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
I Drew Her, She Drew 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 Agent’s 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 Wouldn’t 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 44’s
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
Daughter’s 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
I Inherited My Grandma's Sewing Supplies And As I Was Putting Them Away Realized I Bought The Exact Same Buttons That She Did Over 35 Years Ago For Me
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"
Women’s Clothing Sizes Are Nonsense. Both Size 32
It is ridiculous and it’s 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 didn’t 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. It’s horrible for the self steam.
Horrible for time too...if we could just standardize sizes we wouldn't have to waste so much time trying things on.
Load More Replies...I go to shops with a measuring tape. I measure the clothes that fit me at home and measure new clothes in store, regardless of what their vanity sizing says. Works every time.
I used to work with a woman who worked in the fashion industry. She said this is quite common, even within the same company. She stated the reason for this is the giant fabric rolls used to stamp out the pattern. Fabric on the beginning of the roll is stretched more than the fabric at the end of the roll. This means when they are washed for the first time in the factory, some fabrics shrink more than others, depending on where in the roll the patterns were cut.
This is one of the best explanations I've ever heard. Rings true too.
Load More Replies...In my country, im a size M, and when i travelled to asia, i needed a 3XL that had to be ordered from an online store for obese people. Im 5'7 and 75kgs
I'm 5'7" and 88kg, curvy, and US sizes are anywhere from a L to a XXL. It's a nightmare. And don't get me started on trying to find consistency in a 34" inseam 🙄
Load More Replies...My husband had to have it explained to him why women order online then return so much when he never needs to return items - yours are way more consistent in size (even across brands!) whereas ours aren't even consistent across a same model, size, and brand and sometimes even the same colour! Ridiculous Also, pockets please!
Women's clothes should be measured like men's clothes- by inches not an arbitrary number.
Not just in different shops. One retailer, size 12 = too tight. Size 14 = falling down!
Or 1 size cuts you in half at the waist, but the legs fit well. The next size up still cuts you in half, but the thighs and butt start to get saggy. Next size up *still* cuts you in half, and the rest of it looks like you're a child trying to wear mom's clothes. What kind of ill-portioned woman are they being made for?
Load More Replies...My mom was complaining that at her age she has turkey-waddle arms, and a belly and she's self conscious about the short cap sleeves on women's tees, and how tight they are around the waist and how short they are. She was buying women's 2x to try to get some room and she isn't all that big. I looked on Amazon at any tee that was nice and unisex The size L or women's has a lot less fabric and 'give' than a man's L, for the same price. Inches difference in length, sleeve length, width. That same day I was helping my niece do a study for her class on this very topic. We ordered 6 pairs of jeans each from the same company, same size. Out of the 6 I got, 1 fit perfectly, one was OK but I had to keep pulling it up. The other 4 were tiny, tiny and I couldn't even pull them up. Same . exact. everything.
If it is made in China gawdonlyknows what the size will be. I bought an XXX large sweater, KNOWING it would be too small if I got my size. The XXX large sweater barely fits daughter of my hair dresser and she wears an small.
Because their clothes are shaped for their build, which is narrower.
Load More Replies...Only buy from sites that give specific measurements for shoulder, bust, waist and length etc.
Load More Replies...That depends on the company. Levi's jeans (the same that are shown in the picture) also have 2 numbers for the size in womens clothing as well.
Load More Replies...It doesn't make sense that men's clothes have the measurements for us to tell, but the women's don't.
The measurements in mens clothing are often wrong though.
Load More Replies...Sometimes even the same brand. They cut down on a pile of denim and the one at the top is smaller than average; the one at the bottom is bigger. The whole thing is infuriating.
If all women's clothing (pants, at least) were sized like men's (ex. 32x34) it would be easier to find the right fit! Not 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc.
Ugh, and don't get me started on the new trend in sizing for larger women: 0, 1, 2, & 3 🙄
Load More Replies...Men's. Jeans are like this too. There is no consistency even within a brand. That's why I started wearing BDUs. They are always what the label says.
