Sometimes our imagination is not able to grasp the size of certain things. There is a tendency to reduce them in our mind, because it is hard to believe that these things can be so great.
Kevin Wisbith has created photo montages that help realize the dimension of certain things.
- A rocket engine and a Smart
The M-1 rocket engine was developed for a NASA space program in the 1950s. It is the largest engine in the world, its diameter is over four meters, and it can hold a whole Smart.
- An oil tanker at Central Park
The length of the Seawise Giant tanker is 458 meters. If we put it in the main lake of Central Park, there would be only 10 meters of free space in front of and behind him.
- The asteroid Dionysus and the Golden Gate of San Francisco
The asteroid Dionysus is part of the Apollo asteroids. Its width is about 1.5 kilometers. Here is what it would look like if it was put on top of the San Francisco Golden Gate.
- The Burj Khalifa and the Empire State Building
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. Its height is 828 meters, 447 more than the Empire State Building. It sometimes exceeds clouds.
- "The Black Star" and the planet Earth
If the Black Star really existed, here is what it would look like over Florida.
Which object surprised you most by its size? Give us your opinion in the comments !