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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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This Is How Big A Billion Is

This Is How Big A Billion Is

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Size Of A Blue Whale's Heart

Size Of A Blue Whale's Heart

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was one museum where you could literally walk through it. Impressive!

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Size Comparison: Titanic Vs. Modern Cruise Ship

Size Comparison: Titanic Vs. Modern Cruise Ship

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Quetzalcoatlus Northropi Model Next To A 1.8m Man. The Largest Known Flying Animal Ever Exist

Quetzalcoatlus Northropi Model Next To A 1.8m Man. The Largest Known Flying Animal Ever Exist

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Fully Inflated Horse Lungs

Fully Inflated Horse Lungs

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The Great Pyramid Of Giza Compared To A Human

The Great Pyramid Of Giza Compared To A Human

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Rich Auntie Skeleton
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Humback Whale And Diver Shake Hands

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Salt Water Croc Is An Absolute Unit

Salt Water Croc Is An Absolute Unit

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Food is served in a sealed container today. Open, heat fot 30 seconds, then stirr.

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This Is How Big Some Road Signs Are

This Is How Big Some Road Signs Are

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Lola
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And to think that I still can’t see them without my glasses :)

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#18

If The Moon Was Replaced By Saturn

If The Moon Was Replaced By Saturn

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A Traffic Light

A Traffic Light

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's actually quite impressive, they look a lot smaller when dangling from their posts

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One Of The Props That Were Used For The Close-Ups In The LOTR Movies

One Of The Props That Were Used For The Close-Ups In The LOTR Movies

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The Largest Tree In The World

The Largest Tree In The World

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Jessica Nichole
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#24

Wild Boar Skull Compared To Adult Wolf

Wild Boar Skull Compared To Adult Wolf

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Wind Turbine Blade

Wind Turbine Blade

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is small actually. The latest generation for off-shore wind parks will exceed 100 meters blade size (110 yards).

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Yao Ming And Seven Foot Tall Guy

Yao Ming And Seven Foot Tall Guy

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Troux
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't want to brag but I was there. I'm the one standing between them.

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A Comet Compared To The City Of Los Angeles

A Comet Compared To The City Of Los Angeles

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a bit arbitrary. Surely, comets are larger than steroids, which are larger than meteorits, but the size stil can vary by many kilometres in diameter.

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Bear Claws Next To Human Hand

Bear Claws Next To Human Hand

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Molly Block
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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In Case You Wondered, Here's The (Size) Difference Between $10,000 In 1's, And 100's

In Case You Wondered, Here's The (Size) Difference Between $10,000 In 1's, And 100's

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The United States Compared To The Moon

The United States Compared To The Moon

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The Size Of This 400,000 Volt Underground Cable Compared To My Hand

The Size Of This 400,000 Volt Underground Cable Compared To My Hand

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Molly Block
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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Dominic Schulz
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, data cables are fiber optic and actually pretty small and light stuff. the actual fibers are just a few millimeters in diameter, with a mantle of plastic and steel wires. the whole cable may be around the diameter of a garden water hose.

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Yasmin Janette
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I lived in Egypt we lost all internet connections and it was because some ship had got something (anchor???) caught in the undersea cables and snapped it, so we were without internet for a while

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Tia Briggman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are the kind of batteries they probably used for electric chairs

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5 years ago

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Wim Cossement
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess the cables used on 380.000/400.000 volt pylons will be more or less the size of the core because they don't need to be insulated. And a high voltage means a low amperage. Also, you don't loose a lot of volts over the wires...

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Craig Wright
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He should sell those cables to the Internet and use the money to buy the last two fingers he needs to complete his glove

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Joseph Hawk
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Molly, internet cables are low Voltage. They wouldn’t use 400,000 volt cables for that.

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Just Curious
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given that a 400K cable is not something most people have ever seen/encountered/thought about (unlike, say, a traffic light or large animal), there is no reason for anyone to think that such a cable would not been this size (or bigger or smaller, for that matter)... This is supposed to be a list of "things surprisingly bigger than you prob'ly thought" not just "random things that happen to be big".

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Misterscooter
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you're in the dark and you want to see, You need uh... Electricity, Electricity

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Joe Clark
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5 years ago

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What is wrong with your skin? Did you get an electrical burn?

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