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Pictures alone aren't always enough to give us a true understanding of something, especially when it comes to perspective. Sure we know that the Burj Khalifa is big, and sure, we imagine that the biggest radio telescope in the world must be pretty impressive, but it's only when they're compared against things we can relate to that we come to understand their true scale.
With this in mind, a college student named Kevin Wisbith decided to create a project titled "A Quick Perspective". It's an educational YouTube series all about - you guessed it - perspective, and as you can see from these mind-blowing images, Wisbith is reducing everything from the ill-fated Titanic, a B2 Bomber, and even the Death Star to a scale we can all comprehend.
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#1
The Pulmonoscorpius Kirktonensis Or (Breathing Scorpion)
Prehistoric bugs were larger than average day bugs due to the higher oxygen levels. The Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis was a species of scorpion that grew to 24 inches long, or the size of a normal house cat. Personally, I'm glad these things don't exist anymore. I'd never go outside ever again if they did.
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#2
Worlds Largest Oil Tanker
The largest oil tanker ever produced was the Seawise Giant which spanned 1,504 feet. If placed in the main lake in New York's Central Park it would only have 350 feet of extra room on the front and back.
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
It has a 1.58 mile track that encircles the 106-acre body of water. It covers approximately 1/8th of the Park and holds over a billion gallons of water!!
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I could see someone diving off and breaking their necks then turning into a zombie to only get gang raped by senile necro loving hobos
#3
The Mir Mine
The Mir Mine located in Russia is one of the deepest mines in the world. The official depth is 1,722 feet deep. If the 2nd tallest building in the United States, the Willis or Sears Tower which is 1,729 feet tall was placed in the mine, the tip would only stick out 7 feet past ground level.
Jace 9 years ago
They measure its height by the communications antennas and navigation hazard lights?
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
Jace, here is how it works - An antenna is just functional — something with a technical purpose stuck on top of the building after it's finished. Spires are considered a continuation of the form of the building. Antennas do NOT count toward height, but spires DO count because they're part of the architectural design of the building.
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Steve Nesseth 9 years ago
Reminds me of the pot holes found on the neglected roads of northern Ontario
Erika Acuna 9 years ago
Should specify "open mine". Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine is 2,790ft deep.
#4
The Titanic
When it was built the Titanic was one of the largest ships built. It's total length was 882 feet and 9 inches long. Since then ship building has come a long way. The United States aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan is 1,092 feet long. If the Titanic was placed on the deck of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan the ship would have 210 feet of deck room left.
Mick Sylvain 9 years ago
Because America is one of the 3 countries left using the English system.
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Nicola Robert 9 years ago
Michael Stajduhar in science, every country in this world uses the metric system. Even America. So americans went to the moon using the metric system not the royal system as it is called. So clearly meters are the way to go and you should read more before you open your mouth because you, as people tend to generalize, make americans look stupid.
Roberta Walker 9 years ago
I also have to point out to Daria that his/her sentences are very cringe as well. Here is how it should read: Nice, but please add a comma between "built" and "the Titanic;" remove the apostrophe in, "it's total length." Also, it's better not to repeat the same word twice in one single sentence. Sorry. I had to. Notice, you do not need a comma after "please." The word is "comma," not "coma." Punctuation required for sentences go inside of quotation marks, regardless of them being present in the original text being quoted. You said not to repeat a word within the same sentence, but then you repeated the word "and" in your sentence. This is not a true mistake, but just not recommended. Semicolons are helpful when tempted to repeat "and." Finally, the word "sorry" can stand as its own sentence because it is short for the entire phrase, "I am sorry." Separating two complete sentences with a comma is incorrect.
Daria B 9 years ago
Nice, but please, add a coma between "built" and "the Titanic", and remove that apostrophe in "it's total lenght". Also, it's better not to repeat the same word twice in one single sentence. Sorry, I had to.
Kristin Eber 9 years ago
You spelled "length" wrong. Please be more accurate in your spelling when criticizing others grammar and punctuation.
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Claire Estoesta 9 years ago
I don't think you are supposed to end a sentence with "to". You had to what?
#5
The Death Star
Although the Death Star doesn't exist in reality, it's truly the biggest and most bad-ass machine ever conceived. The Death Star's estimated width is around 99 miles across, or around 1/4th the length of Florida.
Jonas 9 years ago
It's not the biggest machine - search for ringworld (http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a11183/could-we-build-a-ringworld-17166651/) or a sphereworld - the same as ringworld, only a full sphere
Elle Campbell 9 years ago
A full sphere around a star would be a Dyson Sphere.
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Anna Brandigi 9 years ago
Not as impressive as I originally thought, but still too big to be a space station
Roberta Morrison 9 years ago
A mere speck compared to the Dyson's sphere, encountered by the Enterprise D, in the Star Trek the Next Generation episode "Relics." Even the sun would be very small in comparison.
Damir Spanic 9 years ago
I am happy Death Star wasn't around Florida when i worked on the cruise..
Greg Hartley 9 years ago
Wait you mean the Death Star could have destroyed Florida instead of Alderaan?
