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My favorite section of the 'Guinness World Records' book was always the biggest things. I marveled at the Blue Whale, the skyscrapers vying for the world's tallest and trucks with wheels the size of a house.
The most important part, the thing that really makes you say 'wow' is the scale. You can't really appreciate the sheer size of something unless something familiar is placed alongside it for comparison. We here at Bored Panda have compiled a list of things that are even bigger than you probably thought. From wombats to wolves, these 'big' things are actually freaking huge! Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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#1
A Full Grown Wombat
#2
Giant Leatherback Sea Turtle
#3
This Is How Big A Billion Is
Boudica 6 years ago
Yes, and 1 million seconds is how long the weekend feels in comparison! :-)
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Gerry Higgins 6 years ago
Now I understand! Dogs live in billions. I'm gone for 8 hours but to the dog I've been gone a year.
Jason Moyers 6 years ago
If you had $1 billion, you could spend $100,000 every day for 27.4 years before you'd run out of money.
John Myers 6 years ago
And that doesn't even factor in the interest income that would accrue in the mean time.
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Chantel Atwell 6 years ago
oooooo, I recently turned 1 billion seconds old! :-D What a big birthday! <3
Donna Ciaccio 6 years ago
And the USA is over 24 TRILLION dollars in debt? How long is one trillion?
Donna Ciaccio 6 years ago
And the USA is over 24 TRILLION dollars in debt? 😨 How long is a trillion, please?
David KH Wong 6 years ago
Ok. You make a million in 11 days regularly. It'll take you 31.5 years to be a billionaire.
noitall man 6 years ago
Even better, a guy with a billion dollars can pay off 7,684 more porn stars than a guy with a million dollars.
April Buchwald 6 years ago
Interesting!! That example helps to understand those people reportedly who are billionaires, and how much that really is compared to the poor millionaires. lol
Pau Cortés 6 years ago
It also depends what scale you're using, us Spaniards use the long scale (one billion is a million millions), while English speaking countries in general use the short scale (one billion is a thousand millions). So for me, a billion seconds is 31 thousand years... More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales
#4
Giant African Land Snail
#5
This Is How Many Earths Would Fit Inside The Sun
#7
Size Of A Blue Whale's Heart
#8
Size Comparison: Titanic Vs. Modern Cruise Ship
#9
Quetzalcoatlus Northropi Model Next To A 1.8m Man. The Largest Known Flying Animal Ever Exist
#10
Fully Inflated Horse Lungs
#11
The Great Pyramid Of Giza Compared To A Human
Rich Auntie Skeleton 6 years ago
They used to be covered in smooth white limestone with a gold cap. Imagine being an ancient and coming across this thing at a time when people had never seen anything really taller than a tree. You'd be amazed. Wow!
#12
Wolf Size Compared To Coyotes
#13
Humback Whale And Diver Shake Hands
#14
A Moose
#15
Salt Water Croc Is An Absolute Unit
#16
This Is How Big Some Road Signs Are
#17
A Bus, For Size
#18
If The Moon Was Replaced By Saturn
#19
Michaelangelo's David
#20
A Traffic Light
#21
One Of The Props That Were Used For The Close-Ups In The LOTR Movies
#22
The Largest Tree In The World
Jessica Nichole 6 years ago
Actually not the tallest anymore. All of the tallest trees in the world are indeed giant sequoias, but Hyperion outranks the General Sherman by far (379.7 ft for Hyperion, compared to 275 ft for General Sherman). Helios was discovered in 2006. I don't believe it's location has been revealed to the public.
#23
Gorilla's Hand
#24
Wild Boar Skull Compared To Adult Wolf
#25
Wind Turbine Blade
#26
Yao Ming And Seven Foot Tall Guy
#27
A Comet Compared To The City Of Los Angeles
#28
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
#29
Bear Claws Next To Human Hand
Molly Block 6 years ago
I was just reading in a book last night about medicine, and when a scientist from the mid 1800's couldn't get a human foot to dissect, he got a bear's foot and did it instead, since they are so similar. It was someone famous, but now I cannot recall who it was.
#30
In Case You Wondered, Here's The (Size) Difference Between $10,000 In 1's, And 100's
#31
The United States Compared To The Moon
#32
The Size Of This 400,000 Volt Underground Cable Compared To My Hand
Molly Block 6 years ago
Are these the cables used for Internet? You guys do realize that our entire WWW is connected via the oceans, underground, and NOT by satellites right? You can see the map of the cables that go across the ocean floors.... there are not that many of them. It's amazing!
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Little Duck 6 years ago
@FaqirAfaq What, your ego? Or the level of magnification on that telescope?
Pam Falcioni 6 years ago
These are all really cool, some I knew, some really stopped me in my tracks. Awesome!
Sophia Cai 5 years ago
Am I the only one who looked at the title and immediately giggled? Sounds so wrong.
Aileen Grist 6 years ago
Thought provoking. We think of ourselves as the biggest and best - and indeed some of the man-made items are huge, but nature does well too. There seems to be a template for mammals and each species is tweaked slightly to make it individual.
Captain Marvel 6 years ago
Actually a pretty interesting post! Thanks :) now we need small stuff!!
King Panda 6 years ago
While the idea first appeared on Buzzfeed, it looks like they just took the photos from a subreddit without doing further research. Bored Panda has done extensive research and has collected more pictures. By the way, Buzzfeed copies Bored Panda's posts all the time (never crediting us, even after we contact them), so it works both ways. The difference is we invest more time and try to do posts better
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Little Duck 6 years ago
@FaqirAfaq What, your ego? Or the level of magnification on that telescope?
Pam Falcioni 6 years ago
These are all really cool, some I knew, some really stopped me in my tracks. Awesome!
Sophia Cai 5 years ago
Am I the only one who looked at the title and immediately giggled? Sounds so wrong.
Aileen Grist 6 years ago
Thought provoking. We think of ourselves as the biggest and best - and indeed some of the man-made items are huge, but nature does well too. There seems to be a template for mammals and each species is tweaked slightly to make it individual.
Captain Marvel 6 years ago
Actually a pretty interesting post! Thanks :) now we need small stuff!!
King Panda 6 years ago
While the idea first appeared on Buzzfeed, it looks like they just took the photos from a subreddit without doing further research. Bored Panda has done extensive research and has collected more pictures. By the way, Buzzfeed copies Bored Panda's posts all the time (never crediting us, even after we contact them), so it works both ways. The difference is we invest more time and try to do posts better
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