24 Mind-Blowing, Size Comparison Photos That'll Change Your Perception Of The Entire World
1. The minuscule size of a hummingbird nest:
2. The size of this T. rex metatarsal (a bone in the midfoot) compared to the forearm of a 6'6" person:
3. This teeny tiny wittle frog:
4. The size of these snail fossils that were pulled out of the ground while excavating:
5. This ginormous IUD for cows:
6. The unimaginable size of this Coastal Redwood stump:
7. The size of a fiber optic wire that supplies a whole home with high-speed internet:
8. The size of this baby wasp:
9. The size of Nike's medium shorts in the 1990s (white pair) vs. today (red pair):
10. The size of a traffic light:
11. The size of this cat's removed bladder stone:
12. This bell pepper that's so small it's comparable to a strawberry:
13. The size of a Quetzalcoatlus:
14. The size of this hailstone in Alberta:
15. This pocket-sized college diploma:
16. This size difference between no-salt-added green beans and regular green beans:
17. This huge thorn a tree made:
18. This massive sunflower with a tiny bloom:
19. Thie life-size barbie jeep:
20. The terrifyingly big moose:
21. The size of this Asian giant hornet:
22. The size of these tires for dump trucks used at mining sites:
23. This dicotyledon leaf found in the Amazon:
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24. And finally, the world's smallest park:
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