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 credits: gregornot
#2 I Never Knew What Absolute U N I T S Clydesdales Are Until I Saw This Picture
Image credits: kaywhyesay
#3 Human Next To A Redwood Tree
Image credits: anon
#4 Cute Baby Chameleon
Image credits: j3ffr33d0m
#5 The Atlas Moth
Image credits: CarnivalLaw
#6 The Robin Williams Mural In Logan Square, Chicago
Image credits: friendlydenizen
#7 Made This Yesterday. The Black Dot On The Stem Is Me
Image credits: -KeyLime-
#8 Eurasian Eagle-Owl - Russia
Image credits: rockystl
#9 The Claws Of Male Southern Cassowary. A Quick Reminder That Birds Are Indeed Descendants Of Dinosaurs
Image credits: sam773_note
#10 The Size Of This Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship At The Battle Of Trafalgar (1805)
Image credits: alesparise
#11 Jadayupara, The World's Largest Avian Sculpture
Image credits: eTechEngine
#12 🔥 100 Year Old Rhododendron Bush
Image credits: anon
#13 Giant Groundsels, Prehistoric Plants Found On Mt Kilimanjaro
Image credits: Browndog888
#14 A Man And A 3,200 Year Old Sequoia Tree In California’s Sequoia National Park
Image credits: anon
#15 The Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle, Largest Sea Turtle On Ear
Image credits: gimpartist
#16 My Grandmother And Uncle Next To Their Giant Homegrown Veg!
Image credits: anon
#17 Queen Mary 2 With Its Captain
Image credits: Yolarist
#18 Giant Walrus Having A Nap On A Russian Submarine
Image credits: Browndog888
#19 Mecynorhina Torquata Is One Of The Largest Flower Beetles In The World
Image credits: j3ffr33d0m
#20 Size Of Orangutan
Image credits: staidplub
#21 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 credits: paradoxicaIIy_
#22 Swimming Along With The Blue Whale
Image credits: rockystl
#23 Two People Sitting On The Abraj Al Bait Clocktower In Mecca
Image credits: busted_maracas
#24 The Smallest House In Great Britain. My Girlfriend In Front Is Only 5ft
Image credits: calmanc
#25 My Girlfriends Hand Next To A Great Danes Paw
Image credits: KingKillerKvvothe
#26 Fruit Bats Are Way Bigger Than I Thought
Image credits: ladyinthastreet
#27 A Hammerhead Bat; Colloquially Known As A Winged Moose
Image credits: wealth_of_nations
#28 Baby Octopus, Thumb For Scale
Image credits: ZackoBear
#29 Some Tigers Are Longer Then You Think
Image credits: Sargassso
#30 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 credits: skimansr
#31 One Of The Huge Rings They Used For Close-Up Shots In Lord Of The Rings
Image credits: 73ch_nerd
#32 The African Land Snail
Image credits: rockystl
#33 Cassowaries Can Grow To 5-6 Feet Tall With Some Females Reaching 6.6 Ft In Height
Image credits: enigmaticbloke
#34 Triceratops Femur On The Left And African Elephants Leg On The Right
Image credits: naturedyke
#35 Terms And Conditions Of Social Media Companies
Image credits: hernannadal
#36 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 credits: rockystl
#37 Whale Skull
Image credits: jmacks802
#38 The Size A Gorilla's Hand Compared To A Human
Image credits: Browndog888
#39 The Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, The Largest Known Flying Animal That Ever Existed!
Image credits: DooBeeDoer207
#40 It's Called A Ponderosa Lemon
Image credits: Lemonburn
#41 Solar Power Station In Chile With One Cell For Scale
Image credits: Stotallytob3r
#42 Sphinx From Above
Image credits: SoftwareZestyclose50
#43 Horse Lungs
Image credits: Calu_T
#44 Hole Dug By A Giant Sloth, In Brazil
Image credits: juniorvander
#45 Giant South African Bullfrog
Image credits: Browndog888
#46 Giant Bamboo In Sri Lanka
Image credits: Browndog888
#47 The True Size Of The Curiosity Rover
Image credits: Pillars0fCreation
#48 Mos Espa Grand Arena (Phantom Menace)
Image credits: sverdrupian
#49 A Sinkhole In Turkey
Image credits: anon
#50 The Largest Statue In The World, The Statue Of Unity In India, Is Four Times Taller Than The Statue Of Liberty
Image credits: PrivateTumbleweed
