Everything is relative. For example, Shaq might not look tall when he's on camera next to other basketball players and Simone Biles might not seem short when you see her competing against other gymnasts but put them near each other and you'll instantly get an idea of their size.
So to broaden your understanding of the world, we at Bored Panda put together a new list of interesting comparison pictures from all sorts of different areas, including nature, technology, and social issues. It's a series we've been working on for a while too; if you like scrolling through these images, fire up our earlier publications here, here, and here. Maybe you missed some!
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A Year Ago I Was Depressed And Suicidal. Today Things Have Gotten Better
I'm very proud of you. That's all I can feel. A lot and a lot of proud.
Before And After Cleft Lip Surgery
Just Retired After 42 Years As An Obstetrical Nurse, At The Same Hospital. Here I Am At The Start (1979) And End Of My Career
Fifteen Years Later, Still Best Friends
One Year Since My Wife Brought A Flea Ridden, Tiny Baby Back To Life With A Blood Transfusion
Saw The Left Picture On My Google Photos And Was Feeling Proud Of Myself. 1.5 Years Post Open-Heart Surgery
How 2021 Started vs. How It's Going
This Art Completes Me
Inherited A Painting A Few Years Ago, Randomly Came Across The Building In The Painting While On A Trip
This Is My Feral Friend Sad Boy, Showing Off How Good He Looks After A Few Months Of Love And Care
My Brother's Dog, Ricky, Before And After Adoption
Cubic Window During Different Times Of Day
Real Estate Agentās Response To Vandalism
Turning Vitiligo Into An Art
Looks cool. Good thing is that you don't have to worry about the white parts fading coz white tattoo ink doesn't last long.
My Little Guy Turned 1 This Week
This Is The Size Of A Tree They're Cutting Down In Canada Compared To A Human. This Is Why People Are Getting Upset
One Is Not Like The Others. Can You Guess Which Is The Weird One?
My Wife Said He Wouldnāt Get That Big, But He Got Big
Effects Of Light Pollution: How The Stars Look On A Typical Night Versus A Widespread Power Outage
Just one of the reasons why I love camping so much. The sky is just amazing.
Today Is Lithuanian Statehood Day Aka Mindaugas Coronation Day, So Lithuanian Army Decided To Share This
After Growing My Hair Out For Nearly 3 Years, I Finally Decided To Cut And Donate It This Month
For anyone considering this, do a little research before you decide where to donate. Some of the "charities" actually charge really high prices for the people who need them. My family discovered this when my sister developed alopecia universalis that 9 years old.
Inseparable
One Of These Chess Pieces Is Different From The Others
My 1977 Triumph Spitfire Next To A Couple Of Fords On 44ās
Car designed for English people who enjoy driving down twisty country lanes vs trucks designed for Americans with big, straight roads and small ego's
Men's Beach-Handball Teams Uniform vs. The Women's Uniform
It's absolutely disgusting that the female handball team were fined for wearing similar to the men's instead of their usual bikini style clothes. The committee in charge of those rules should be ashamed of themselves.
S21 Ultra In My Wife's Jeans vs. My 18-Month-Old Son's Joggers
2019 vs. 2021
The Many Colors Of Lake Superior
Women's USA Basketball Team vs. El Salvador
Wednesday Is Not Good At Pictures. More Photogenic Cat For Comparison
Daughterās Science Experiment. The Plants Hear Her Voice Recorded On A Loop. The One On The Far Left Hears Mean Comments, The One On The Far Right Hears Loving Comments
My goal this year is to speak life.
The plant on the right gets substantially more sunlight than the plant on the left with the shadow of the shed but sure. (That being said, research does show that the gentle vibrations of normal, calm voices can stimulate plant growth. Google it.)
This Massive Bald Eagle Feather I Found
Genuine question: seeing as they are a protected species and the feathers have cultural significance, would that person be allowed to keep that feather?
Found Band-Aids For Different Skin Tones At Target
Why has it taken us so long to make these?! They should've been a thing for decades.
For the sake of the resources and overstocking of fully compatible products all of these should be made just plain bright red, green or blue colour and solve the case with a neutral solution...
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It never occured to me that Band-Aids were meant to be skin toned. I'm white, and band-aids have always been far darker than my skin. Just that generic brown. Or blue.
Another cool thing now is that Crayola makes a box of crayons and colored pencils that have all different skin tone colors. A girl that I tutored was thrilled with them because she is mixed race and loves to draw and color fashion pictures of girls, but she could never find a color that matched her own skin tone. Why did it take so long for this to be created?
