Scale Explorer

See how big things really are.

Real measurements, drawn to scale. Pick anything from a lion to the planet Mars and see it next to a person, a bus or a skyscraper.

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Everything is drawn to the same scale, standing on the same ground line. Silhouettes are simplified outlines scaled to the measured dimension. A faded outline shows the top of a size range.

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Blue whale vs Boeing 747 A Boeing 747 is about 2.6–3.1 times as long as a blue whale.
Tyrannosaurus rex vs African elephant A Tyrannosaurus rex is about 3.2–4.8 times as long as an African elephant is tall at the shoulder.
Sun vs Earth The Sun is about 110 times as wide as Earth.
Titanic vs Cruise ship A giant cruise ship is about 1.4 times as long as the Titanic.
Eiffel Tower vs Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa is about 2.5 times as tall as the Eiffel Tower.
Human hair (width) vs Red blood cell The width of a human hair is about 8.7 times as wide as a red blood cell is across.
Saturn V vs Starship The Saturn V is about as tall as SpaceX's Starship.
Megalodon vs Great white shark A megalodon is about 3.1–7.2 times as long as a great white shark.
Statue of Liberty vs Empire State Building The Empire State Building is about 4.8 times as tall as the Statue of Liberty.

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