“Looks Bigger In Person”: 50 Times People Were Surprised By The Sheer Size Of Something (New Pics)
We’ve all been taught that it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. But let’s just pretend for a moment that bigger is better! And that moderation is overrated! Now, I’m not encouraging you to go out and eat an entire box of doughnuts or drink enough coffee to give yourself a heart attack. But instead, brace yourself for photos of massive portions, items and animals that await you down below!
We took a trip to the Absolute Units subreddit and gathered some of their most astonishing pics. Enjoy scrolling through these photos that might make you feel miniscule in comparison, and be sure to upvote your favorite gigantic things!
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Absolute Unit Loves His Mum
What a great response! I love that he took the time to post a reply.
Everyone Tells Me To Post My Pupper Here
When A Unit Evolves Into A Unit
Good going my man! Been there done that! From 315 lbs at 5'8 to 160 now! I'm still ugly but I'm thin! LOL!
As a Texan, I’m definitely familiar with the idea of things being unnecessarily large. As they say, everything’s bigger in Texas! And my partner made it very clear to me that was absolutely true during his first trip there. Wide roads, massive trucks, large houses, gigantic portions of food served at diners and more. But no matter how many times I’ve seen abnormally large things, I will never be desensitized to them. The Absolute Units subreddit still finds a way to surprise me.
This online group is dedicated to featuring the biggest versions of anything and everything. And clearly, many people do believe that bigger is better, as the group has amassed an impressive 1.7 million followers. That’s an absolute unit of a subreddit! Here, you can find anything from gigantic cars to monkeys who could probably stand to lose 40 pounds. As long as it’s big, it’s welcome here!
Arctic Hares
Hyperion, The World’s Tallest Known Living Tree, Is A Sequoia In Redwood National Park, California That Stands At 380 Feet (116 M)
This Brown Bear! Estimated To Be Over 800lbs
For some reason, many of us find it incredibly amusing to see something that’s not the size we expect it to be. The internet loves videos of people cooking in teeny tiny kitchens and extremely small versions of well, anything and everything. They’re adorable, entertaining and unexpected. But clearly, there are plenty of people who love the opposite as well: absolute units of things.
According to Clever, comically large objects actually make for great home decor as well. You can cover your floor with a huge piano rug that actually plays music when you step on it, or place a giant Rubik's cube in the corner to function as a side table. Massive heat-resistant pieces of pasta can be used on hot pot handles, and huge boxes shaped like Lego bricks can be used to store all of your children’s Lego pieces.
Probably Not As Exciting As Other Posts Here, But Absolute Unit Of Cauliflower My Parents Grew In Their Garden
Dna Came Back 93% German Shepherd. 7% Unidentifiable. We’re Guessing Grizzly Bear
White House Chef Andre Rush Is An Absolute Unit. He Has Cooked For Clinton, Bush, Obama, And Trump
Some people actually turn absolute units into pieces of art. Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen worked together to create a series of sculptures that turned small, regular items into massive, eye-catching pieces of artwork. These include a massive shuttlecock, a huge sprinkler hose, a giant bow and arrow, bowling pins and a bowling ball that could easily crush a person, a saw large enough to slice through a street and more.
“We feel free to use all the approaches that come naturally to our non-monumental works: variations in scale, similes, transformations, a wide range of materials, and, of course, our use of familiar objects,” Oldenburg told My Modern Met.
This Wisdom Tooth's Root
Nah, I call BS. This may be a replica of a tooth with that root system, but it definitely isn't the real thing. Everyone who is saying it wouldn't come out in one piece is absolutely correct. Also, the entire thing appear to have the same enamel texture. Real teeth don't look like that.
No, my ex wife had one of those the dentist wanted to keep it. Blood and pain. The teeth had roots in all directions and a pearl like extention.
Load More Replies...Oh lord. Reminds me of the photo last week of the guy with bruising down to his chest after a wisdom tooth extraction.
This is absolutely fake, there's no CEJ (cementoenamel junction- where the enamel stops and root surface begins- on a REAL molar)and no surgeon would ever be able to remove a tooth with even half of the root structure like this without sectioning this. I call total b******t.
I've seen multiple teeth with roots that turn at 90° angles come out in one piece, in the maxilla of course. Make a buccal trough and if the patient's bone is soft enough it's definitely possible to remove a tooth that looks like the one in the picture in one piece. I do agree that the pic is not of the actual tooth, maybe a replica?
Load More Replies...Man, that must have been very painful both in the mouth and having it removed.
I was born with only 3 wisdom teeth. When I woke up from the procedure I almost passed back out when they showed them to me. The roots were curved backwards quite a bit and they were long as hell. it took me weeks to get back to normal afterwards.
Oh, thank God. I thought it was that spider infected with fungus from a different post.
I am impressed they extracted that in one piece without breaking off a root, ballsy move.
That’s what I was thinking. I had both of my wisdom teeth extracted in two pieces and they didn’t even have a large roots.
Load More Replies...that's what it felt like when they pulled mine.. I still remember that post op week
That's not an ordinary extraction, that had to require surgery and a hospital stay surely??
ouch! considering how difficult that must have been to remove! that said, it's in great condition for a removed wisdom tooth, they're often tricky to keep clean and prevent decay.
...I'm suddenly even gladder that my wisdom teeth all came through perfectly straight and no extraction was required (I'm a bit of a freak that way; they didn't even hurt much).
Holy c**p. One of mine took like 45 minutes to extract, and I don't think it had a root like that.
