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 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
The shortest U.S. player is taller than the tallest El Salvador player! But major props to the El Salvador women for being there, that's a huge win in my books!
The u.s. team is not all a bunch of giants. A lot of them are 5' 9" - 11. I am surprised El Salvador didn't have a few 5' 9" women.
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Never let size be a barrier. In school I was a skinny little runt of a kid, but I could outrun and out dodge everyone
That's great... but team USA won by 100 points. Reality is a bitch sometimes.
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It's not the Olympics. It's the 2018 FIBA League of the Americas UNDER 16 for women. These women are UNDER 16.
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As someone who is short, I feel like this is not fair. I hope El Salvador makes up for lack of height with tenacity and skill.
Being tall doesn’t automatically make someone a better basketball player. I’m tall & I played on teams. Short players have some advantages too. Many of the short players were able to change direction before I could even slow my run.
But it gives you a huge advantage as in this case where Team USA won by about 100 points!
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This reminds me of 20 years ago when my daughters school put together a swimming team. The swim meet was held at a pool in the rougher end of downtown(we were in a small farm town swallowed up by the city, now calledthe burbs). My daughter's team came from fairly affluent families with backyard pools. Plus our town has a really nice indoor pool and rec center, plus a public outdoor pool in summer. We'll, our team cleaned up at the swim meet, but I couldn't help thinking it wasn't really fair competition, the city kids, some could barely swim, let alone compete. Having money or not having much in your childhood DOES make a difference..sadly.
If it had been soccer El Salvador would have run circles around them ! 🇸🇻
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I'm all for saying "size don't mean nothing" and that but in this case and this sport, when the whole teams have that much of a difference then it's utterly pointless, unless they're just happy to play but personally I would find it demoralising losing every game and by such a big difference
Yes, especially the short carbohydrates increase growth of the bones into the hight. But it normalizes if you reintroduce a healthy good Regiment over a few generations
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Surely this is unfair? Like having a 60kg wrestler fight someone who weighs 90kg
All the women were under 16. It was an 'under 16' league.
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All the women were under 16. It was an under 16 league.
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Why do the Americans look so unfriendly? Their body language is like totally shutting off the other team.
Go El Salvador! I'm not Salvadoran, but my brother from another mother is.
Ok, how is it possible? Are Salvadorian (?) people generally short? Or are they about the same height as US-Americans, but the USA team is extraordinarily tall?
People who choose to play basketball are usually taller than average & yes, Salvadorans are typically short.
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This is largely untrue. The real factor is availability of good quality food over multipe generations. Look at the massive increase in average height of the Japanese and Chinese since WWII.
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ROIDS! Seriously though, it is clear that America chooses it's players for their height not just talent. Which is kinda tacky.
What this really is is a comparison of childhood nutrition in the US and in a poor, Global South country. I suspect you would find the same discrepancy in many third-world countries.
Good food, good living conditions, and better care, show the difference right here.
I hope the girls in blue are skilled and correlated enough to win!😬
USA. The score was 114 to 19. And yes, I am serious.
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There are an awful lot less people in El Salvador...but they must be brave!
It was in 2019. UNDER 16 league (yes, under 16) and the USA won 114 to 19.
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Wonder who won? (Ohhh Illiteration lol) Or if the blue side even got a point....
I'm not a big man for my cohort. 6' 245lbs. I think I'm a tiny little baby man compared to my fellow people of northern MN. Norsemen. Then I see a picture of me along side others and apparently I'm a monster. You always have to see the picture to see the difference. I looked at a picture of my grandpa and myself from years ago when he was still alive and I look like a giant.
My uncle Dale played on the college team at CSC and my dad would tell me how uncle Dale, the shortest member, would play circles around the taller guys. And when uncle Dale became a teacher he coached basketball and showed the high school kids that he was still good even after losing a lung.
Just a heads up. Spud webb played NBA basketball; an could steal the the ball, and slam dunk with the best of them. 😀 Oh yeah! I almost forgot; he was only five foot an six inches tall. 😳
Reminds me of the scene from South Park where you had the Pee Wee Hockey Team vs professional Hockey Team
Well, white and black people are on average taller than Latin Americans.
Unfair … just like the inequalities in the world. This pictures shows it in plain view
There ought to be a height ranking in some sports like the weight classes in boxing and wrestling. This kind of mismatch is radiculous.
And it's and an UNDER 16 League. Not kidding. Look it up. June 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship. USA won 114 to 19.
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I think the other team just wants to be acknowledged by US and maybe talk to some of them.
Muggsy Bogues played with the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988 - 1997, and was 5'3", but that didn't hold him back - he once blocked a shot by the NY Knicks' 6'8" Patrick Ewing! There have been a number of other quite short players. 5'7", 133lb. Spud Webb even won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest against 6'8" Dominique Williams... So it wasn't all about height - these ladies were just outplayed by a large margin. As another commenter mentioned, kudos to them for getting those 19 points!
i´m not saying it´s senseless in general. In Germany, Bayreuth, there was a player in the team Steiner Optik named Bo Dukes with 1,68 m Hight, who was the magician in the field. They had a real great time, some victories and I loved to watch the games in our hometown then ... https://www.inbayreuth.de/vor-30-jahren-deutscher-meister/
Na that first girl in blue has that look like I got this leggy chick! I'm gonna time them up like churros!!!
Shorter teams can win with full court press - most teams arent used to that strategy.
Since when did playing sport reduce the ability of people to smile ! I have played a heap of sport and I always smile
I wondered the same thing? Why does the US team look so unfriendly.
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They do, but it would be near impossible to make the Olympic team. You would have to be a the best player by far if you were short.
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It helps that it is also a national sport in the USA so attracts athletes. Not many people outside of the USA even televise basketball games so top athletes end up in other sports
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They're getting in the 'zone' to play. What else would they be doing, playing patty cake patty cake with them?
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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.
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
Note: this post originally had 105 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
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
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
