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“Nope, I’m Outta Here”: 50 Terrifyingly Big Things That Make People Uncomfortable (New Pics)
Interview With Expert
It would be almost impossible to find a person who isn’t afraid of anything. Many of us are scared of something—even if we don’t readily admit it—whether those fears are completely rational or not. If you have megalophobia, for example, then you have an irrational fear of big objects, from ships and skyscrapers to mountains, giant animals, sculptures, and more!
The ‘Megalophobia’ subreddit is a well-known, sprawling community of 1 million people who share photos of incredibly large things. We’ve collected some of the most powerful, awe-inspiring recent photos they’ve shared that are impressive and even frightening, whether you’ve got that particular phobia or not. Scroll down for some truly amazing photography.
Bored Panda reached out to Glenn Geher, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a published author, for his thoughts about the fear of big things from an evolutionary perspective. He was kind enough to shed some light on the topic, and you'll find his insights as you read on.
Warning: if you have megalophobia, looking at these photos may make you feel uncomfortable.
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#1
Clouds Called Undulatus Asperatus, Spotted In Gorham, New Hampshire
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#2
150ft Icebergs Drifting Past Towns In "Iceberg Alley", Newfoundland
#4
A Giant Wood Moth, The Heaviest Of All Known Moths, Found In A School In Australia
#5
Mt Taranaki In New Zealand. The Large Dark Green Circle Is A National Park
#6
The Pacific Ocean
Wild Cream 1 year ago (edited)
I’m on Vancouver island. It’s so beautiful to stand on the west coast and look out into the endless sea and know there’s nothing for thousands of km until you hit Japan. You can see the curvature of the earth. We actually regularly get those glass balls that Japanese fishermen use as net floats washing up on our beaches. It’s very humbling.
#7
Fog Makes The Stadium Look Like A Spaceship
#8
Frozen Waterfall vs. Human
#9
Human Compared To The Pyramid Of Giza
#10
Elephant Foot Glacier Located In Greenland
#11
An Open Air Spiral Staircase In Brazil
#12
Giant Squid Found Near Wellington
#13
The Eye Of The Earth, Cetina River, Croatia
#14
The Ship That Ships Shipping Ships - Mv Blue Marlin
#15
Chinese Apartment Buildings
#16
Ship Out Of Water
Mark Howell 1 year ago
I'm always amazed that they can balance all that weight on a few blocks
#17
A Spine?!?
#18
Megalohydrothalassophobia - The Fear Of Large Things In The Water. Does This Qualify?
#19
Noisy-Le-Grand, A Suburb Located Ten Miles East Of Paris, France
Lee Gilliland 1 year ago
It's actually quite efficient, you have all your shops and things in one walkable area.
#20
Elephant Seals
#21
A Comparison Of Rosetta’s Comet With Los Angeles
#22
Genghis Khan Statue On The Mongolian Steepes
#23
Queensferry Crossing, Scotland 🏴
#25
Viaduc De Millau, Tallest Bridge In The World
#26
Valles Marineris On Mars, The Biggest Canyon Ever Recorded (Size Comparison With The Grand Canyon Provided)
#27
Mir Mine - Russia
Open diamond pit located in Mirny, Sakha Republic. The mine is 525 m deep and has a diameter of 1200 m.
#28
The Difference Between The Size Of The Largest Aircraft In The World And That Of Other Regular Aircrafts
#29
Who Would Kayak This Close To A Ship This Large
#30
Soviet Era Radio Telescope
#31
There's A Lighthouse In Iceland That Sits On The Highest Of Three Rocks Six Miles Off The Icelandic Coastline, Built In 1939 On Top Of An Extremely Steep And Dangerous Rocky Cliff. It's The The Þrídrangar Lighthouse
Lee Gilliland 1 year ago
The thing that looks like a p is a "thorn" and is pronounced "th". This was the letter later substituted as a y, and where you get the " He Older Tavernn" styff.
