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> in a zoo I saw one at (I think) Disney Animal Kingdom. It seemed to be curious because it peeked into the vehicle. I was absolutely astonished at how huge th

> in a zoo I saw one at (I think) Disney Animal Kingdom. It seemed to be curious because it peeked into the vehicle. I was absolutely astonished at how huge the head was. They look so tiny up in the air. It was like seeing a traffic light at eye level for the first time.

thaumasiotes 5y ago
> I was absolutely astonished at how huge the head was. They look so tiny up in the air. A more accessible example of this effect is that your foot, heel to toe, is about the same length as your forearm, elbow to wrist. People have real trouble believing this because your foot is always farther away than your arm is.
- BeFlatXIII 5y ago
  Who else just raised their foot to their forearm to compare? I can now verify that you are correct.
  - oefnak 5y ago
    I did, and he isn't in my case.
    - skohan 5y ago
      In which direction was it off? For me it was about perfect
      - nly 5y ago
        I raised my foot so my heel was data against my elbow and my toes are a good 3-4 inches from my wrist
    - France_is_bacon 5y ago
      Not even close. My arm is about 3 inches longer than my foot.
- valec 5y ago
  ...or to look at your dick from above then closer up
h2odragon 5y ago
The Nashville Zoo has a station where you go up on a platform and feed the giraffes lettuce. The heads are huge, the tongues are amazingly long and agile, and the slobber is nearly Great Dane grade. Very cool thing, they charge $5 for the lettuce but its worth it. I'd pay more than that to be licked by a giraffe.
- Baeocystin 5y ago
  That is so cool. I remember seeing the giraffes at the San Diego Wild Animal Park at near head level, and they really are something up close. Didn't get to feed them, though!
grawprog 5y ago
I know the feeling. I've seen giraffes one time up close at a zoo. We were up on a raised platform about level with the giraffe's shoulders, it lowered its head down to look at us, I swear its eye wasn't much smaller than my head. I never expected them to be so big. They're gigantic. Like the size I used to picture things like brontosaurus and stuff. It gave me a whole new appreciation for that scale where they show a giraffe next to a brontosaurus. It made me realize I have no concept of how big they really must have been.

thaumasiotes 5y ago

> I was absolutely astonished at how huge the head was. They look so tiny up in the air. A more accessible example of this effect is that your foot, heel to toe, is about the same length as your forearm, elbow to wrist. People have real trouble believing this because your foot is always farther away than your arm is.

BeFlatXIII 5y ago
Who else just raised their foot to their forearm to compare? I can now verify that you are correct.
- oefnak 5y ago
  I did, and he isn't in my case.
  - skohan 5y ago
    In which direction was it off? For me it was about perfect
    - nly 5y ago
      I raised my foot so my heel was data against my elbow and my toes are a good 3-4 inches from my wrist
  - France_is_bacon 5y ago
    Not even close. My arm is about 3 inches longer than my foot.
valec 5y ago
...or to look at your dick from above then closer up

h2odragon 5y ago

The Nashville Zoo has a station where you go up on a platform and feed the giraffes lettuce. The heads are huge, the tongues are amazingly long and agile, and the slobber is nearly Great Dane grade. Very cool thing, they charge $5 for the lettuce but its worth it. I'd pay more than that to be licked by a giraffe.

Baeocystin 5y ago
That is so cool. I remember seeing the giraffes at the San Diego Wild Animal Park at near head level, and they really are something up close. Didn't get to feed them, though!

grawprog 5y ago

I know the feeling. I've seen giraffes one time up close at a zoo. We were up on a raised platform about level with the giraffe's shoulders, it lowered its head down to look at us, I swear its eye wasn't much smaller than my head. I never expected them to be so big. They're gigantic. Like the size I used to picture things like brontosaurus and stuff. It gave me a whole new appreciation for that scale where they show a giraffe next to a brontosaurus. It made me realize I have no concept of how big they really must have been.