The new James Webb Telescope, set to launch on or before December 22nd.2yr ⋅ drewb124 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The largest refracting telescope ever built for astronomical research, in operation since 1897 / Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.2yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The short-faced bear is an extinct ancient bear that lived in North America 11,000 years ago.1yr ⋅ gregornot ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The critically endangered giant Chinese Salamander (largest salamander and amphibian in the world). It apparently sometimes smells like pepper and makes noises that sound like small children. Scientist for size-4yr ⋅ paradoxicaIIy_ ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The ski lift is out of service for an indefinite period of time (but we are working on it). Big White, BC, Canada 📷 Big White Ski Resort1yr ⋅ 4reddityo ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Triceratops femur on the left and African elephants leg on the right4yr ⋅ naturedyke ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The worlds largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380. Certified for up to 853 passengers2yr ⋅ B34TBOXX5 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Blade for 15MW offshore wind turbine, manufactured at Nakskov, Denmark.1yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Police officers in Kharkiv stand next to the remains of Russian rockets fired at the city1yr ⋅ fjbruzr ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The oldest door still in use in Rome. Cast in bronze for emperor Hadrians’ rebuilding, they date from about 115 AD3yr ⋅ j3ffr33d0m ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Rod Stewart’s handmade model train set. His other love besides music. :)3yr ⋅ Anthean333 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Leonardo’s The Last Supper is way bigger than I thought it would be.2yr ⋅ wondertwin_17 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The world’s biggest flower, Rafflesia arnoldii, West Sumatra, Indonesia.2yr ⋅ gregornot ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Quinoa, an annual herbaceous plant cultivated for its tiny edible seeds, is not a grass (like rye or wheat) but rather a pseudocereal related to amaranth and spinach.3yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Puya raimondii is the world's largest Bromeliad, with one of the largest flower stalks of any plant on earth. Its massive stalk can get over 25 feet long and contain thousands of flowers.1yr ⋅ SixGunZen ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The claws of male southern cassowary. A quick reminder that birds are indeed descendants of dinosaurs.3yr ⋅ rdgdte ⋅ r/HumanForScale
World's largest Van de Graaff generator, Boston Museum of Science.2yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The size of cinema camera compared to the person operating it back in the day2yr ⋅ sincerelyln ⋅ r/HumanForScale
USN sailors throw a tailgate party atop the empennage of a Martin JRM Mars flying boat. Probably postwar, but this image imparts a great sense of scale.3yr ⋅ poestavern ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A life size model of the James Webb telescope with some of the development team around it2yr ⋅ Harry_Isthatyou ⋅ r/HumanForScale
California, early 1900's. Lumberjacks pose for a photograph in the giant redwood they're in the process of chopping down.2yr ⋅ heavy_pterodactyl ⋅ r/HumanForScale
British scientist descending into an Antarctic crevasse (stolen from 9gag)2yr ⋅ He_of_turqoise_blood ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A 'living root bridge' in Meghalaya, India, grown and woven from large trees.4yr ⋅ casualphilosopher1 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
I’m sure many Redwoods have been posted here before but just in case4yr ⋅ damn-man-123 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
1953: A security guard walking down US Highway 101 where there are towering stacks of hollow iron floats from which the iron antisubmarine nets were suspended to protect the US ports during the last war. (Life Photo by Hank Walker)1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A waterfall dwarfing the person sitting next to the top of it2yr ⋅ TheUnchainedZebra ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Lake Reschen is an artifical reservoir which submerged several villages and a 14th century church3yr ⋅ j3ffr33d0m ⋅ r/HumanForScale
This giant crinoid colony is 195 million years old from the lower Jurassic is 4 x 5 meter and is now on display at a museum in Houston!1yr ⋅ ReliableRoommate ⋅ r/HumanForScale
De Zwaan, a 250 year old authentic Dutch Windmill located in Holland MI, that still grinds grain today.1yr ⋅ 4thdementia ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Amazonian Tree with human sized leaves is finally classified as a new species1yr ⋅ gregornot ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The arms race brings you: Stratolaunch Roc, the biggest airplane ever built.2yr ⋅ master-jono ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The smallest house in Great Britain. My girlfriend in front is only 5ft4yr ⋅ calmanc ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A girl standing on a ridge in Switzerland. Photo by Daniel Ernst.2yr ⋅ bigjessicakes ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Would like my teenage daughter to try slamming this door when she’s angry!3yr ⋅ Lvanwinkle18 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