#32
The Biggest Blackhole In The Universe Compared To Our Solar System
#33
Huge Submarine Next To The Shore On A Beach
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Reddit comment: Russian typhoon class sub. The biggest sub ever made. It actually has a small swimming pool in it. Someone else posted this video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrULRXlAlMU&t=30s
#34
USS Midway In Drydock
#35
Downtown Minneapolis Buildings In Dense Fog.
#36
A Painting, But It’s Still Gives Me The Chills
#37
The Dragon's Eye Stone Mine In The UK
#38
Chronicles Of Georgia: Proof That Humans Have Always Had A Flair For The Dramatic
#39
The Tallest Skyscraper In Europe
A photo of the Lakhta Center and the Bloody Moon above it was included in the list of the best works of the international 35AWARDS award. Author: Ira Petersburg.
#40
This Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Looks Ominous
#41
The ‘Statue Of Unity’ In India - Currently The World’s Largest Statue (182 Meters)
#42
Ponte City - Johannesburg, South Africa
#43
To Give You An Idea Of Just How Large Saturn’s “Hexagon” Storm Is
#44
Tokyo Flood Tunnels
Wild Cream 1 year ago
Imagine if these were filled with water up to those water lines on the pillars….and someone just tossed you in and then turned out all the lights….D:
#45
The Highest Sand Dune In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 223 M
#46
Biblioteca Vasconcelos In Mexico City
#47
Supertanker In The 1970s
Mark Howell 1 year ago
My uncle worked on these in the 60's-70's, he said they'd have meetings before starting to brake for docking; because it took so long to stop.
#48
This Image Of The Ryugyong Hotel Is Crazy
ocean todd 1 year ago
Unfinished Hotel of doom in N Korea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel
#49
Giant Lumberyard
#50
The Residential Units Of Hong Kong
HardBoiledBlonde 1 year ago
I remember flying into Hong Kong before they built the new airport. It was terrifying as the plan flew between buildings like this and you could see people in their individual apartments doing every day things.
#51
Excavator In Germany On It's Way To A Coal Site
#52
Oil Rigs Scare The C**p Out Of Me
Sandra Moon 1 year ago
I saw one, close up, in dry dock recently. It was enormous and terrifying. Looked like something out of a science fiction movie
#53
The Vastness Of Fishermen‘S Nets
#54
Sailors Use These Huge Chains To Anchor Ships At Sea
#55
This One's Good, Orwell Bridge, Ipswich UK
#56
The Steppes Of Mongolia
#57
A Man Poses On A Camel In Front Of Soyuz Rocket At Baikonur, Kazakh Ssr, 1980’s
#58
This Spiral Staircase I Thought Was A Screw
#59
An Lcs (Littoral Combat Ship) Out Of Water
#60
Duga-Radar Near The Chernobyl Power Plant
Wild Cream 1 year ago
I’ve been here :) it’s HUGE! I’ve probably stood right where those people in the photo are standing.
#61
Some More Pictures Of The Tanker Amoco Cadiz I Found, 1978
#62
Shipbreaking Is One Of The World's Most Dangerous Jobs
#63
2nd Tallest Building In The World
#64
Pictures Like This
#65
Oil Rig Off The Coast Of Scotland
#66
Largest Cruise Ship In The World: The Icon Of The Seas!
#67
Visualizing The Massive Scale Of An Atomic B**b Cloud
#68
The Amazing Yet Daunting Giants Of Trevor Henderson Style Artwork
#69
The Size Of A Cargo Ship
#70
LNG Ship On The Beach For Scrap
#71
Pyongyang, North Korea
#72
Hoover Dam Statue
#74
Get Swallowed Up By Mega Buildings
#75
These Heights Scare Me
#76
Some Of Jakub Różalski's Paintings Really Hit Hard
#77
"These Prisoning Hills" - Artwork By Sung Choi
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