once More. I wouldn't eat that thing either
Load More Replies...Strawberries, blueberries, grapes, apples, all in giant plastic cartons here it's crazy the amount of plastic used for fruit
Load More Replies...Chonky Carp
Looks to be a catfish to me. Carp have large scales while catfish have smooth skin. Those barbels also look more catfish than carp.
Nah, that's a Hungarian carp, caught at Euro Aqua. Give it a Google.
Load More Replies...Carp are invasive. Destroy habitat for native fish.
Load More Replies...I think thats Fat Lady, poor fish was caught over 200 times in her life. Not sure if its her but might be.
To be fair, if she's fallen for bait that many times......Well......I hope she went back in though, maybe she just likes the interaction?
Load More Replies...Absolute Units Of Bolts
At least if you drop the nut, you probably won't lose it...unless it sinks down to the Earth's core.
Real but not real. Steel props for the HQ of the BFL company. https://www.facebook.com/metalcraftengineering/photos/a.454442584764550/1263076980567769/
The Size Of The Original Big Mac
Like the corporations say: "Nothing is too good for the public, so that's what you give them, nothing".
Load More Replies...Did they save these burgers for all of this time? Isn’t the 2022 version even smaller? And where’s the banana for scale?
The increment is 15 years with that much change. We're now 32 years further away from what looks to be the anemic version. Hard to imagine...
Load More Replies...I don’t eat there very often but sometimes get a Junior McChicken. One day I was extra hungry so I got the regular size which was 3 x the price. It looked dwarfed by the huge container when I got it and I felt ripped off. I could have bought 2 of the junior size sandwiches and still paid less.
Know what you mean. When I get a burger and I hold it in the palm of my hand I can't help but think "Didn't these things use to be bigger?"
Load More Replies...This Carrot
dont make a bad joke... dont make a bad joke... calm, cool and collected...
It has been grown from the ground. You know... Where dirt is found.
Load More Replies...Absolute Unit Of Communications Wiring Bundle
There are a finite number of devices you can run wirelessly in a given area, you would still need this monstrosity.
Load More Replies...The bomb's set to go in 30 seconds, which wire, which wire? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe...
IT boss: Johnson, I think there's a short somewhere. Be a pal and go... Johnson: Go fu** yourself, I ain't tracing that! Replace it all! Chris the installer: Screw you both!
Large installations will typically run a percentage of wires as in-place spares in case something like that happens.
Load More Replies...Hello, Mr. Hardy...yes, I know you're a busy electrician...but I've got a problem on wire 88888888 that I desperately need you to fix.....it should be a simple job...no, we haven't located the wire yet, what do you think we are?...what?...you say you quit your job?
I hope they know where to look when there is some fault or breakdown..of course, they don't they?
Before Chainsaws This Was The Length Of The Two-Man Hand Saw And Heavy Duty Axes That They Used To Drop These Tremendous Trees
No that would be the logging structures and no they we not crushed and are just on other side of the tree
Load More Replies...And for the inevitable "Oh why did they cut it down" commenters, Take a look around. You are most likely living in a clearcut or cleared grassland that isn't returning to nature anytime soon and in a building of many if not mostly wooden components. Yep son, We have met the enemy and he is us.
Oh I know why. I'm just saddened and nauseated at our own shortsightedness.
Load More Replies...I always remember a phrase from childhood, that my mother said time and time again - "Just because you can, doesn't mean that you should".
I wonder how long it took to cut it down? Would it had taken a few days?
I'm a landscaper, I use chainsaws and even with a sharp chain the resistance is noticable on a 600mm trunk in comparison to 500mm. I can't even imagine they could put enough forward pressure that each stroke would cut 1mm over that length of cut. Plus removing the material would take time. 5000mm thick or more, I'd guesstimate a couple of days. How they get it to fall in a particular direction I have no idea.
Load More Replies...This Dude’s Squeegee At Illinois State University
Omg his back must look like 3 Olympic rowers. Imagine the torque on his end. I bet he unscrews tires by holding them and getting someone to step on the gas.
Load More Replies...Started as a pole jumper at the University 15 years ago. Is now their star window wiper.
That's one small squeak for the sponge, one large pole for the window washer.
That's nothing. I was in hospital last year on the 5th floor when suddenly one of these appeared on the window and cleaned it. It takes some skill to control it on a pole that long. Was the highlight of my day!
nah that's standard for everyone in that profession in my country (they can work up to 4/5 stories high from the ground with those... since they're no longer allowed to use ladders by law... in fact, the profession of window washer used to be the most dangerous with regards to risking death each day while they still used ladders...)
The Black Crack, A 65-Foot-Deep Fissure Along A Trail In Canyonlands National Park In Utah
I'd be that one idiot tripping over my feet and falling in that crack
yeaaah....nope. don't like that. absolutely no reason why i should have to deal with my fear of heights in an otherwise flat area.
From this angle does that cameraman have one foot on either side
The smart-a*s in me has to ask "how many dumbasses have fallen in and had to be rescued?"
I'm surprised it's not cordoned off with handrails and signs everywhere.
I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that if I were anywhere near this thing my glasses would wind up at the bottom of it.
18 Year Old Mike Tyson’s Neck
I imagine the first tailor who had to fit Mike Tyson for a suit probably fainted dead away when he saw him come into his shop. (“No, I said get the SIX FOOT measuring tape, not the three foot one—-I have to measure his neck!”)
