Moss and Fog
size perspective Willis Tower
In Architecture

For a Bit of Perspective

Kevin Wisbeth takes famous giant landmarks from around the globe, and photoshops them into different contexts, which is clever but also very handy, in terms of sizing them up. Via Colossal:

size-perpective-moss-and-fog
If the Willis Tower (1,729 ft) was placed into Russia’s Mir Mine, the tip would only stick out 7 feet past ground level.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-1
If the Seawise Giant (1,504 ft), the largest oil tanker ever produced, was placed into the main lake in New York City’s Central Park, it would only have 350 feet of extra room in the front and back of the tanker.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-3
If the Titanic (882 ft) was placed on the deck of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, the ship would have 210 feet of deck room left.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-5
The B-2 Bomber is one of the most advanced and most expensive airplanes in the world. The wingspan of a B-2 is 172 feet, which is 12 feet wider than an NFL football field.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-6
The Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest standing structure in the world (almost measuring 2,722 feet tall). If placed in New York City, it would stretch almost 1,000 feet past the One World Trade center and almost 1,300 feet taller than the Empire State Building.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-4
The Death Star’s estimated width is around 99 miles across, or around 1/4th the length of Florida.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-2
Prehistoric bugs were larger than average day bugs due to the higher oxygen levels. The Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis was a species of scorpion that grew to 24 inches long, or the size of a normal house cat.
size-perpective-moss-and-fog-7
The Dionysus asteroid is estimated to be 1.5 km wide or 4921.26 feet. The value of the resources estimated to be within the asteroid is around $2,600,000,000,000.
Author

Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Related Posts

2 Comments

  1. Pingback: Experience a First Person Perspective Fall From the World’s Tallest Building - Moss and Fog

  2. alittlebitofingrid

    This is way more fun to understand dimensions or just read them, actually seeing it and comparing it with better-known things in our lives works so much better, they should use this technique in schools!

What's your take?

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Discover more from Moss and Fog

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading