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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
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Giant African Land Snail
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Fully Inflated Horse Lungs
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The Great Pyramid Of Giza Compared To A Human
Rich Auntie Skeleton 7 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!
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Humback Whale And Diver Shake Hands
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A Moose
#15
Salt Water Croc Is An Absolute Unit
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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
Paul K. Johnson 7 years ago
That's what she said! (sorry, low hanging fruit.)
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birdhouse 7 years ago
Ya, his unit isn't looking so small now eh! Oh wait, my bad, yes it does.
Amy Triptyline 7 years ago
“You out tonight, Karen?” “Nah, got w***y-hoovering duty in the morning.”
Pamela 7 years ago
Worth reading this book: The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961) is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor. A primary source for the novel is Michelangelo's correspondence, all 495 letters of which Stone had translated from Italian by Charles Speroni and published in 1962 as I, Michelangelo, Sculptor. Stone also collaborated with Canadian sculptor Stanley Lewis, who researched Michelangelo's carving technique and tools.[2] The Italian government lauded Stone with several honorary awards for his cultural achievements highlighting Italian history.
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Laura Catania 7 years ago
One of my favorite pics from Italy, a friend and I tried to take a selfie with David but the sculpture was so tall it starts at the crotch
Christina Eneroth (Eneroth3) 7 years ago
Why haven't anyone told me how big this thing is :O . I assumed it was about the natural size.
Pamela 7 years ago
Check here for comparisons: https://www.google.com/search?q=michelangelo+david&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDgciS3PLcAhWDwbwKHZJvDk4Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=631
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michele zito 7 years ago
Saw this in Florence, absolutely incredible the way this statue was carved right down to every muscle in his body.
Karla Thompson 7 years ago
Notice one of his toes is missing, some dumb lady snuck in a hammer and broke it off.
Kimberly Drieu 7 years ago
Saw it in person earlier this year and was shocked at how big it is.
Terri Wood 7 years ago
The statue is gorgeous. A beautiful piece of art of the male human body. It is on my bucket list to see one day. His hands look huge to me though. 👐
24934637 1 year ago
Ah.....So it's NOT true that he's got a tiny penis.....It's just tiny relative to his body size!
Daddy’s Girl 1 year ago
When you walk into the gallery and continue to walk up to the David, it’s just amazing how big it is. Awesome statue with an awesome history.
Lucia Lintnerová 7 years ago
It was supposed to be placed in an empty spot on the roof of the Florentian cathedral ... It had to be big to be seen from the streets below. But thew Florentians thought the statue to be too pretty to be up there ... so it was placed down on the plaza.
Marty BlackEagle-Carl 7 years ago
head and neck are too large. (what is she looking at, it's cold)
Joseph Brzezinski 7 years ago
I've actually seen this in person, and I don't remember being that big...
Pamela 7 years ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=michelangelo+david&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDgciS3PLcAhWDwbwKHZJvDk4Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=631
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Jenny Lorenz 7 years ago
The body may be huge but there's a certain part that could stand to be a bit bigger.
Grumble O'Pug 7 years ago
His head is proportioned larger due to the aspect of view being from the ground.
Kim Mick 7 years ago
I thought David was outdoors, not indoors. Has anybody actually seen the statue?
Priscilla Ferrari 7 years ago
I have, it's beautiful and powerful. There is a copy outside, in the Piazza della Signoria, maybe that's the one you are thinking about. David originally was outside, but he had to be taken inside (into the Galleria dell'Accademia, where this picture was taken) because the weather and other factors were taking a toll on him. The copy in the piazza is where he used to be.
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Priscilla Ferrari 7 years ago
A big penis was seeing as disgusting back in the days this statue was made, it reflected that a man was barbaric. A smaller penis reflected an intelectual and spiritual person, someone to follow and admire.
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Dinetk 7 years ago
His feet.. and his a**e: you can sit on a bench and admire perfect cheeks..
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Jayson Lloyd 7 years ago
tbh in acient greek the smaller you penis the more attractive you were
Porto DaMartinica 7 years ago
actually one appears to be a dude but i'm not here to judge
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Priscilla Ferrari 7 years ago
A big penis was seeing as disgusting back in the days this statue was made, it reflected that a man was barbaric. A smaller penis reflected an intelectual and spiritual person, someone to follow and admire.
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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 7 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
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Yao Ming And Seven Foot Tall Guy
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A Comet Compared To The City Of Los Angeles
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Bear Claws Next To Human Hand
Molly Block 7 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.
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The United States Compared To The Moon
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The Size Of This 400,000 Volt Underground Cable Compared To My Hand
Molly Block 7 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 7 years ago
@FaqirAfaq What, your ego? Or the level of magnification on that telescope?
Pam Falcioni 7 years ago
These are all really cool, some I knew, some really stopped me in my tracks. Awesome!
Sophia Cai 7 years ago
Am I the only one who looked at the title and immediately giggled? Sounds so wrong.
Aileen Grist 7 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 7 years ago
Actually a pretty interesting post! Thanks :) now we need small stuff!!
King Panda 7 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 7 years ago
@FaqirAfaq What, your ego? Or the level of magnification on that telescope?
Pam Falcioni 7 years ago
These are all really cool, some I knew, some really stopped me in my tracks. Awesome!
Sophia Cai 7 years ago
Am I the only one who looked at the title and immediately giggled? Sounds so wrong.
Aileen Grist 7 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 7 years ago
Actually a pretty interesting post! Thanks :) now we need small stuff!!
King Panda 7 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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