15 Astonishing Objects That Are Much Bigger (or Smaller) Than Expected

9. A large ship and a blue whale

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Present in: Every Ocean (apart from the Arctic) Estimated Price: N/A The largest animals on Earth are blue whales, with females growing up to 79 feet long (males are 10 feet shorter). These marine species outlive boats by a significant margin, with blue whales having a lifespan of up to 90 years in the wild. An enormous ship and a blue whale @r/Damnthatsinteresting/Reddit Blue whales are very placid creatures who prefer to dine on krill over humans; therefore, including them in WBD Shark Week would be boring. This whale only has one predator due to its size: the killer whale. Killer whales have no chance of chasing such a big animal as a blue whale unless they cooperate in packs, much like wolves do.

10. A 1960s-era 10MB hard drive

Found in: Global Estimate. Expense: $3,00–$4,000 * When hard disc drives were first used commercially in the late 1950s, their appearance was very different from what it is today. Because engineers and scientists had not yet managed to compactify technology, hard drives were enormous in the 1960s. A 1960s-era 10MB hard disc @r/photoshopbattles/Pinterest Computers of the 1960s were huge, as big as two desks combined, and weighed 1,000 pounds, far from being as svelte as contemporary Mac laptops. The technology of the 1960s wasn't particularly svelte or portable, even if it was an improvement over prior computers that occupied a whole room.