That's the size! 22 times when the actual dimensions were completely unexpected
Sometimes it's hard for us to imagine how big or small things can be that we don't have to deal with often. And not only that — even something familiar to us and well-known sometimes takes on unexpected proportions. Sometimes a bird may appear to be the size of a pigeon, but its wingspan may be more than human height. This is how the human brain works, attributing habitual qualities to all phenomena. See a selection of cases when the real size of animals or objects turned out to be, to put it mildly, unexpected
Hailstone size
In fact, these are not dolls, but real living people against the background of a huge curtain
Appreciate the wingspan of an albatross!
A modern 1 cent coin and a coin of the same denomination in 1847
Very large tree roots have formed on the wall, and a schoolboy is walking along the road along this wall
The size of a baby igrunka
It is quite possible that the traffic light is bigger than you
Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal's shoes size 56.5 compared to a basketball
That's how big cacti can grow
A cast of a Tyrannosaurus tooth compared to a human hand
"My wife and I have a big toe"
Here's what can happen if you place an order online without specifying the size!
Giant Malanga leaf
"I felt like a real queen sitting on this amethyst"
Anchor of the aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan"
Construction dump truck in comparison with a conventional truck
"The goliath beetle larva belongs to my friend. And she hasn't grown up to the end yet"
This is the skull of a blue whale
Chains for large cargo ships
Giant Boulders in Joshua Tree National Park, California
This baby in the hands of a guy is a polar owl!
This is a desert acacia. It is not entirely clear how giraffes eat it with such thorns.