50 Rare Photos That Allow Us To See Things From A Different Perspective (New Pics)

We're used to seeing airplanes with seats, so the picture of the inside of a plane without them seems somewhat strange. There are currently no seatless commercial airplanes (those exist only in April Fool's jokes), but plane seat sizes are definitely shrinking.

One aviation expert has calculated just how much seat space has shrunk over the years. Since the 1980s, America's biggest domestic carriers have lost from 2 to 5 inches in legroom space. Seat width has also shrunk by 2 inches. When the Federal Aviation Administration asked consumers for feedback in 2022, many described flying as "t*****e."

The "dark side of the moon" is another thing we don't usually see. Although it definitely seems dark in pictures, it's not actually dark. Scientists call it the farside, and the side that we can see – the nearside. Although today, we know what the farside looks like, we will never see it from Earth.

Why is that exactly? As John Keller, deputy project scientist for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project, explains, "The moon is tidally locked to Earth." It goes around the Earth at the same speed as it rotates around its axis. So, the same side is always turned toward us.

Continuing the space topic, many of us have probably never seen inside of a spacesuit. The one that's on this list is most likely a Russian Orlan, a one-piece suit that an astronaut climbs into. American EMUs (Extravehicular Mobility Units) are usually made with two parts.

The backpack that we see open in the picture contains oxygen, a fan that moves the oxygen around the suit, a carbon dioxide removal system, a water tank to cool the astronaut, and an electrical system that powers everything.

Some suits also have a thruster pack that astronauts may need to use to fly back to the space station in case of an emergency during a space walk.

The picture taken on the arm of Christ the Redeemer sure looks cool, but it's hard to capture. Not everyone can just walk up to the statue and climb it. Unless you know someone who works there, the chances to get to the very top of the statue's head are slim. 

Inside, there are 12 flights of very fragile stairs that can lead you to the arms of the statue. You can exit through two openings that construction workers use when they have to make repairs.

Still, to make this climb, you'd need the permission from the Guardian of the Sanctuary and the Bishop. Since the Christ statue is a sanctuary, you'd probably have to know someone inside the Church.

Almost everybody knows what the Statue of Liberty looks like; either up close or from a distance. There are tours that take people up to the crown of the statue, and you have to climb a double helix stairway to get to it. There are about 20 flights of stairs in the Statue of Liberty, but the public can't get to the very top: the torch. It's been closed to the public since 1916.

The Sphere in Las Vegas can look like almost anything from a distance: an eyeball, an emoji, the Moon, or a futuristic painting. But from up close, it's 1.4 million of LED "pucks." Every puck has 48 tiny LED dots, and, according to Sphere Entertainment, each dot can display 256 million colors.

The Hollywood Sign is an iconic landmark in LA, yet you wouldn't be able to get to it as easily the gentleman in this photograph did. Since the 1980s, it's been closed to the public. Today, it's protected by rough terrain, motion detectors, high fences, cameras, and even helicopters. "Don't even think about climbing the fence – you will be arrested," tour guides claim.

Today, many Americans probably can't imagine the Lincoln Memorial without the reflecting pool. But for a few years after construction of the Memorial was finished, there was no pool. The landscape that we see in the "before" pictures features wetlands and mudflats of the Potomac River. In 2012, the pool was also restored because it was slowly sinking, causing leaks and cracks.

If you ever visit Detroit, you have to see the city beneath the city: the salt mine! Buried 1,200 feet under the city, the salt mine is over 1,500 acres in size and has over 100 miles of underground roads. As of today, the Detroit Salt Company still provides salt for road deicing.

Which of these photos surprised you the most, Pandas? Did you think we missed any similar interesting angles of famous landmarks and moments? If we did, let us know in the comments! And while you're here, be sure to check out our previous lists with photos taken from alternate angles here and here!