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    The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
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    Image of ProgHead777 ProgHead777
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race

    I think this image is a better comparison of starships. Though, if you want to take it to extremes, Jeff Russell's Starship Dimensions website covers everything, and I mean everything, in scale from Yoda (0.66 m) to Ringworld (299,300,000 km):

    [www.merzo.net] #visualaid
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/21/09

    @ProgHead777: Wow, the Lexx is huge. #visualaid
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    10/21/09

    @ProgHead777: That was cool until I noticed the real ships in the very top. When I saw that, I got oddly depressed.

    Also, when you see a page that has the Death Stars as smallish, you know how much Sci Fi there really is. I assume thats how regular people feel when they leave the planetarium.
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    Edited by ThisDudeRufus at 10/21/09 10:38 PM ThisDudeRufus was starred ThisDudeRufus was unstarred
    Image of skywardshadow001 skywardshadow001
    10/22/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: I don't see any death stars. Are you talking about the Borg cubes?
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    10/22/09

    @skywardshadow001: No, look at merzo.net. He's got everything. You really get a sense of the scale of the Death Stars there. #visualaid
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    Image of Zecomm Zecomm
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    I really wish they had a higher resolution of these. I want to see the space race one Q_Q
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    Dr Emilio Lizardo promoted this comment Edited by Zecomm at 10/21/09 6:56 PM Zecomm was starred Zecomm was unstarred
    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/21/09

    @Zecomm: I want to see all of them. "Full size" is pretty much the same. Anybody got a link? #visualaid
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/21/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: I can't see a thing. #visualaid
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    Image of allium allium
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    Wish they had the Soviet N-1 on the rocket page...but alas, having your fuel pump eat a bolt at liftoff and blowing up your own launch pad has long-term social consequences. #visualaid
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    Not to be anal retentive (although I totally am) but isn't the plural of craft "craft"? #visualaid
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/21/09

    @Chip Overclock: Arts and craft? #visualaid
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    10/21/09

    @BlueBeard: You're right, that doesn't sound right either, but is it really the same word? #visualaid
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/21/09

    @Chip Overclock: I was just playing ;)
    You are right, but you abbreviated spacecraft to craft, of which the plural is crafts, but the plural of spacecraft is spacecraft. I think. #visualaid
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    10/23/09

    @BlueBeard: Spacecraftses, or if you prefer, spacecrafti #visualaid
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    Image of SgtBeavis SgtBeavis
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    How about some full sized pictures that are large enough to be read?? #visualaid
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    Image of Trystero Trystero
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    But...but...Godzilla can't be that much bigger than King Kong! I saw them fight!
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    Edited by Trystero at 10/21/09 5:22 PM Trystero was starred Trystero was unstarred
    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/21/09

    @Trystero: That's kinda what I was thinking, but if you think of King Kong swinging on the top of the Empire State Building and Godzilla being bigger than everything in Japan, I guess this comparison makes sense. #visualaid
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    10/22/09

    @Trystero: These nice gentlemen provide a reasonable explanation for your quandry
    [americankaiju.kaijuphile.com] #visualaid
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    Image of TickMan TickMan
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    Godzilla's size varies. If he was that big then he wouldn't be slightly bigger than the Japanese skyscrapers in the old movies. Talk about overkill. #visualaid
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    Image of matthewabel matthewabel
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    It doesn't specify which iteration of Godzilla they are representing, as the Showa series, Hesei series, and Millenium series were all different - in fact there were two different sizes in Hesei's time.

    (nerd off) #visualaid
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    Image of AshThePirate AshThePirate
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    I would totally buy #1. #2 almost had me, but in order for me to buy it needs to have Galactica and Serenity on it. #visualaid
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    10/22/09

    @AshThePirate: Must have Serenity. #visualaid
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    Image of ShadowStaarr ShadowStaarr
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    GAAAAAAAAAAMMERAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! #visualaid
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    Chip Overclock promoted this comment ShadowStaarr was starred ShadowStaarr was unstarred
    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    10/21/09

    @ShadowStaarr: He's full of meat! #visualaid
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    Image of dnwilliams dnwilliams
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    Impressive. Most impressive. Except for the dinosaur one, no raptor! #visualaid
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    10/21/09

    @David Nathan Williams: The raptor is hiding in a tree! #visualaid
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/21/09

    @Grey_Area: ... in his ninja gi. #visualaid
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    10/21/09

    @AmishJohn: "Clever gel!" #visualaid
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    10/21/09

    In reply to The Tallest Monsters, the Largest Starships, and the Space Race
    Hey! They forgot to put (every other possible kaiju/dinosaur/spaceship) on this chart!
    TOTUL FALE!!! #visualaid
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    Image of Xicer Xicer
    10/21/09

    @Grey_Area: Those bastards!

    By the way, if anyone is interested in starship sizes be sure to head over here:

    [www.merzo.net] #visualaid
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    10/21/09

    @Grey_Area: But they did manage to include almost every type of penis. So I forgive them. #visualaid
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