a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by theadvancedapes
theadvancedapes  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dinosaur/human size comparison

Haha ya - size and scale is definitely mind bending. In fact, sometimes thinking about the size of ultrasaurus or a blue whale is harder for me to comprehend than the size of Jupiter or our Sun. I remember as a kid, I always freaked myself out in the deep end by imagining what it would be like to swim next to a blue whale.





user-inactivated  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    what it would be like to swim next to a blue whale.

It would be such an amazing experience that I would subsequently be content to retire to the countryside and die, as a matter of fact.

I really like animals.

theadvancedapes  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Honestly, I think if I was swimming next to a blue whale I would have a heart attack.

user-inactivated  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sheer terror and sheer elation are two sides of a coin. I think it would be worth it.