23 Humongous Things With Humans for Scale

Carly Tennes Published 08/30/2024 in wow

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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1.
“Submarine bunker in Croatia (built during Yugoslavia).”
2.
“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.”
9.
“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.”
23.
“Ancient armadillo fossils discovered in Argentina.”

1.
“Submarine bunker in Croatia (built during Yugoslavia).”
2.
“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.”
9.
“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.”
23.
“Ancient armadillo fossils discovered in Argentina.”