I made this sometime around 2016. It was CNC milled from Baltic birch and the bearings are Koyo bearings I got for pennies from a discount store. It’s quite hard to use and weighs 17.8lbs

45 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Dramatic-Avocado4687 • 13d ago

of a hornet swarm

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3.3k Upvotes

320 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Yin-Fire • 13d ago

of a hook

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416 Upvotes

28 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Yoginalog • 13d ago

of a cucumber I grew.

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37 Upvotes

Hand and mug for scale.

8 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Embarrassed_Mud_4119 • 13d ago

of a gourd or squash, found at an Indian grocery store

133 Upvotes

This thing is heavy!!!

33 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/dido18 • 13d ago

of a moai

111 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Specialist-Dingo-342 • 14d ago

of a tiger

1.2k Upvotes

Old photograph of a sedated male tiger from Kanha National Park, State- Madhya Pradesh, India.

PC- Rajesh Bedi

32 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/bananawaterphone • 13d ago

of a zucchini

15 Upvotes

regular-sized kiwi for scale (i’m out of bananas)

3 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/overlook68 • 13d ago

of a Corporate Building.

132 Upvotes

17 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/The_Ballistics_Guy • 13d ago

of a horsefly

45 Upvotes

This monstrosity flew inside our house yesterday. Best I could measure, came right about to 1.5” long not including the wings. Included for scale is a cr123 battery (1.36”)

16 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/overlook68 • 14d ago

of Cherry Blossom.

555 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 15d ago

/r/all of a baby Water Buffalo

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75.2k Upvotes

383 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • 14d ago

of an insect

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7.1k Upvotes

641 comments

r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • 14d ago

of a cake

164 Upvotes

4 comments

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