King Of The Kidney Stones
The Largest Leaf That's Ever Been Found
Bruggen also opened up about what it was like to create these absolute units of sculptures with Oldenburg. “Working together supposes an almost complete understanding of the other, an impossibility in any case, so instead we choose a unity of opposites, a convergence of our different dynamics, of symmetry and asymmetry, of acceleration or implied speed and stillness, of a polychrome and monochrome palette, gravity and lightness — all interrelating and interchangeable elements to be used by either one of us,” she shared.
Absolute Dandelion
Absolute Unit Of A Slug Boy
This Is Hulk, The Worlds Largest Pitbull
Future dog breeders, please don't crop ears and dock tails. The same with circumcising boys. Don't do that either.
Not every absolute unit is to be enjoyed forever, though. Some bring us fleeting moments of joy, such as edible absolute units. If you’ve ever been to a restaurant that advertised a challenge to eat a huge plate of chicken fingers, a gigantic pancake, a mountain of nachos or an entire pizza in one sitting, you were likely surprised (and possibly disgusted). But it turns out that plenty of people love these absolute units of food. There are even entire blogs dedicated to finding these food challenges and conquering them.
This Absolute Unit Of A Cell
This Cheese
This Thick Boy
FoodChallenges.com, which is run by Randy Santel, features a directory of challenges from all over the world, reviews of challenges that Randy or other “food fighters” have attempted or completed, and tips for those creating or participating in food challenges. It’s safe to say that every challenge featured on the site would be considered an absolute unit. And you can find anything from sweet challenges with waffles and milkshakes to barbecue feasts with various meats.
This Frog We Found On A Bike Ride (Size 10 Mens Shoe For Size)
This Carrot That I Took From Work
One Of My Poor Girls Laid This Absolute Unit Of An Egg
If competing in a food challenge grosses you out, don’t worry. You can still enjoy absolute units of food without worrying about getting it all down by yourself or in a certain amount of time. There are plenty of places that sell gigantic slices of pizza, croissants, cookies and more. But these are perfect for sharing with your friends and family! If you’re throwing a party, it might actually be worth it to get a pizza that’s longer than your dining room table. You’ll certainly have enough for everyone!
This Absolute Unit Of A Bouquet
The Mother Of All Pancakes
Baseball+ Sized Hail In Iowa Recently
An insurance adjuster's nightmare per my sister in that profession in Kansas.
We hope you’re enjoying scrolling through these photos of absolute units, pandas. Keep upvoting the ones you find particularly impressive, and let us know in the comments what you’d like to see an absolute unit of. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring gigantic versions of small things, look no further than right here!
World Beer Drinking Champ And Absolute Unit Andre The Giant
Absolute Shark
That face..😂 Poor thing looks like one of us extreme introverts on our way to a social event with lots of people. 🦈
This Breed Of Dog Is Called A Borzoi. It Has An Absolute Unit Of A Sniffer
Damn! That's A Thicc Raccoon!
This Cat’s Arm Size
This Tadpole That Didn't Grow Into A Frog Due To Hormone Imbalance
He Has Risen
The Bruise On Scott Mendelson—and Scott Mendelson Himself—after Tearing His Pec Muscle While Attempting A Bench Press World Record
Does My Pet Snail Count As A Unit?
An Absolute Apartment Unit In Hong Kong
Imagine If He Suddenly Wakes Up
Think He’s Been Eating More Than Just Lettuce
This Sandwich My Nonno Showed Me
Absolute Unit Of A Pot To Boil 1,200 Eggs At Once
Absolute Unit Of A Jerusalem Cricket, Which Is Neither From Jerusalem Nor A Cricket!
This Is One Of The Largest Pizzas You Can Buy In New York. With The Pizza Box This Is Actually A Double Unit
An Incredible Hanging Stone In The Sayan Mountains In Siberia
This Absolute Unit Of A Schnitzel I Ate. Holy Schnitzel Indeed
The Worlds Largest Coin Which Is Legal Tender, Nominal Value Is $1 Million Aud
It weighs 1 tonne (1012kg/2231lb) and is made from 99.99% pure gold valued at $53.5 million at the time of minting in 2012. It currently resides at the Perth mint in Australia.
30 Dollar Burrito I Got Today
This Keyboard
This Zucc My Wife Was Given
From The U.S. National Tick Collection, Which I Just Found Exists Today
This Freshly Shaven, Fat Cat
This Oyster I Was Served Today
Teabag Mountain
I had to live pretty badly for a year, because I couldn't find reliable help. It sucks not being able to take care of your messes yourself. I don't think that's because of physical disability, but it may not be just laziness. Also, I recently found a great helper who actually shows up and does the work, so my house is clean. It's wonderful!
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People are still falling for that Big Mac one. As I said in my comment above, those are two different versions. A Mega Mac (which is the size of a Quarter Pounder) and a regular Big Mac.
We found a massive red back spider when I was a kid. Body big as a marble. Because it was much larger than normal, my dad put it in a bottle and took it to the state museum. Turned out it was just a heavily pregnant female.
At the abuse relief shelter I work at, we have a Turkish kangal who outweighs me, and a steer who literally weighs a ton and 1/2, we also have a 300 pound pig, which is average for a pig, but out sizes are underestimated. We also have a cat that is literally too fat to clean himself
People are still falling for that Big Mac one. As I said in my comment above, those are two different versions. A Mega Mac (which is the size of a Quarter Pounder) and a regular Big Mac.
We found a massive red back spider when I was a kid. Body big as a marble. Because it was much larger than normal, my dad put it in a bottle and took it to the state museum. Turned out it was just a heavily pregnant female.
At the abuse relief shelter I work at, we have a Turkish kangal who outweighs me, and a steer who literally weighs a ton and 1/2, we also have a 300 pound pig, which is average for a pig, but out sizes are underestimated. We also have a cat that is literally too fat to clean himself