/r/HumanForScale

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Photos which feature a human to aid the eye in determining the size of things

A subreddit of interesting photos in which a person in the image is helpful to figuring out the size.

What is /r/HumanForScale?

A subreddit which features humans as a scale for a bigger or smaller object. Post images of people next to/holding an object, in any place in the world!


Rules

  • Image must contain a person or recognizable part of a person (hand, foot).

  • Photos or video gifs only. No illustrations, renders, or paintings.

  • Post Titles should be descriptive. No generic shitpost titles like "Human For Scale," "Absolute Unit," or "Whoa." Exceptions will be suffered for crossposts when the original post contains a descriptive title.

  • Human(s) should provide a reasonably accurate visual scale for the object. No forced perspective.

  • Human(s) should be distinguishable as such, not pixelly specks.

  • No photoshopped images.

  • No big game trophy photos.

  • No Memes or screenshots from social media.

  • No youtube videos.

  • Reposts will be removed if within 3 months of previous post or in top 50 of all time.

  • Off-topic diatribes are subject to removal.

  • Reddiquette.


/r/HumanForScale

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Lenin, Winter Palace, (1973), Leningrad, Russian SFSR. Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson

1 Comment
2024/11/04
01:31 UTC

266

Giraffe Vertebrae

5 Comments
2024/11/03
07:44 UTC

144

A behind the scenes photo of Isengard from the Two Towers

1 Comment
2024/11/03
00:06 UTC

337

Statue Of Unity - Kevadia, Gujarat, India

4 Comments
2024/11/02
12:00 UTC

105

Battleship Shell With Hardened Armor Piercing Cap

6 Comments
2024/10/31
21:42 UTC

157

Albacore submarine model in Langley Research Center Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, 1950.

2 Comments
2024/10/27
17:06 UTC

73

Mechazilla Holding Starship Booster

6 Comments
2024/10/27
00:57 UTC

103

Basking Shark

4 Comments
2024/10/26
12:00 UTC

263

Even larger boat lift

4 Comments
2024/10/23
13:54 UTC

77

A man against a boat lift

27 Comments
2024/10/23
13:40 UTC

0

My TV I just got (75in), me at 5'6" for scale

30 Comments
2024/10/22
21:40 UTC

203

Ong Nui Pagoda & Temple - Binh Dinh, Vietnam

2 Comments
2024/10/19
12:00 UTC

897

The arms that grabbed the SpaceX Starship rocket out of midair, with people on top

23 Comments
2024/10/18
14:35 UTC

321

2 humans on top of SpaceX Superheavy Booster!

5 Comments
2024/10/17
21:02 UTC

167

Niagara Falls power plant

Cars parked at the bottom right for reference

1 Comment
2024/10/17
09:15 UTC

23

Mount Bromo Fire 2019

1 Comment
2024/10/17
08:54 UTC

244

Spray Park on Mt Rainer

I'm in the lower right.

9 Comments
2024/10/16
15:50 UTC

191

Russian Typhoon sub

14 Comments
2024/10/14
22:37 UTC

767

SpaceX Crew in front of Starship Rocket

22 Comments
2024/10/13
18:09 UTC

478

just a wintry sojourn xpost

23 Comments
2024/10/13
12:27 UTC

89

Cutting down one of the oldest redwoods

10 Comments
2024/10/13
03:46 UTC

1,366

Serpent d'Océan Sculpture - Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France

11 Comments
2024/10/12
13:00 UTC

730

Wife for scale

26 Comments
2024/10/11
23:36 UTC

137

Tallest woman in volley history

16 Comments
2024/10/11
12:29 UTC

116

Prehistoric wolf

3 Comments
2024/10/08
00:31 UTC

312

Giant swords in Norway

3 Comments
2024/10/05
17:21 UTC

2,039

Iceberg

19 Comments
2024/10/05
12:00 UTC

132

American model Jerry Hall poses on the Arshaluys statue in Armenia, 1975

2 Comments
2024/10/02
08:33 UTC

366

Icon of the Seas Cruise Ship- Royal Caribbean Group

51 Comments
2024/09/28
12:00 UTC

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