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If I didn't know before there is such a thing as a standard internet reference object for scale, I do know it now :)
by zombot 2y ago
If I didn't know before there is such a thing as a standard internet reference object for scale, I do know it now :)
- xyse53 2y agoI feel like I witnessed history because I happened to read the original reddit thread as it was happening. I can't find it now, might have been lost with imgur changes. Some details here: https://www.howtobeadad.com/2012/11903/banana-added-for-scale-origin https://www.howtobeadad.com/2012/11903/banana-added-for-scal...
- layer8 2y agohttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/banana-for-scale https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/banana-for-scale
- zombot 2y agoThank you for digging this up!
- zombot 2y agoA New, More Forgiving Unit of Measure Very user-friendly, commendable!
- neilv 2y agoSame here! As I recall it, I saw the photo and thought, that banana looks suspiciously fresh. Then they followed up with the utterly brilliant "banana for scale", which became an instant legend. Because, of course, no one would lie on the Internet! :) It was a golden (banana) age of Reddit, and a more innocent time. The karma gaming, and other gaming and tall-tales, that started very early on Reddit, turned into something less-lighthearted later, on Reddit and other social media. But for a time, it was innocent fun to read.