The General Sherman Tree is the world's largest tree, measured by volume. It stands 275 feet (83 m) tall, and is over 36 feet (11 m) in diameter at the base.1yr ⋅ gregornot ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Soviet Typhoon class submarine: With a submerged displacement of 48,000 tonnes, the Typhoons are the largest submarines ever built and can stay submerged for 120 days in normal conditions, and potentially more if deemed necessary.4yr ⋅ cliff_dog2102 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Massive universal coupling. Likely for a mine elevator or hoist setup.3yr ⋅ Bear3126 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Giant porcino weighing almost 5 kg found near Arcachon, France. During a walk in the woods of Val de l’Eyre, a man and his son made an exceptional discovery: a porcino giant measuring 50 cm and weighing 4.7 kg. Photo : Paul Guegan1yr ⋅ j3ffr33d0m ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70.1 m).4yr ⋅ airman980 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
I’m 6’1”..... they told me we parked the lift too close to the door. Human for scale.4yr ⋅ Simmerdownsimm ⋅ r/HumanForScale
An eighteen ft crocodile in Australia that ate a shark with humans perfectly next to it for scale4yr ⋅ thanossnap99 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
“In Zambia, one mushroom feeds a family for days. This is Termitomyces titanicus. Also found in West Africa, the largest edible fungus in the world”2yr ⋅ Pipay911 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
This painting and stairwell would look so much smaller without the person standing there3yr ⋅ Corbeanooo ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The Great Conservatory at Chatsworth House, England. Demolished after WW I when most of the plants had died due to neglect and the rationing of coal needed to heat it. ©Chatsworth1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
RELIANCE, the 1903 America's Cup defender designed by Nat Herreshoff.3yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham next to a 7' tall Police officer2yr ⋅ thatsokaythanks ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The greatest natural cantilever in the world, Trolltunga, Norway...!!2yr ⋅ ashraf3620 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The British ocean liner RMS Mauretania dry-docked in Liverpool c.1909. Note the mix of 3 & 4-bladed propellers, the latter being fitted to increase efficiency & reduce vibrations.2yr ⋅ GayScottishGeek96 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The langest bird sculpture on Earth. The artist spent 10 years creating this bird sculpture.4yr ⋅ CordialWorm3 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A Northern Saw-whet Owl, held by me. This is part of a banding program, and it was released within an hour or 2.3yr ⋅ MCofPort ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Saw on my Social media, that’s a big bird imagine coming out after one of those pooped on your car4yr ⋅ johnstonjez42 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The Virginia-class attack submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) during construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding2yr ⋅ airman980 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The height of my coworker vs this pragmatic jobsite vehicle1yr ⋅ ihaveagoodusername2 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
German police protect bucket-wheel-excavator from climate activists in the former village of Lutzerath1yr ⋅ Lookawizard ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Curiosity rover on the right next to Spirit/Opportunity (2004) and Sojourner (1997)2yr ⋅ Stotallytob3r ⋅ r/HumanForScale
T-160 Blackjack compared to T-22M and a YAK-130. Basically big giant fighter jets, one also being a bomber (T-160) and a tiny fighter jet in the top left corner. (YAK-130).1yr ⋅ Advanced-Appeal-4016 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
I was today years old when I found out how big the Mars rovers actually are1yr ⋅ Blake_Chanel ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A workman poses with one of 4 propeller bosses destined for the British ocean liner RMS Mauretania | Undated, but likely 1905-19062yr ⋅ GayScottishGeek96 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Glacier In Iceland far right side is a group of people walking on the glacier4yr ⋅ Deaddybearphoto ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Wernher von Braun with the first stage engines of the Saturn V rocket4yr ⋅ Taco_Bacon ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Catafalque built to support the coffin of Victor Hugo at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1885.2yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Hanger 1, Moffett Field CA, 2000 (Human in Lower right corner.)4yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The crankshaft for a Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C engine, the largest reciprocating engine in the world, used in large container ships. It's a 1810-liter engine that generates 108,920 horsepower at 102 RPM, and it idles at 22 RPM, taking almost 3 seconds per rotation. This crankshaft weighs 300 tons1yr ⋅ sleepilyattach249 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
A California couple used a lawn mower and GPS to create a giant grass mural of Kobe4yr ⋅ DazedAndConfused0112 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
🔥 Kummakivi is a 5,00000 kg rock in Finland that has been balancing on top of another rock for 11,000 years.1yr ⋅ skob17 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
1990: 6'6, 252 lb. Charles Barkley next to 7' 7 200 lb. Manute Bol of the Golden State Warriors.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
“Shuttlecocks” Kansas City, Missouri / Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen4yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/HumanForScale
I got a handy TicTac box, with a huge box containing many of these tiny TicTac boxes, each containing 6 TicTacs.1yr ⋅ I_seldom_speak ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The amphibious WWII landing craft vehicle at Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN1yr ⋅ Babs_Worthington ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The Eagle may be closer to the camera, but it's a big bird regardless3yr ⋅ katana_kusanagi ⋅ r/HumanForScale
Nearly 7-foot, 240-pound lake sturgeon (left) caught in Detroit River believed to be 100+ years old2yr ⋅ 23skidoo812 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
The Megalodon Has Been Debated to Have The Strongest Bite Force of Any Animal. The smaller jaws belong to the Great White Shark.4yr ⋅ magestik12 ⋅ r/HumanForScale
