Tag Archives: size

How big are solar flares?

September 20, 2011 @ 12:43 am

Look at how tiny the earth is when it’s placed next to this solar flare. One tiny portion of that flare would scorch the entire earth in one sweep! [via]

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Phil Coffman’s website is optimized for just about any size screen

September 12, 2011 @ 10:42 pm

Go to Phil Coffman’s website and resize the window. Make it big, make it small, real small, and then watch as the content automatically optimizes itself for your browser window size (keep an eye on the way the image becomes … Continue reading →

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Lunartic Cycle: a hub-less rear-wheel bicycle

August 14, 2010 @ 12:22 am

Luke Douglas is up for a James Dyson Award for designing this hub-less rear-wheel bicycle that takes into consideration different wheel sizes (for smoother riding) and a belt-drive system that really makes for a unique looking bicycle. The bike is … Continue reading →

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Comparing the sizes of 250 Walt Disney characters

May 22, 2010 @ 10:57 am

Juan Pablo Bravo is back again with a size comparison chart of famous movie characters. Last time, he brought us the Pixar scale chart and this time he’s made an even bigger chart of the sizes of 250 different Walt … Continue reading →

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Comparing the different sizes of Pixar characters

April 2, 2010 @ 1:01 pm

Here’s some excellent work from Juan Pablo Bravo who lays out 100 different Pixar film characters and compares their relative sizes and heights. [via] Click here to see the full horizontal poster.

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Shipping Hall of Shame: Rugby Ralph Lauren

August 26, 2009 @ 7:42 pm

Wow, seriously? A box this big to fit another box the size of the shipping label? What a waste of space.

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