Shoes are like this as well (I wear a 4 in girl's sizes but a 6 in women's, depending on the brand) though we aren't made to feel bad about ourselves for our shoe size.
this is SO FREAKING ANNOYING! it's called vanity sizing, a company bumps everything down so the large is now a medium, the medium is a small, and the small is zero. so basically no one knows what size they are and it's impossible to switch between brands without spending an hour finding one that fits
Another extreme: I needed some jeans, but wasn't sure which size I need, So I tried 3 different sizes, and they were exactly the same.
Go and do it. My mother (70 now) started to take courses in sewing clothes a few years ago and it's so muchh fun. She created a lot of pretty dresses she'll never wear, but eh - there's always something, right 😁😉
Load More Replies...And even the same make, model, and size can have different results. In manufacturing, they cut a ton of these at the same time, so the actual resulting cloth will differ in dimensions based on where in the pile they were when being cut. Its ridiculous. That's why ya gotta try on EVERYTHING (which my wife and I both hate, but...welp).
My first rule of online clothing purchases is if it is made outside the USA, the sizes are going to run extremely small.
Where's that world government made up of lizard people when you need them? I would not mind if they for once showed their strength and demanded all countries in the world use exactly the same sizing standards. I'm size 2X in the US but 5X in Korean sizes. Lizard people, WTF!? We need you!!!
I wore a standard 10/12 in 1993. I found the most beautiful wedding dress imaginable, but the size 12 wouldn't even zip, and I had my heart set on this particular dress. I kept trying on larger sizes until I found one that fit comfortably, it was a size 18-20. Are you f**k*ng kidding me? The one day in a woman's life that she is supposed to feel her absolutely most beautiful and I had to buy a dress 4 sizes larger than I normally wear? I think wedding dress designers must be bitter, sadistic spinsters. Don't get me wrong - I looked amazing, but I ended up having to have it altered because of the crash diet I put myself on.
It's SO ridiculous! I bought my late husband's clothes for him without him along... and they always fit. With women's clothes, you never know!
Went to target, got two different target branded women’s jeans in size 10, one fit one was two sizes too big. 🤦🏼♀️
My frustration is no pants for short women like me. I am not petite; I’m short but I have a solid body. Petites are much too small for me. I hate shopping for pants.
Do people still go by size? I hold it up and if it looks like it will fit I try it on. Why look at sizes? They are all different for each company/brand.
An article I read pointed stuff liek this out, but itb was the difference in shirt lengths between male and female. The womams are usually shorter, I can barely find anythilng I like that goes mid thigh or more. Even in the babies section the girls shorts were significantly shorter showing the thighs. And gurks are usually blamed for what they wear rather than toxic clothing industries.
It's extremely obvious that those are meant to fit into very different ways. The tag even says super skinny. They're meant to stretch to fit a 32 whereas the others don't stretch.
Stick to mens clothing ladies!!!! They are more comfortable, have bigger pockets, ect..
Not cool.I ware a size 12 pants. Now,get this. And a size 8 underware. Figure that one out.
Have we all forgotten that humans can literally come in all sizes? A pair of pants being small doesn't mean it's a beauty expectation of women it literally just means someone in the world fits into them.
Another reason we should stop buying clothes and go back to caveman times bras are the worst
Another thing women have to deal with as well as jeans not designed for girls with butts.
I always buy men's t-shirts because womens are too tapered. After menopause I expanded a bit and I just feel more comfortable wearing men's tees.
This is why I have always loathed clothes shopping. Too much taking off and putting on clothes. I was always in a bad mood after shopping.
I bought two pairs of shorts from kholes and one pair was a 12 and one was a 11, the twelve was tighter than the 11...
Boys same size pants are one size larger than girls pants. (Having two boys and two girls). Thats made me thinking- how much did I try beeing one size skinnier.
