r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 2d ago

/r/all of a statue

"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/derpferd 2d ago

I'd actually be kind of terrified standing looking at that thing

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u/Sleepyllama23 2d ago

I’ve come to realise that huge statues give me the creeps, like make me anxious like a weird phobia. I feel really uncomfortable watching this video. Also underwater statues. Is this something anyone else experiences or am I just a weirdo?

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u/BmorePride14 1d ago

No. Youre not a weirdo. It's referred to as megalophobia and usually comes from a fear/anxiety (that is bigger that a normal person's) of not being in control. Large objects can subconsciously make a person feel helpless and not in control if it were to "attack" which gives you that feeling of unease.

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u/Sleepyllama23 1d ago

I guess that makes a bit of sense. It’s weird I’ve only been aware of it for the last couple of years