With a teeny tiny brain in the teeny tiny head
Load More Replies...Absolute Unit Of A Gumball Machine (My 5'6" Shy 13 Year Old Son For Scale)
Reminds me of my gumball machine I had as a child. I love bubble gum. My mom took it away from me, I had no control. If I had had this I'd be toothless right now. I can practically taste this picture.
You made me laugh as I did banish the one my daughter had as she insisted on refills for it so much, I think she was about 7 then :)
Load More Replies...A Vietnamese Guy With His African Bullfrogs
Once Carl found out you could get high by licking frogs, there was no stopping him. He made his first million his junior year in college. Be sure to check out his LinkedIn page.
Aren't these normally like.. a super aggressive species? I was researching cool frogs to get for my vertical 55gal vivarium & I came across these cuties & I fell in love but then I kept hearing that they're very ornery & aggressive. So the fact that these guys are just hanging out.. seemingly happy & chill.. that tells me that he's either a really patient & attentive owner.. or I'm stupid & confused & these frogs aren't the same ones I'm thinking of! Lol.
I have one, and yes. They're typically super aggressive and the males grow literal fangs. We have 12 snakes, and collectively they have bitten us far, far, fewer times than Thunk Boggo King of the Goblins (the frog). We have scars from the angry avocado.
Load More Replies...I Got To See This Monster In Iceland. What An Absolute Unit!
Sleipnir was the name of Odin's giant eight-legged horse. Seems fitting for this!
They are used for getting tourists up on the glaciers. Went to Iceland this summer, but unfortunately we did not book a glacier tour (did not even know that was a thing beforehand)
Air pipes, so they can regulate the tyre pressure depending on the surface they are driving on e.g. ice
Was thinking they might be water pipes for cooling the tyres when driving up volcanoes, but the positioning would make more sense as air. Thank you.
Load More Replies...Hah hah, I love how the company is called Sleipnir yours. Sleipnir was originally Loki’s eight-legged horse 🐎 child (yeah…that’s a fascinating myth) that Loki gave birth to after impregnating a stallion while shape shifted as a mare. Sleipnir then become Odin’s noble steed.
Monster Morel
Why does it look like so much like a dirty paw on the bottom? It's messing with me!
THANK YOU!! I've looked at this at LEAST a dozen times, and my brain just is not calculating.
Load More Replies...Why does it look like a severed dog paw stuck on a loofah?!?! I was so disturbed I didn't even notice the scalenanas!
Statue Of Unity In India (Biggest Statue In The World)
I think the money that went into building the statue could have fed and housed a lot of people.
They paid the workers who built the statue. The workers use that money to buy food.
Load More Replies...I recommend you visit once. The weather is a tad too hot for comfort but the trip is worth it
Is it a statue of unity because every section of his body is facing a different direction?
This Case Of Beer
Okay, you know you have a drinking problem when you're buying the 1844 pack for yourself...
I know somewhere there are raft guides pooling their money together for this
I See Your Absoluteunit Of A Dandelion And Raise You The Absolutest Of The Dandelion Units
The grow like this near three mile island. In 1979, there was an accident at Three Mile Island near Harrisonburg, PA. No radiation escaped, but the fields south of harrisburg had these flowers that loojed like this a decade later.
Load More Replies...I thought these were marigolds. I've never seen a yellow dandelion before.
It’s a mutation- i think it’s called fasciation. Pops up everywhere.
Apparently My Thumb May Be An Absolute Unit?
Bugatti Tyre Next To Normal Car Tyre
Friend fitted 315's to his car and showed us a picture of a stack of tyres. A first glance we thought it was 4 tyres stacked - it was 2! Standard width we run is 225, and smaller cars run about 165. The Bugatti tyre looks like it is more than that, but that's what you need to put 1000HP down onto the road. I suspect the fronts are somewhat narrower!
Even if I HAD the money for a Bugatti, or any of the other b******t, overly expensive, angry inch extending (in the angry inches’ dreams) cars, I wouldn’t buy one. I don’t find them impressive, or even attractive, at all. I’m not a 16 year old boy with low self esteem and overly indulgent parents spoiling me rotten, so I don’t feel the need to try an artificially impress anyone by driving a car like that. Or in any way, tbh. Like me for myself or go tf away from me.
Actually, you’re not a boy of any age. Doesn’t bother me how others spend their own money, neither how spoiled some kids are, nor that some people inherit wealth and I don’t. Chill.
Load More Replies...When I worked at BJ's, I always put Diamond tires on my rigs for about $40 each. I expect a Diamond in this size would be at least $75!
The tire needs an adhesive to stay on the rim and cost $10K each to change
This MMA Fighter
Looks like him, but he is "only" about 20cm taller than Joe Rogan.
Load More Replies...I would have assumed that the girl was the women’s champion, but that’s not a practical outfit for moving in any way at all…
Bariatric Toilet At My Job. Size 9 Female Foot For Comparison
Out of curiosity is it because you don't want the germs from the floor on the the toilet seat or because you don't want the germs from the toilet seat on the floor?
Load More Replies...I don't understand why they make a bariactric toilet to hang from the wall instead of standing on the floor where it gets some support.
This Man From 1911 Running For Sheriff
He’s only a foot and a bit taller than he is wide. He’d be better off rolling
Load More Replies...He hit all the important background info for his campaign. If only things were still this simple.
There wasn't anything on the large toilet from the beginning of the article. 🤨
There wasn't anything on the large toilet from the beginning of the article. 🤨