Take a tape measure with you when you shop! You're standing right there -- measure your hips, measure the pants. You don't need to try them on, inches won't lie! This will save you a lot of time and money! Especially efficient when shopping thrift stores.
These are Levi's jeans and in my experience they are quite good with size persistence. That's why I wear only Levi's - I know that size 27 will always fit me. But I've had an experience when the new jeans I got looked a lot smaller than the ones I already had even though they were the same size. The thing was: the new jeans were high rise and super skinny just like in the picture and how do you get the "skinny" effect? You make the pants a bit smaller but from very stretchy fabric, so they fit anyway. I'm guessing this is what's happening in the picture as well. When you put them on, they stretch to the right size.
True, you feel good, wow, I just went a size down and then they make you feel Oh no, up by 2 sizes!!!
I have actually noticed this with designer clothes for men as well. Tiny dress shirt pockets....the absolute worst idea. Pants can be as much as two sizes off. Shirts labeled XL that do not fit in the shoulders and yet the sleeves go way over the wrist to almost the mid hand.
I just recently taught my boyfriend exactly this by comparing two pairs of jeans. He was so shocked and he promised to never ask for my size again...
right? totally insane. They should just put a sign on one end that says smaller and a sign on the other that ways larger and let people sort it out.
Women's clothing sizes are not consistent from manufacturer to manufacturer and sometimes even within a manufacturer and something should be done about it to make them more consistent across the industry. I am just better off taking the Mrs and girls shopping or getting them gift cards/certificates.
One of the reasons I don't buy on line. At least in the store I can try them on.
I have dresses from 30 years ago that are the same size I wear now...but I can't begin to fit into them. The sizes were made bigger to massage egos.
just try everything on. what it's marked doesn't matter, it's the fit
I have worn size S up to size xl, and I consider myself a medium size!
It's not only harmful to the self esteem, but it is detrimental to the pocketbook, too. I've had to pay return shipping more times than I can count.
Womens Jeans are not sized like this. Waist sized jeans are usually mens jeans. BUT there is a big discrepancy between the two jeans.
Yes I have noticed, now I can be happy again, it wasn’t due to my weight gain. I can say “see I told you “ to my husband
American sizes are unrealistic. How can any human be a size 0? In Australia I am a size 8 which is quite small. In America I am a ridiculous size.
The only way for clothing to be measured should be in a fixed standard of measurement. So if you are buying a pair of women's jeans, they should be x-y-z where x is the waistband in cm/inches, y is the widest measurement of the jeans at the hip and z is the length of the inseam. That's it. Absolutely nothing else should be allowed and it should apply to all clothes.
Not just womens... When did an inch stop being an inch? Do an experiment - Put the measuring tape across the stretched 32" waist of a pair of jeans, and you should get 16" (half) across. If it is not, they are fudging the sizes... Lost track of the times I found shorts etc advertised as being in "my size", that while looking at them suspiciously, would not even go past my knees... This is intentional mis-labelling and consumer fraud, and the online companies wonder why their return rates are so high, or people order multiple sizes to return what doesn't fit..
That’s why my size is the one that fits me. It’s been some years that I don’t look at the size.
Yeah, I've worn a particular size forever! Decided to try Poshmark, found a cool pair of retro jeans in said size. Nope, they were at least two sizes to small.☹️. Only get clothes you can try on first.
The smaller pair distinctly says, "super skinny." I would PRESUME that meant it's supposed to fit very tightly. Not SURE about the pair in back, but it LOOKS like a style that would be a relaxed fit. One pair is supposed to fit very tightly on a 32-inch waist, and the other is supposed to fit very relaxedly on a 32-inch waist. This is true of men's pants.
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
I’m Being Overcharged By Insurance After My Daughter Was Born. This Is The Pile Of Mail I Have To Go Through To Prove They’re 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
Teeny Paw. Hand For Scale
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
One Sign, To Find Them All
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 Aren’t 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 Didn’t 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 That’s 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 don’t 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
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
Load More Replies...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
Load More Replies...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