These 7 images prove how perspective can change your worldview.
1. The largest oil tanker in the world
The largest tanker ever made was the 458-meter-long Knock Nevis. If it were moored in New York's Central Park Lake, there would be only 106 yards of extra space left in front and back.
2. One of the biggest holes there is
From the Mir mine in the Russian region of Siberia, tons of diamonds have been mined over 44 years of uninterrupted operation. After being decommissioned in 2001, it became a huge hole 525 meters deep and 1, 200 meters in diameter. If Willis Tower, the second tallest building in the United States, were to be erected inside, it would stand out only 2.1 meters high.
3. One of the largest engines ever produced
Designed in the 1950s for NASA's space program, the M-1 rocket engine was one of the largest ever built. At 4.2 meters in diameter, it would be large enough to fully cover a Fortwo car from German automaker Smart.
4. A prehistoric scorpion
Because of the higher levels of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere, prehistoric arachnids were much larger than today. The 71 centimeters of Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis , for example, would be equivalent to the size of a domestic cat.
5. The B-2 bomber
One of the most expensive war machines ever made, the B-2 bomber is so advanced that it can go unnoticed by some radar. At 52 meters in wingspan, it is only 3.6 meters shorter than an NFL football field.
6. Titanic X USS Ronald Reagan
The most famous ocean liner that ever existed had a total length of 269 meters - making it by the early 20th century the largest ship ever built. However, the shipping industry was not moored in time: proof of this is US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. At 333 meters, it is 64 meters longer than the British passenger ship.
7. The 1.5 km wide asteroid
The asteroid Dionysus is part of the Apollo asteroid belt and is approximately 1.5 km wide. If it were placed above the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, it would not even extend beyond the 2.7-kilometer building.
