16. The True Size Of The Sun = One Million Earths

Found In: The Sun 
Est. Cost: N/A
This visual representation, posted by @mikewhitmore on Twitter, shows just how large the sun is. It could fit one million Earths into it without busting a seam. The sun is an almost-perfectly-round ball of hot plasma at the center of our Solar System.

One million Earths @mikewhitmore /Twitter
It is heated to incandescence thanks to nuclear reactions within its core. This 4.603-billion-year-old megastar is nearly 93 million miles away from Earth, yet it is still able to warm us and give us the energy all life on the planet needs to survive.

17. One Really Big Cactus

Found In: Southern U.S., Mexico
Est. Cost: $80-$120 per foot*
Those who live in and visit the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico are often awed by the massive, beautiful saguaro cacti that dot the barren desert landscape in those regions. These saguaros grow in nature, though some with green thumbs try to grow them domestically (they cost up to $120 per square foot to buy full-grown).

This is one really big cactus @diply/Pinterest
Many people don’t realize just how large cacti can grow. The tallest saguaro ever measured grew to more than seventy-eight feet in height. A saguaro’s full height is reached after a decade, and we humans look puny next to its perennial might.

18. Aren’t Insects Supposed to Be Small?

Found In: Tropical Africa
Est. Cost: $34-$50*
Not a fan of bugs? You may want to avert your eyes, as this massive beetle looks both beautiful and terrifying. This real-life Pokemon is a Mecynorrhina torquata, one of the world’s largest types of flower beetle. It comes from the tribe Goliathini (aptly named) and the subfamily Cetoniinae.

Aren’t insects supposed to be small? @sawomirkowina/Pinterest
This flower beetle costs around $34 to $50 if you want it for a pet. Though he might look fearsome, this beetle is actually pretty docile and easy to breed, and he’s a big fan of rotting fruit and jelly pots as his main course du jour. 

19. Aren’t Months Supposed To Be Tiny?

Found In: Southeast Asian Tropical/Subtropical Forests
Est. Cost: N/A (Illegal To Own)
Imagine walking through the forest and a moth the size of a bird starts swooping at you. This moth is called the Atlas moth, and it is famous for its massive size and beautiful patterns. The Atlas calls the subtropical and tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

And aren’t months supposed to be tiny, delicate things? @r/pics/Reddit
Though a pest in America (and therefore illegal to own or breed with a special permit from the USDA), the Atlas moth is cultivated in its homeland for its rough, wooly silk, known as fagara. Though the Atlas looks intimidating, he is actually harmless to humans (though Atlas caterpillars are poisonous to humans and animals).

20. Yes, This is a Real Cabbage

Found In: U.K.
Est. Cost: $8,630 per acre market value*
Shared on Reddit by user @Ukherewegrow, this cabbage weighs 67 pounds—that’s a lot of salad. Cabbages are usually a foot long when they are a biennial grown as an annual, but, as with pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables, cabbages can exceed those expectations by quite a lot.

Yes, this is a real cabbage @r/AbsoluteUnits/Reddit
Cabbage is pretty good for you, so this person will be eating healthily for a while. According to the Cleveland Clinic, cabbage has a lot of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and, as an added bonus, it is also low-calorie.

21. Who Knew Avocados Could Be This Big?

Found In: South Florida, Caribbean Islands
Est. Cost: $97-$333 per box* (MiamiFruit)
Exotic fruit-selling website MiamiFruit charges as high as $333 per crate for a box of these long-neck avocados. The price is high thanks to their rarity, as these gigantic fruits aren’t something you see in a regular grocery store.

Who knew avocados could be this big? @zygion/Pinterest
These avocados are characterized by glossy skin, gourd-like shapes, and extreme length. They can reach up to thirteen inches long and weigh between one and three pounds. All told, a long-neck avocado can make twelve slices of “avocado toast,” according to Allrecipes.

22. Fully-inflated Horse Lungs

Found In: Horses  
Est. Cost: $3,000-$10,000* (Price To Buy A Horse)
Human lungs can hold one-and-a-half times more air than an empty milk jug, but horses have us beat, as their massive lungs, when inflated, can hold fourteen milk jugs’ worth of air. When at rest, a horse draws in 1.3 gallons of air per breath.

Fully-inflated horse lungs @onediocom/Pinterest
As you can see from this image, horses’ lungs, when fully inflated, are massive. According to veterinary experts, horses have had to adapt to have a larger lung capacity because they have, uniquely, evolved to become such large mammals.

23. The True Size of a Blue Whale’s Heart

Found In: All Oceans (Minus The Arctic)
Est. Cost: N/A
No, this isn’t a prop from an alien movie—it’s the heart of a Blue Whale. Blue Whales are the oceans’ gentle giants, about to grow up to 79 feet in length. They weigh, as adults, between 290,000 and 300,000 pounds.