Crayola also makes skin-coloured markers, and I've noticed other companies have started selling their own crayons, coloured pencils, and markers in skin tones.
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Same! I have Elmo and Fairy band aids. They are so much better than the plain ones.
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....any colors lighter than the normal shade? I mean i don't have a problem with band aids that dont match my skin tone, i just figured that the lightest shade there still isn't light enough for me & my pale friends
I have "ghost-white" skin color. :) Can't have band-aid to match it. Never. So I usually use the ones they sell for the kids, and happy. They come in color and with different pictures.
Where is the band aid with flowers and birds and turtles and clouds? I want a small painting to hide the pain.
I'm glad that it comes in different colors but isn't it easier to buy transparent waterproof ones ?
The gauze part in the middle is still white so it's not actually transparent. One could use a Tegaderm patch (which is completely clear) but would still run into problems if they needed gauze in there to absorb wound juices.
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I gotta say, I donāt think āfleshā tone bandaids match ANYONEāS skin. And they all scream, āLOOK Iām wearing a badaid!ā So I just buy kid bandaids. If I have to wear a bandaid, at least it can have a light saber on it.
Gross. I don't want to see what is under your BANDAID.
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Because corporate America is made up of mostly elderly, crappy, thinking and acting men.
If I've got a bleeding cut I really don't care what color the bandage is
should have been done 60 years ago. Good enough to fight in a war good enough to get a band aid in their skin tone
I don't get what the big deal is. Even "regular" bandaids don't match a lot if lighter toned skins. It's just a bandaid, people are still going to see it
I always use the paper white one I know from the hospital, can even remember the last "flesh coloured" I saw.
I prefer clear bandages. I think because I don't seem to pick at them as much.
Band-aid is prbly getting a government subsidy to offset the lost revenue..lol at ourtone and it's in its. Own section separate from the White peoples bandaids.
what's the point of having bandaids of any skintone in the first place?/gen i much prefer colorful ones than plain
I haven't seen these bandages in my local dollar stores yet, I hope to see them sometime soon with how much I get hurt!š
too expensive. just gimmi the store brand. who cares what it looks like, as long as it cheap
They are quite common to find now. Target has all of those, some Walmarts does also. Most hospitals has em. 2 yrs ago a guy that I was with came back to work from being sick and had the next to the darkest brown on his finger(that was my first time ever seeing them and he got it from the ER when they checked his blood), they ran out of the dark brown when he was there.
Why do we need stuffs like that, or black or white smiley. stupide world imo
Just make them purple or something. Stupid you have to make them skin colors to make everyone happy.
They should all be bright colors so you can tell if they fell into food.
There are also completely clear versions and they are top quality.
They just started making Ballet toe shoes in darker colors. 'Bout time.
There are also sheer-coloured bandaids, so it wouldnt matter what colour your skin or the bandaid are.
God crated all skin tones. When we look down on the skin color we are actually not accepting his creation.
Iāve also noticed they are all the same price, which is a good thing. Equality is the best medicine
Cool, about time. Or make them clear and change the part that protects?
Wait what? Why would I want them to be skin colored?? So that nobody knows I have a small injury?? What's the point? (Disclaimer: if that's an issue for some people, sure I'm happy they are made more inclusive, I just generally don't understand the point of skin-colored band-aids.)
How important is this? I recently used the last bandage in a package I bought from WallyMart. I looked at the package to see what I had purchased so I knew what to get to resupply and only then realized that the box was for African-Americans...and I am hideously white. Never noticed the color of the bandages.
Nah... That's for fancy people... Sadly we still get that white things that stand out like a pustule
Tru Colours Healing Diversity brand is the original (I believe) creator of various skin tone bandages. Target sells them or you an order them through the Tru Colours website. I prefer to support the original brand and not support the global brands who had decades to make this change and chose not to. But thatās me.
Didn't have em when my kids were little; we all used to use the ones with designs on em.
Most of the bandaids I use for my hands (small but ouchie cuts from cooking) are transparent and colorless. Never realized why until now.
Try a catering company, it's the only colour in UK commercial kitchens.
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This seems mildly unnecessary since I'm pretty sure clear bandaids exist. Plus "regular" bandaids don't match most light skin people
Genuinely asking here - do non-white people really appreciate this? Because I thought they were asking not to be murdered by cops any more. Once that issue is solved, then great! Solve the band-aids thing. But again, I'm a white dude, so it's not my position to say
So why did you say anything? Yes there are much bigger issues, but I am pleased to have bandages that match my tone BETTER than the old original. It looks much better when wearing shorts or dresses.
