In this world, there are always moments and sights that are incredible because they are unique and extraordinary. From the wonders of nature to the crystallization of human ingenuity, these photographs capture those rare and amazing moments. Let's walk into these 26 incredible photos and feel the shock and inspiration they bring.
1. Here's what the eruption looks like from an airplane:
2. Lake Hillier in Australia is pink due to the presence of a large number of red microorganisms in the lake:
3. Here's what it looks like from a space perspective:
4. Here's how Pluto and its moon Charon compare to Earth's size:
5. Here's what store-bought strawberries look like compared to strawberries at the farmer's market:
6. Strawberries, my friend, strawberries can be very, very large:
7. The color of the duck eggs may be black:
8. Here's what an egg with a missing yolk looks like:
9. This is the skeleton of Robert Waldrow, the tallest man in the world:
10. Here's a picture of Einstein when he was 3 years old:
11. Here's what Auguste Coppola, the father of Nicolas Cages, looked like:
12. This is a Champagne inspector wearing a champagne detection mask in case of any champagne-related explosions:
13. This is how big France is compared to the United States:
14. Traffic lights are almost as big as an adult:
15. Here's a photo of the construction workers who built the Chase Manhattan Bank at work:
16. Here's what President James Monroe's grave looks like:
17. The control panel of the Spirit of St. Louis, the aircraft in which Charles Lindbergh flew over the Atlantic, reads:
18. Here's what Charles Lindbergh was flying in a chair for 33 hours:
19. Speaking of which, here's a schematic diagram of his entire plane for reference:
20. Here's a very, very, very safe example of what an infant car seat looked like in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century:
21. This is the oldest surviving photograph taken by Nicholas Nieps in 1827:
22. This is the world's oldest unprocessed original photograph:
23. Elephant seals are really, very, very big:
24. There are 4 miles of 72-foot-long tunnels underneath Tokyo designed to prevent the city from flooding. The whole system is absolutely huge:
25. This is the scene when the Queen Elizabeth brought the soldiers back to New York after the end of World War II:
26. This smiling guy is a laboratory technician who is hired to observe couples kissing in order to assess the persistence of lipstick:
A really normal job.