Size is relative—the further away an object is, the smaller it looks. In addition to that old adage, we also know that seeing a picture of something on the Internet or reading about its height often isn’t enough to truly showcase its size.
All of the items on this list, from cacti to wombats to vintage hard drives, are bigger than expected. Google Images can’t do them justice, so we’ve put together a compilation of comparative sizing for you to get a handle on just how wide, tall, and heavy these animals, people, and objects are.