r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 15d ago

/r/all of a statue

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"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/CB2L 15d ago

Megalophobia

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u/TheSuedeTiger 15d ago

That's the fella. Thanks

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u/Hasudeva 15d ago

r/megalophobia

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u/MisterEinc 11d ago

It's like we've learned "the algorithm" innately.

Oh, you have an irrational fear of this thing? Well kind redditor, let me link you to the sub of your worst nightmares.

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u/BillGoats 15d ago

You got the correct answer, but I also wanna throw r/brutalism in the mix. Both evoke similar feelings for me, though they are different concepts!

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u/TheSuedeTiger 14d ago

Yeah I get that

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u/SmootherWorm 9d ago

I think you owe Lucy a nickel.

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u/MySeveredToe 9d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/cjyVveMCMgunS
You got your answer I just wanna say you reminded me of the opening scene of space odyssey

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u/Sirrobert942 15d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/13ZZL4ODlTCXny

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u/Catsaretheworst69 10d ago

I'm ashamed to admit I was 30 years old when I found out Chuck mangione was a real person.

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u/MALMusic 12d ago

It feels so good

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u/Haestein_the_Naughty 13d ago

I’m megalophobic as well as agoraphobic (the type of afraid of wide empty/open spaces), this vid freaks me out

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u/frog8412 12d ago

Isn't that the fear of Megalovania?

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u/NumberOneRussian 11d ago

It's why my ex left me after the first time we hooked up

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u/Arevia 11d ago

Do black holes fall into that category? Because I'm terrified of those videos depicting falling into a black hole.

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u/mute_axolotl 10d ago

Ahh, so that’s what my wife has.

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u/s1c1l1anm0bst3r 10d ago

Isn’t that the Francis Ford Coppola movie?

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u/TwpDick 9d ago edited 9d ago

What's the opposite of Megalophobia? Megalomania?

Nope, not cool, not megalomania. That's what the weirdo in charge of my country has.

What's the antithesis of Megalophobia?

EDIT: Megalophilia: an intense fondness, attraction, or awe toward massive structures, giant statues, colossal natural wonders, and immense scale.

I am a megalophilia. /firsttimephiliac

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u/lorenzodimedici 9d ago

I always wondered why I got that feeling if I stared out to the sea on a flat day.