#6
B-2 Bomber
The B-2 Bomber is one of the worlds most advanced and most expensive airplanes in the world. What most people don't realize is how big these things really are. The wingspan of a B-2 is 172 feet which is 12 feet wider than an NFL football field.
Hans 9 years ago
If you use a chiefly us sport, please also add metric numbers. This makes life much easier.
Lauren Mitchell 9 years ago
I am from the U.S. and I COMPLETELY agree with this statement. I don't know why the U.S.doesn't just join the rest of the world and standardize their measurements to the metric system. It wouldn't be common knowledge for a couple generations, but if we start now, it would be better than never at all. Every time I see something listed in centimeters etc., I have to Google the conversion 1 meter is roughly 3.3 feet? I think? So I guess 1 ft would be 330 cm? I don't know. 330/12 would be cm per inch? Don't call me stupid if I'm getting this wrong, please. That's a ridiculous conversion to have to do when you are simply surfing the web.
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Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
EVERY year the B-2 flies over my house as part of the New Year Day Rose Parade.... it's silent and B-I-G. I have many photos, and it never ceases to amaze me.
Richard Toczynski 9 years ago
Football is played on a pitch by REAL athletes. American football is pedestrian shite.
Kenny Boyle 9 years ago
It's not just the US that uses feet. Scotland does too. Personally I like that the measurements are in feet :)
#7
The 2.6 Trillion Dollar Rock
The Dionysus asteroid is part of the Apollo asteroid belt. The Dionysus asteroid is estimated to be 1.5 km wide or 4921.26 feet. The value of the resources estimated to be within the asteroid is around $2,600,000,000,000. If the asteroid was placed above the Golden Gate Bridge, it wouldn't even surpass the bridge span.
Jace 9 years ago
It's an estimate of raw materials that could be mined, at the current costs of earth-based materials. If we had the industrial infrastructure to do mining of asteroids in our star system, we could virtually eliminate scarcity on earth for everything we currently tear up and pollute the earth to get access to. Putting a monetary value on an asteroid like this is a positive thing. It's a promotion for the attainment of a space-based minding infrastructure. We have the technology to do it today, but we don't yet have the practical knowhow. Worse: we don't have the will to try so that we learn how best to do it.
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Shauday Smith 9 years ago
i am soothed by how neatly it sits between the pillars, and how the cables sweep around it.
Aybike Avşar 9 years ago
and, why did we put a price on an asteroid at the first place? seriously, why??
Joel Ei 9 years ago
The article said that's the estimated value of all the resources one can get from this rock. Now do you understand?
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#8
Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest standing structure in the world. It measures in at 2,722 feet tall. If placed in New York it would stretch almost 1,000 feet past the One World Trade center and almost 1,300 feet taller than the Empire State Building.
Steve Nesseth 9 years ago
I wonder if they even have indoor plumbing ? Laugh as you may but I read somewhere that they still use chamber pots in these new high rises .
Jeff West 9 years ago
That is a straight up stupid remark. Dubai is more advanced and modern than most cities in the world.
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Thomas Bishop 9 years ago
Well... not really. You'd reach terminal velocity. You could jump from the top of the Burj Khalifa and hit the ground about as hard as you would jumping from a plane.
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#9
The M-1 Rocket Motor
The M-1 Rocket motor was designed back in the 1950s for the NASA space program and would have been the biggest motor ever built had it been constructed. It's designed diameter was 14 feet, or wide enough to fully cover a Smart Car with 2 feet to spare on either side.
Lauren Mitchell 9 years ago
Before I scrolled down to show the full picture, I thought this motor was being compared to the size of the house O.o
Adam Bryce 9 years ago
...and that's just the engine itself. the fuel and oxidiser tanks are even bigger... :-)
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
I always look at the shadows - they are essential for an effective and convincing 'photoshop' blend. 9Sometimes you just have to guess it, I know.) Anyway, notice the shadow on this scene. It's the 'wall-shadow' of the object, not the 'floor-shadow as it should correctly be. Oh well. Who notices these things anyway?
#10
Largest Radio Telescope In The World
As we continue the hunt for extraterrestrial life, we continue to build bigger and bigger telescopes. The biggest radio telescope to date is the Chinese Guizhou province telescope that is 1,600 feet in diameter. If placed in downtown Las Vegas it would cover half of The Mirage, all of the LINQ, all of Harrahs, and most of Venetian.
Howard Shubs 9 years ago
The thing is, you can tie multiple radio telescopes together to make a bigger one. That makes a radio telescope potentially the size of the Earth, currently.
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Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
This gave a better idea as to the relative size of things we never really think about. I enjoyed the read!
Michele Bee 9 years ago
I think people who make time to complain about U.S. football and measurement system must be very bored, indeed. Silly people.
Jennifer Tait 9 years ago
I enjoyed your post! Not sure why folks are being so critical of an entertainment piece. Keep up the good work
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
This gave a better idea as to the relative size of things we never really think about. I enjoyed the read!
Michele Bee 9 years ago
I think people who make time to complain about U.S. football and measurement system must be very bored, indeed. Silly people.
Jennifer Tait 9 years ago
I enjoyed your post! Not sure why folks are being so critical of an entertainment piece. Keep up the good work
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