Size Comparison Pics That Will Make You Realize How Small We Are

Sometimes, we all need a good old-fashioned reality check. As humans, we are really quite small in this world, even though our egos are huge. We might cast a large shadow over the world, but there are plenty of things in the world that are way bigger, or way smaller, than we ever realized.

Here are some pictures that'll make you realize just how small we truly are.

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4 people walking in a huge, vast desert
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Here is a picture of some people traveling in the Jordanian desert.

If you squint closely, you'll be able to see the four people riding their horses in the sand.

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Whales Have Huge Heads

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woman laying down with her arms crossed over her chest next to a massive whale skull
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Here's a picture of a woman laying down next to a whale skull, and it's kind of terrifying.

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But, wait, what if that's a bird skull and that lady is just a VERY, VERY tiny person? Food for thought.

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Why Does It Look Like He Has No Equipment On Whatsoever

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diver posing and doing a thumbs up while holding onto a really big propellor underwater
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Here's a diver posing next to a MASSIVE propellor. I hope that they didn't start it accidentally or anything, because yikes.

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Pictures like these just go to show that we are so tiny in comparison to the machinery that we build.

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Bald Eagle's Nest

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ranger sitting in a bald headed eagle's nest
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Okay, somebody stop this nonsense right now, because I had NO idea that bald eagles made nests that were this big.

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I guess I should have put two and two together because those things are HUGE.

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Imagine Untangling That

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2 men standing on a bunch of really huge chains
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Behold, some really, really large anchor chains for an offshore platform. Look at how small these people look amongst what looks like a literal sea of chains.

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I'm not sure what they're doing with it, but I'm going to assume that it's going in the water at some point.

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King Of The Ocean

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human swimming next to a massive whale
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It's crazy to think that animals that are this large actually exist.

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Whales have terrified me ever since I was young, and I do not think that I am brave enough in the SLIGHTEST to swim with one like this.

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Now That's A Big Bush

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lady standing next to a huge flower bush
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This is a picture of a 100-year-old bush situated in a Canadian town called Ladysmith.

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The lady standing next to this megalodon bush was able to watch it grow since she was a little kid. How sweet.

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Dinosaurs Didn't Become Extinct, They Just Learned How To Fly

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Crowned Eagle claw holding a human's hand
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Here is a picture of a claw of a young Crowned Eagle. If this is a small eagle, WHAT DOES AN ADULT CLAW LOOK LIKE?!?!

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I did some research and this breed of eagle just swoops in and grabs monkeys from trees, which is pretty terrifying.

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Is It Weird That I Want To Sit In It?

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guy standing next to a huge amethyst that is bigger than he is
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This massive amethyst straight-up looks like the portal to the Nether in Minecraft. I had no idea that quartz rocks could be this big.

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Everything else aside, the purple color of this is beautiful.

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Absolute Units

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Three large Clydesdale horses next to a woman
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These are Clydesdales, a Scottish breed of draught horse. And yes, that is their ACTUAL size.

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Although they are huge horses that are primarily bred to pull, surprisingly, they aren't too big to ride.

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woman holding huge african land snail that is bigger than her hand
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So, this isn't photoshop. It's a real African land snail, and even though it's pretty cute, I am thankful that snails in North America are tiny.

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I kind of want to be grossed out, but he's so darn cute because he kind of looks like a rabbit.

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Small People, Big Doors

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Ancient door in Rome that is 25 feet tall and extremely wide
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This is the oldest door that is still in use in Rome, and it's freakin' HUGE. The picture doesn't even do it justice, but it's a whopping 25 feet high.

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Humans are so small, but we seem to believe that we need huge doors? Where is the logic, people?

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Why Does Australia Have Such Large Insects

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large australian worm that is basically as long as a woman's torso
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While out on a walk, this Reddit user found this MASSIVE worm and used their sister's leg for scale.

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Don't worry, it's not your standard earthworm, it was near the Minamurra Rainforest in NSW, Australia.

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In Case You Forgot - Dinos Were Huge

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man in the plaid shirt at museum standing next to a fossil of a triceratops skull
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This is the skull of a Triceratops, and man, look at those horns.

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Fun fact: because of the length of their horns, these dinosaurs could easily puncture or rupture internal organs, which would quickly kill even Tyrannosaurus Rex. But, they were vegetarians and only ate plants. Talk about conserving your strength.

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Croc Attack

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jumping crocodile tours seen here just an hour out of Darwin
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Someone snapped this photo of a MASSIVE crocodile coming out of the water, and it's pretty majestic. His head is at least the size of half my torso.

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Man, I would not want to be in a fight with one of these things.

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At Least We Have Bigger Brains

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human skeleton standing next to a gorilla skeleton
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Even though we think that we're so above animals, this picture comparing a human skeleton next to a gorilla skeleton may be pretty shocking.

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Our genomes compared to a gorilla's genomes are only different by just 1.6 percent.

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Nature Finds A Way To Protect Itself

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African Acacia erioloba thorn plant against a human hand
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Nature truly is METAL. At first glance, I thought that they were someone's really long fingernails, but these are actually thorns on a plant.

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The thought of falling into one of these is actually nightmare fuel.

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Apparently, Agave Plants Get Huge

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Woman standing next to large agave plant that is 4 times the width of her and taller
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This woman posed next to a giant agave plant in her neighborhood, location unknown (my guess is California or somewhere in Australia).

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Thank god for Agave plants, because where in the world would we be without tequila?!

