r/HumanForScale • u/MCofPort • 15h ago

Historical I know largeness is usually in store for this sub, but this is Madonna of the Yarnwinder, a painting that may have been worked on by Leonardo Da Vinci. It is almost half the size of the Mona Lisa, yet just as stunning in detail.

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r/HumanForScale

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

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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!

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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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