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they are just bandaids... really? if you have a band aid oh well no need to get it to match your skin tone.
alright sorry people i did not mean to trigger any hate
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These things are so stupid, just use a normal bandaid it doesn't matter what color they are š
Clearly you have never known the joy of a Spider-man band aid
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This Tiny Banana I Harvested Today. Hand For Scale
14 Years Later
My Mom And My Sister 2000/2021
Two Scientists Created The "Sea-Thru" Algorithm That Alters Underwater Photos To Show What The Colors "Really" Look Like
11 Weeks And 11 Years And Both Very Cute
An Ice Cream Shop I Visited
Size Difference In Olympians Doesn't Matter, Depending On What Sport You Do? Volleyball Player vs. Gymnast
6'8" & 4'8"
Womenās Clothing Sizes Are Nonsense. Both Size 32
It is ridiculous and itās really harmful for your self stem. The other day I saw a L T-shirt that was 1Cm wider than a xxs. Two trousers of the same size, one fit perfectly and the other didnāt pass my tights. I bought in the same store a xxL and a L that were the same size (of a normal L). I felt horrible when I needed a xxL until I measured it with the other shirt I got. Itās horrible for the self steam.
Sunlight Reflecting Through Different Lengths Of Aluminum
This Giant Dandelion I Found On My Walk Today. Hand For Scale
Sure it's a dandelion? I think it might actually be a salsify seed ball. They look like dandelion seed balls but bigger.
What Sunscreen Looks Like Through A UV Camera
Interesting. Looks like melanin protecting her skin
One Of These Is A Twig, The Other Is A Moth Larva
Iām Being Overcharged By Insurance After My Daughter Was Born. This Is The Pile Of Mail I Have To Go Through To Prove Theyāre Ripping Me Off. Pear For Scale
I will henceforth use the pear as a measuring standard. Brilliant... I have 2-pears worth of homework to get through today.
The Cables I Need To Charge Three Devices Made By The Same Company
Altenburg, Germany. Before And After The Ongoing Severe Flooding Due To Excessive Rain
So much modern housing is built on ancient flood planes with zero planning during construction for bad weather. England is terrible for it, plus they stopped dredging the rivers on the say so of environmental nut-jobs which really helped flood everywhere
I Came Across These Theropod Tracks While Fly Fishing In Leander, Texas. Foot For Scale
Shaq Standing Next To Simone Biles
What A Difference 4 Months Makes
My Brother's Pigeon, 1 Week Old vs. Now (6 Months)
My First iPhone, 4s. And What's Inside Of It
It gave me nearly 5 years of trouble-free use and decided to give back 5 hours of my time to pay my respects. It lives in my office above my desk.
This is so cool, my 6 years old kid would love to have something like this.
20 Years Ago Today, My Wife And I Met In A Waterslide Line. Here's Us The Night We Met And Us Now
I Remade This Picture Of My Grandma From 1945 For My Dad For Father's Day. I Didn't Realize How Much I Looked Like Her
A Colorblind Friend Annoyingly Put The Orange Umbrella Inside The Green Cover. I've Used An App To Simulate His Vision. Left Is Normal, Right - Colorblind
I don't blame it on him anymore.
My Mum Towering Over Her Classmates Circa 1974. She's 11 Or 12 Here And She's Even Taller Than The Teacher
1935 vs. 2021
My Chicken Laid An Egg-Less Shell And A Shell-Less Egg In The Same Morning. Both Were Perfectly Intact
Side By Side Of My Grandfather At His Wedding And Myself
I Found A Cyclops Moth And It Was Huge. Bigger Than Half My Hand
The Font Size On My Contact Packaging Increased With My Prescription
Those Thorns Compared To A Hand
Ouch, wouldn't want to step on one of those. I've stepped on Rose thorns once and they hurt enough.
The Shadows Of Glasses Are Different Based On The Prescriptions For Each Glass
10 Oz Of Each - Gold, Platinum, Copper, Zinc, Tin And Aluminum
My Son And I Have Matching Freckles In The Same Spot
Coworkers Who Do This To My Dry Erase Markers
Yes I Am Taller Than The Door
It’s a bit optical illusion, I’m only 6’8”.
One Half Of This Tree Survived The Canadian Winter, The Other Did Not
Those Are Octopus Eggs. Mother Is Underneath Guarding Them. Human Hand For Scale
I'm pretty sure the mother gives her life protecting the eggs. It's kinda sad.
