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.
1
“Neutron rocket reusable fairing.”
2
“Ancient armadillo fossils discovered in Argentina.”
3
“Two people sitting on the Abraj Al Bait clocktower in Mecca.”
4
“PAGEOS, an early satellite. 100' in diameter, it was put into orbit so that radio signals could be bounced off of it.”
5
“Fourth Funnel of Olympic (Titanic’s Twin Sister Ship) Leaving the Factory.”
6
“Here's a swimmer holding on to a giant underwater boat propeller.”
7
“14th century Hungarian sword.”
8
“Lower Falls at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.”
9
“The tusk of a mammoth found in Siberia.”
10
“Colosseum in Rome, Italy.”
11
“Man-Pupu-Ner Rock Formations - Ural Mountains - Troitsko-Pechorsky District, Komi Republic, Russia.”
12
“Pizza - Big Lou's Pizza - San Antonio, Texas.”
13
“Submarine bunker in Croatia (built during Yugoslavia).”
14
“Statue of Liberty original torch.”
15
“Tower of homage of Monterrei castle. The best preserved medieval fortress in Galicia.”
16
“Just a little arch in the wilderness.”
17
“Crew members standing inside a cargo tank of an LNG tanker.”
18
“Former Yugoslavia separation Mine.”
19
“My brother in Zion National Park.”
20
“Palm Trees - Botanical Park of Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.”
21
“Typhoon-Class Submarine.”
22
“The Apennine Colossus - Tuscany, Italy.”
23
“Huge piece of driftwood washed up on the beach at La Push, Washington.”
