When you read about something or see it on TV, the (lack of) context might leave you guessing — or even worse, misinterpreting — the details.
Luckily, r/HumanForScale solves that problem. Every picture on the subreddit comes with a body or two so that we, the viewers, can accurately gauge the dimensions of objects, whether they’re wild animals, historical artefacts, or architectural wonders.
In a world where everyone wants your attention and misinformation spreads faster than ever, clarity is queen.
#1 2 Hour Old Hippo

Image source: gregornot
#2 Human Next To A Redwood Tree

Image source: anon
#3 Eurasian Eagle-Owl – Russia

Image source: rockystl
#4 I Never Knew What Absolute U N I T S Clydesdales Are Until I Saw This Picture

Image source: kaywhyesay
#5 Queen Mary 2 With Its Captain

Image source: Yolarist
#6 Jadayupara, The World’s Largest Avian Sculpture

Image source: eTechEngine
#7 Two People Sitting On The Abraj Al Bait Clocktower In Mecca

Image source: busted_maracas
#8 Size Of Orangutan

Image source: staidplub
#9 The Size Of This Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship At The Battle Of Trafalgar (1805)

Image source: alesparise
#10 One Of The Huge Rings They Used For Close-Up Shots In Lord Of The Rings

Image source: 73ch_nerd
#11 Giant Walrus Having A Nap On A Russian Submarine

Image source: Browndog888
#12 The African Land Snail

Image source: rockystl
#13 Triceratops Femur On The Left And African Elephants Leg On The Right

Image source: naturedyke
#14 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

Image source: paradoxicaIIy_
#15 My Grandmother And Uncle Next To Their Giant Homegrown Veg!

Image source: anon
#16 Cassowaries Can Grow To 5-6 Feet Tall With Some Females Reaching 6.6 Ft In Height

Image source: enigmaticbloke
#17 Mos Espa Grand Arena (Phantom Menace)

Image source: sverdrupian
#18 The Atlas Moth

Image source: CarnivalLaw
#19 Whale Skull

Image source: jmacks802
#20 Sphinx From Above

Image source: SoftwareZestyclose50
#21 My Girlfriends Hand Next To A Great Danes Paw

Image source: KingKillerKvvothe
#22 The Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle, Largest Sea Turtle On Ear

Image source: gimpartist
#23 Fruit Bats Are Way Bigger Than I Thought

Image source: ladyinthastreet
#24 Baby Octopus, Thumb For Scale

Image source: ZackoBear
#25 A Photo Of The Old Cincinnati Library Taken Shortly Before It Was Razed. The Public Library Was Built In 1874 And Demolished In 1955; Today, It’s A Parking Garage

Image source: skimansr
#26 The Smallest House In Great Britain. My Girlfriend In Front Is Only 5ft

Image source: calmanc
#27 Giant Groundsels, Prehistoric Plants Found On Mt Kilimanjaro

Image source: Browndog888
#28 Beaver City, Nebraska Resident Audra Thomas Poses With A Category F-1 Tornado Near Her Family Farm (In Background) – Kodak Contest Winning Photo By Merrilee Thomas, 1989

Image source: rockystl
#29 Some Tigers Are Longer Then You Think

Image source: Sargassso
#30 Terms And Conditions Of Social Media Companies

Image source: hernannadal
#31 The Claws Of Male Southern Cassowary. A Quick Reminder That Birds Are Indeed Descendants Of Dinosaurs

Image source: sam773_note
#32 The True Size Of The Curiosity Rover

Image source: Pillars0fCreation
#33 The Size A Gorilla’s Hand Compared To A Human

Image source: Browndog888
#34 A Sinkhole In Turkey

Image source: anon
#35 The Largest Statue In The World, The Statue Of Unity In India, Is Four Times Taller Than The Statue Of Liberty

Image source: PrivateTumbleweed
#36 A Hammerhead Bat; Colloquially Known As A Winged Moose