6 Foot Snake Gourd Next To A Human
I Took Some Aspirin When I Was Tired. It Was Really Late At Night. I Realized An Hour Later That What I Took Was Not Aspirin
My GF And My Nephew Have A Very Similar Birthmark Despite They Arenāt Related At All
What You See. And What Is Really Happening
This Window Filters Out The Exact Wavelength Of Light That My Gloves Reflect
Two Teams Of Builders Building A Bike Lane "On The Right Hand Side" (Mariupol, Ukraine). Here's A Comparison Of Their Work
Bit suspect, i think they would have noticed before getting that far that there was something wrong
Technology Is Incredible
Lol i still play on the top one, and my offspring plays on the bottom one XD
My Loom Before And After The Art Teacher "Helped" Me
A Massive Earthworm Was Found In Queensland, Australia. Hand For Scale
The Cutlet I Bought Has The Shape Of Australia
Yes, but where's Tasmania? They're very sensitive about these sort of things, you know. A blob of mashed potato would probably do.
The Left Is Me, Circa 2014. Kim Kardashian On The Right, 2021. Who Wore It Better?
You, definitely you. Can you sue her for copying you. Kkkkkkkk
Shoe That Is On The Longboard vs. The Shoe That Does All The Pushing
A Scan Of My Normal Eye vs. My Blind Eye
My Wife And I Had Plane Snacks That Matched Our Books On Our Way To Our Honeymoon
My City Decided It Didnāt Want These Trees Anymore
My grans village was the same. Our street had lovely small trees since the 1900s when it was built. Big enough to be pretty but small enough to not feel oppressive in a small street. Around the 60s people starting cutting them because they all wanted to look city like to pretend to be fancier. My family kept the trees or replanted them until I was a teenager. I had seen neighbours breaking the branches and trying to kill them. At the end they both died and my grandmas gave up.
A Rock I Got From The Antarctic Circle (Left) And One From The Arctic Circle (Right)
Those were never meant to cross path ! What do you want ? A total collapse of the space-time continuum ??!!!
Gas Station Toilet Paper About The Width Of An iPod Shuffle. Hand For Scale
Why? Anyone would have to use so much of this that the shop would have to constantly replace the roll.
I Stumbled Across This Car Thatās Painted Half Black And Half White
One Of The Eggs I Bought Was All Wrinkly. Here It Is Compared To Normal Eggs
This Giant Lobster Claw. Hand For Scale
The Subway Tracks At My Workplace On A Foggy Day Versus A Clear Day In Oslo, Norway
One Is Chocolate, One Is For The Dishwasher
A Comparison Of The Skeletons Of A Human And A Chimp
Wasn't Paying Attention While Painting And Drinking Tea, Guess Which One I Just Took A Sip Of?
Yum. When they say get in touch with your inner artist, they donāt actually mean to drink paint.
Trying To Reach My 15-Year-Old Sister's Height With Pog Juice
OP on Reddit is 5 ft 3 in = 160.02 cm. Her sister is 6 ft 3 in = 190.5 cm.
How My Beer Matches This Floor Cleaner
You better be doing some cleaning too. Otherwise, this photo isn't just a comparison; it's a threat.
One Of These Is Not Like The Others
When I Went To Switzerland And Happened To Look Exactly Like This Random Wood Statue
It annoys me so much that she's crossing her arms wrong. This is a 1 in a billion opportunity, MAKE AN EFFORT haha
I Bought Two Rice Packets Mid Rebranding From Uncle Bens To Bens Original
British Passport Before And After Leaving The EU
My Dad Does The Lottery Every Week, This Is 4-5 Months Of Losing Tickets. Hand For Scale
A lot of these have appeared on BP previously, despite the claim in the title.
They recycle quite often. I guess Reddit was a bust this week
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Very much enjoyed this feed. Thanks for sharing. A lot of interesting things to see and learned a lot about things.
The 'hand for scale' thing was funny with the tiny banana but soon became very much overdone.
Your right. As soon as everyone got hands...it got out of hand
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When they say hand for scale, I have huge hands and my girlfriends hand next to mine (for scale lol) her fingers end at my first bend in fingers. She saysvi have shovels not hands
I visited Tanah Lot, Bali (Indonesia) after 20 years Tanah-Lot-...63c238.jpg 
A lot of these have appeared on BP previously, despite the claim in the title.
They recycle quite often. I guess Reddit was a bust this week
Load More Replies... Very much enjoyed this feed. Thanks for sharing. A lot of interesting things to see and learned a lot about things.
The 'hand for scale' thing was funny with the tiny banana but soon became very much overdone.
Your right. As soon as everyone got hands...it got out of hand
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I visited Tanah Lot, Bali (Indonesia) after 20 years Tanah-Lot-...63c238.jpg
