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20 Photographs That Show Why Comparing Sizes is Important

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Time can change a great many things, and size is one amongst them. As creatures grow and technologies develop, we can lose track of some of the rapidly expanding elements this world has to offer. All we need to do is take a step back and look at the whole picture, and we'll find that the universe is filled with tiny moments that show us the biggest differences. These 20 pictures depict how large some of the largest things on Earth are. To make it extra clear, they are shown side by side objects and people to reveal how truly grand they are by comparison!

1. The jaws of a great white shark inside the jaws of a megalodon

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, The jaws of a great white shark, inside the jaws of a megalodon

(Reddit)

2. A hamburger for people and a hamburger for mice!

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, tiny hamburger next to normal hamburger

(Reddit)

3. The endangered Leatherback Turtle, the largest turtle on the planet, beside a person

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, The endangered Leatherback Turtle, the largest turtle on the planet, beside a person

(Reddit)

4. The world's smallest dictionary… and a lip balm

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, The world's smallest dictionary next to a lip balm

(Reddit)

5. An Opo squash that grew taller than the rest

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, extremely tall opo squash next to ordinary opo squash

(Reddit)

6. The size difference between a woman’s wedding ring and her husband’s

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, The size difference between a woman’s wedding ring and her husband’s

(Reddit)

7. A mommy bus and a baby bus

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, miniature bus beside a large bus

(Reddit)

8. A giant ship that towers over all the others

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, giant ship next to smaller ship

(Reddit)

9. Miniature dice next to a normal pair of dice

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, Miniature dice next to a normal pair of dice

(Reddit)

10. An excavator so large, it can eat a normal excavator

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, a massive excavator about to lift a normal-size excavator

(Imgur)

11. The growth of a snail over one year

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, small snail and same snail larger one year later

(Reddit)

12. The gargantuan Dragon’s Eye Stone Mine in the UK

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, The gargantuan Dragon’s Eye Stone Mine in the UK

(Reddit)

13. The International Space Station (ISS) as it crosses just past the surface of the moon

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, the international space station (ISS) as it crosses just past the surface of the moon

(Reddit)

14. A bundle of cuteness next to a smaller bundle of cuteness

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, big cat next to small cat

(Reddit)

15. The first day she came home versus four months later

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, lizard small and grown after months

(Reddit)

16. Nutella for babies and Nutella for giants

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, smallest and largest nutella jars

(Reddit / Reddit)

17. A triceratops bone (left), an elephant bone (right), and a human walk into a bar…

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, A triceratops bone (left), an elephant bone (right) and human

(Imgur)

18. This book that is 20 times the size of a human hand

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, Simba is a Leonberger, book that is 20 times the size of a human hand

(Reddit)

19. When the world’s tallest horse, Big Jake, met a miniature horse

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, the world’s tallest horse, Big Jake, met a miniature horse

(GuinnessWorldRecords)

20. The largest aircraft in the world next to normal airplanes

Photographs that show the size of objects and animals by comparison, The largest aircraft in the world next to normal airplanes

(Reddit)

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