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I Wouldn't Wanna Get In The Way Of This Thing

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man standing next to model of a Quetzalcoatlus
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Here's a dude standing next to a replica of a Quetzalcoatlus, which was one of the largest known flying animals of all time.

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Their wings apparently stretch to 33 feet when opened up, but I'm out here wondering how it is able to fly with that big beak on its face.

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Thanos, That You?

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person holding up the palm of their hand to a gorilla's to contrast how much bigger they are than us
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Even though our skeletons are kind of, sort of similar, gorillas clearly have much larger features than us.

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This is a picture of someone's hand contrasted against that of a gorilla's, and all I can say is —dang—.

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Small People, Big Doors

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man standing next to large doors at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
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This is a 6 foot 1 man standing next to a massive door in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England. Apparently, Michelangelo called them the doors of paradise.

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What was the human race's obsession with making such large doors, especially because we're clearly so tiny in this world?

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We Really Are Tiny

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woman walking through Sequoia National Park next to giant trees
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This is a picture of a girl walking through Sequoia National Park, which is surrounded by groves of the world's largest living things, including trees.

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Imagine trying to climb one of these bad boys?

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90 Inch Tall Wheels

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man standing next to Fendt 1046 tractor rear tire
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A guy stood next to a Fendt 1046 rear tire, and this picture is the result. The guy is around 5'9, so it's safe to say that these wheels are huge.

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I have never been up close to a tractor, so I'm surprised that the wheels are this tall.

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That's A Big Boy

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man tending to large bison while he completes tagging and blood tests
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The man here is completing tagging and blood tests for Bison, also commonly known as the American buffalo or simply buffalo.

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Just to give you an idea of how big these boys are, this male allegedly weighed over 3000 pounds.

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Wolf Or Dog?

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man posing with his irish wolfhound who is taller than him when stretched out
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Actually, both. This is an Irish Wolfhound held up to scale against his 5'8" owner.

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He looks like a really good boy, and I hope that he gets lots of treats. I wonder how big his poops are, though...

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We're The Size Of A Femur

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woman laying in between whale femur and giraffe femur
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This is a picture of a woman laying in between a whale femur (right) and a giraffe femur (left).

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It's safe to say that our femurs are truly the size of ants in comparison to these big bones.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza

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man standing at the bottom of The Great Pyramid of Giza with his arms streched outwards
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This is one of the best perspectives of this pyramid that I have ever seen.

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Pictures like these make it all the more astonishing in how it was built so, so many ages ago.

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Star Of The Next Anaconda Film

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giant snake on a piece of construction equipment
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This isn't your average anaconda. This one is massive, and those people standing next to it could become its next dinner if it wanted them.

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How do these things even get so long?

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Giant Salt Mines

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 a man standing inside a huge salt mine
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These are the salt mines of Garmsar, located in Iran.

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That human standing in the middle provides the perfect context, as you see how tall and wide it is in there.

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The Submerged Part Of The Ice

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iceberg under the water
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No wonder the Titanic never stood a chance. With all this ice underwater, a glacier can take out anything that comes into its path without much trouble.

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Look how tiny the human is underneath it!

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How Long Did This Take To Make?

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a picture of someone standing next to Michelangelo's David
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Michelangelo's David is one of the most recognizable statues in history, but something a lot of people don't realize is that it's far bigger than you think.

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In pictures, it seems like it's a life-size statue of a human and would stand at 5 or 6 feet tall, but it actually stands 17 feet high!

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Tiny In Comparison To Today

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a huge ship behind a titanic replica
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At the time it sailed, the Titanic was considered to be the biggest and best ship there could be, but when you look at the size of it compared to modern cruise ships, it seems minuscule.

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It's crazy how things change.

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He Seems Like A Fun-gi

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a kid holding up a big mushroom
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Despite what it seems, this is not a ball of styrofoam about to be used in a science project.

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It's actually an aptly named puffball mushroom that someone stumbled upon in their backyard.

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Fishing For Trouble

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huge knives in a glass case
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One Reddit user seemed to think these knives were meant for use on large fish.

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However, if you need a knife this big to deal with a fish, maybe you should just toss it back and get a new one.

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Imagine Him Hopping Around Your House

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a bunny almost as big as a person sitting down
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Bunnies are thought of as these tiny, cute balls of fur, but when it comes to Flemish Rabbits, there's nothing small about these guys.

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The longest one on record reached closed to 4 and a half feet.

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Take A Look At The Next Red Light

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woman standing next to a traffic light
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Turns out traffic lights are a lot bigger than we thought.

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It's not something you spend all that much of your time looking at (hopefully) but they're nearly the size of a full-grown woman.

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You Could Make A Lot Of Lemonade

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a lemon bigger than a hand
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For some unknown reason, someone managed to grow this giant lemon in their backyard, which came from a tree of completely regular-sized lemons.

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This guy must have got the most sunlight.

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Tornado Alley

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a tornado looking huge next to some wind turbines
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If you thought a wind turbine was powerful, look at the size comparison between a tornado and your measly wind turbines.

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This is why you don't want to live in tornado country.

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You Don't Need Glasses To Read This

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a guy fixing a road sign
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One Reddit user says they've always had a fear of a sign falling on them while they drive under them, and now that we see how truly large this sign is, we also have this fear.

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It's so much bigger than we thought.

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All Hands, And Tusks, On Deck

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guy standing behind a big walrus that is napping on his boat
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This walrus decided to block the entrance to their submarine and there's literally nothing they can do about it because it's huge, and he's busy taking a nap for the foreseeable future.

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Just let him sleep in peace.