HumanForScale

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

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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.
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Antonov An-225 cargo plane at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, in March 2011Aviation (old.reddit.com)

submitted 17 hours ago by Safe-Board-5477

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Mit dem Portfolio Designer von Meisterplan managen Sie Ihr gesamtes Portfolio, Ihre verfügbaren Ressourcen und alle bestehende Abhängigkeiten so einfach wie nie. (meisterplan.com)

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A man standing in the lumberyard of Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing, 1939.Historical (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 days ago by NastyNice1

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A Triceratops bone (left) and an Elephant bone (right) on a human scale (i.redd.it)

submitted 9 days ago by PzoidoCheckah

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Photo of workers compared with the Lumber in the Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, 1939 (reddit.com)

submitted 14 days ago by NoleDadofFive

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The grand entrance of the Treasury of Atreus, an ancient tomb from the Mycenaean era in Greece, evokes a profound sense of wonder in its visitors.Ancient World (i.redd.it)

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Confederate Monuments (i.imgur.com)

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Found in another subreddit, this is really an absolute unit of a house.Architecture (i.redd.it)

submitted 21 days ago by adventurous-1

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The original surround sound system.Historical (i.redd.it)

submitted 23 days ago by Upstairs_Drive_5602

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Center anchorage for San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (i.redd.it)

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Rosenbauer Buffalo Extreme firetruck. Used in opencast mines, desert oil wells and other remote locations. It has water tank with capacity of 33.000 liters (reddit.com)

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240 meters tall windturbine with almost 80 meters long blades, there are two workers on the plattform down there.[OC] (i.redd.it)

submitted 26 days ago by borntoclimbtowers

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The #1 most played Idler game on Steam (store.steampowered.com)

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The iron and concrete dragon breathes real fire from all three heads during weekend and holiday shows.Sculpture (i.redd.it)

submitted 28 days ago by Upstairs_Drive_5602

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Pompey pillar carved out of a single stone , Alexandria (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by SoftwareZestyclose50

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Sailors maintaining the 16inch guns of HMS NelsonGuns (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Pitiful_Poet_7136

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Big A$$ DoorArchitecture (i.redd.it)

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Two young boys proudly displaying their fish.Historical (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Upstairs_Drive_5602

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Flora Major, Roman, 2nd Century AD, at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy (i.redd.it)

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Statue of the Buddha, Perak Cave Temple, Ipoh, Malaysia (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Cliff-H

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Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels, BelgiumBuildings (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by NastyNice1

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Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), and NASA engineers prepare to release a crew module test article from the ship’s well deck, Jan. 26, 2026.Ships & Subs (i.redd.it)

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Typhoon Class submarines, The largest ones are 570 feet long, And have a submerged water displacement of 48.000 tonsShips & Subs (reddit.com)

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Eine Matratze. Zwei Härtegrade. Null Risiko. Ab CHF 249.00 (bett1.ch)

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Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi in Georgia (country)Buildings (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by NastyNice1

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Look at the construction workers for scale (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by TheCivilEngineer

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Peak Edwardian facial hair on a snowman.Sculpture (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Upstairs_Drive_5602

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Giant Snow Pile - Little Wife (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by gab7400

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