Image source: wealth_of_nations
#37 Horse Lungs

Image source: Calu_T
#38 Made This Yesterday. The Black Dot On The Stem Is Me

Image source: -KeyLime-
#39 Mecynorhina Torquata Is One Of The Largest Flower Beetles In The World

Image source: j3ffr33d0m
#40 Cute Baby Chameleon

Image source: j3ffr33d0m
#41 A Man And A 3,200 Year Old Sequoia Tree In California’s Sequoia National Park

Image source: anon
#42 It’s Called A Ponderosa Lemon

Image source: Lemonburn
#43 Found A Really Big Worm, Used My Sister For Scale

Image source: pleisto_cene
#44 Just Vibin

Image source: DietCookie
#45 Giant South African Bullfrog

Image source: Browndog888
#46 Swimming Along With The Blue Whale

Image source: rockystl
#47 Solar Power Station In Chile With One Cell For Scale

Image source: Stotallytob3r
#48 The Robin Williams Mural In Logan Square, Chicago

Image source: friendlydenizen
#49 Giant Manta Ray Captured On The Coast Of New Jersey In 1933

Image source: thejppass
#50 Turns Out I Had No Idea How Big Wombats Are

Image source: Yikes_Brigade
#51 Giant Bamboo In Sri Lanka

Image source: Browndog888
#52 Scale Model For 1997 Movie ‘Titanic’

Image source: sverdrupian
#53 Bison Getting His Ear Tagged

Image source: 5_Frog_Margin
#54 🔥 100 Year Old Rhododendron Bush

Image source: anon
#55 Here’s A Swimmer Holding On To A Giant Underwater Boat Propeller

Image source: beethy
#56 Bear Compared To Average Person

Image source: its_crimzz62
#57 This Dress Was Wore By Queen Victoria. I Didn’t Know She Was So Small!

Image source: bananaclaws
#58 The Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, The Largest Known Flying Animal That Ever Existed!

Image source: DooBeeDoer207
#59 Human Hand Compared To That Of A Polar Bear

Image source: onepersononeidea
#60 Hole Dug By A Giant Sloth, In Brazil

Image source: juniorvander
#61 Ancient Armadillo Fossils Discovered In Argentina

Image source: CarnivalLaw
#62 76,000-Tonne Bulk Carrier ‘Pasha Bulker’ Stranded. (Highest Quality Re-Upload)

Image source: beethy
#63 This Camera Was Used For Aerial Photos During Wwii

Image source: Crul_
#64 The Evolution Of Jet Airliner Engine Sizes, From The Douglas Dc8 To The Boeing 777

Image source: LesFleursduMals
#65 Salt Mines Of Garmsar, Iran

Image source: joshhosj999
#66 Petra In South Jordan

Image source: Thundis_
#67 Crazy Horse Memorial. South Dakota

Image source: Browndog888
#68 An Easter Island Head Fully Excavated

Image source: anon
#69 Street Light And My Mom

Image source: BlueMayhem_Uni
#70 Wind Turbine Maintenance

Image source: Furdertime
#71 King Alfred’s Tower

Image source: Gingrpenguin
#72 Banana Tree Leaf

Image source: anon
#73 This Garbage Basket

Image source: j3ffr33d0m
#74 Indoor Vertical Farm

Image source: sverdrupian
#75 This Lion That Was Carved From A Huge Redwood Tree

Image source: Syndeticsimon
#76 College Basketball Players And The Cheerleaders, Both Are Humans For Scale

Image source: westerbypl
#77 Giant Container Ship Blocking The Suez Canal Today

Image source: deansodium
#78 Christ The Redeemer Getting Some Maintenance For Its 90th Birthday

Image source: PandoraFortuneCookie
#79 Tsunami Tetrapod Barriers

Image source: DrFetusRN
#80 Found On Fb Marketplace

Image source: Plast1c_Bott13
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