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When you try to describe the size of something but don’t have an exact measurement, you probably compare it to an everyday object that others can relate to. Using the Google Books Ngram dataset, Colin Morris looked for how such comparisons changed over the past few centuries.
I especially like the bits of history to explain why some words fell into and out of fashion.
Posted by in language, n-gram, size, statistics
Scientists found the fossils of a giant dinosaur that they estimate was 26 meters long and 60 tons heavy. How much is that really? BBC News provided a simple chart to put size into perspective. They compared dinosaur sizes to a moose, African Elephant, and a Boeing 737-900.
Impressive. Although not as impressive as Mega Shark. [Thanks, Jim]
Tags: BBC, comparison, dinosaurs, size
Posted by in BBC, comparison, dinosaurs, Infographics, size