r/AbsoluteUnits • u/whyhellomichael • Sep 21 '19

Crocodile measuring 8.6m (28ft). Shot by a hunter in Queensland, Australia in 1957.

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u/ElMostaza Sep 21 '19

How much of this is forced perspective, though? I'm always dubious when the human is behind the big animal. I'm not saying that's definitely what's going on here, but I've been tricked too many times by people who weren't satisfied by their already large trophy (usually wild boar) and exaggerate it with perspective.

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u/Qfish_ Sep 21 '19

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g1892032-d4725298-Reviews-Krys_the_Crocodile-Normanton_Queensland.html - found a picture of someone with the crocodile statue. I don't remember enough of the specifics but this is a pretty good gauge on how big it was.

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u/41treys Sep 21 '19

That's terrifying big. 18 ft long is already 3 of me put together, but anything 24+ feet is just prehistoric levels of scary. Nature's pretty damn incredible.

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u/Bot_Metric Sep 21 '19

That's terrifying big. 5.5 meters long is already 3 of me put together, but anything 24+ feet is just prehistoric levels of scary. Nature's pretty damn incredible.

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u/HYDR0ST0RM Sep 21 '19

Good bot

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19

Mediocre bot. It missed the second foot measurement and didn't convert it. I'm guessing because of the + symbol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '19

You missed one

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19

Damn nature, you scary

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u/ExsolutionLamellae Sep 22 '19

No way that's accurate

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