This is the true size of a blue whale’s heart @dailymail/Pinterest
These are the largest animals on Earth, and, unfortunately, they are Endangered (though their population is slowly increasing, thanks to conservation efforts). The heart pictured here weighs more than 1,000 pounds, and it is able to pump 60 gallons of blood with just one beat (our hearts pump 2.4 ounces per beat).

24. A Giant African Land Snail

Found In: Hawaii, the Caribbean, Florida (Formerly)
Est. Cost: N/A (Illegal To Own)
This cute, friendly little guy likes to take life slowly. He’s known as the Giant African Land Snail, and he can grow up to eight inches in length and five inches in diameter. Alas, cute though he is, the Giant African Land Snail is a snail on the run.

Giant African land snail @r/Damnthatsinteresting/Reddit
He’s a very invasive species, and, because he carries parasites, he also poses a huge risk to human and agricultural health. The Giant African Land Snail loves to eat, feeding on more than five-hundred types of plants, including beans, melons, cucumbers, peas, and peanuts. When Florida had an invasion of these mollusks in the 1980s, it took the state $1 million and ten years to eradicate it.

25. One of the Rings Used for Close-ups in The LOTR Films

Found In: Jens Hansen Jewelry, New Zealand
Est. Cost: Undisclosed
The Lord of the Rings trilogy grossed billions at the box office. Based on the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien, LoTR has amassed millions of fans around the world. In 2020, a photo of a gigantic “One Ring” prop that was used during filming went viral on Twitter.

One of the props used for the close-ups in the LOTR movies @diply/Pinterest
Platform users were shocked at the size of the ring. Though there were normal-sized prop rings of the One Ring, this huge ring was used for close-up, glamor shots. After all, the One Ring was, effectively, its own character throughout the movies, as there would be no LoTR journey without it.

26. 400,000-volt Cable Compared to a Human Hand

Found In: Worldwide (Underground)
Est. Cost: $500,000 per mile to install*
When you think of a cable, such as the one that connects your electricity, laptop, and other devices to power, you might think of a small-ish wire. While that is true for lower voltages, cables with higher voltages need to be made of stronger stuff.

400,000-volt cable compared to a human hand @boredpanda/Pinterest
Here, we see a 400,000-volt underground cable. When compared to a hand, this cable is the same size, and we can only imagine the massive shock that you’d get from touching such a thing. These cables are used for massive projects, such as installations for the National Grid and more, as 400K is the maximum voltage of such a cable.

27. The US Compared to the Moon

Found In: Outer space
Est. Cost: $23.32 trillion* (Total US GDP)
We saw this image and thought, “No way.” We can see the moon twinkling down at us from outer-space, how could America be wider than it? Well, rest assured, as a quick Google search proves that this is true.

The US compared to the moon @boredpanda/Pinterest
It makes sense when you know the specs. According to NASA, with whom you can’t argue space stuff, the moon is a quarter of the size of the Earth in terms of its width. So, while the U.S. is not bigger than the moon, it is, in terms of its width, wider.

28. $10,000 in 1s vs. $10,000 in 100s

Found In: U.S.
Est. Cost: $10,000 for each stack*
When you think of a stack of $10,000, your mind probably jumps to an image of bundles of cash. That’s true…so long as those bundles are comprised of one-dollar bills. One-dollar bills look like big money, while the same amount in hundred-dollar-bills is a very tiny stack.

$10,000 in 1s vs. $10,000 in 100s @boredpanda/Pinterest
The $100-bill stack is just half an inch thick. Often, you’ll see these comparisons to illustrate massive dollar amounts, such as the cost of the national debt or something similar. In our opinion, we’ll take ten-grand, no matter whether it’s in ones or large bills.

29. The Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Found In: Tropical/Subtropical waters
Est. Cost: N/A
This massive, endangered sea creature is known as the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, which is the largest ray of its kind in the world. This ray is circumglobal, and you can find it puttering around tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters.

The Giant Oceanic Manta Ray @boredpanda/Pinterest
Adult Giant Oceanic Manta Rays can grow up to 6,600 pounds, and their width is between 15 and 23 feet across. In terms of its length, this incredible ray can grow as long as thirty feet. Only around 22,000 of these rays are left, due to habitat loss and destruction, among other factors.

30. Comet vs. the City of L.A.

Found In: Outer Space
Est. Cost: $1 trillion* (L.A. GDP)
Los Angeles, California is one of the largest cities in America, stretching 502 square miles. It has a GDP of $1 trillion, thanks to its many industries, including tourism, and, most famously, entertainment.

Comet vs. the city of L.A. @boredpanda/Pinterest
Some comets can reach thousands of square miles in size, dwarfing the city of Los Angeles when compared side by side. Should a comet this size hit the Earth, the world would be destroyed almost immediately.