Did you know that the common dust mite was about the same size as a human ovum? Nikon’s beautifully simple, yet very informative “Universcale site”:http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/discovery/universcale/index_f.htm explores size and scale in a fun new way. By placing commonly understood, but not necessarily related things together and showing their relative size this site succeeds in entering that very rare category of things that change the way we look at the world. Shown here is a screen shot of the site showing (from left to right) a paramecium, an amoeba, a human ovum, a common dust mite, a raindrop, a sesame seed, a snow flake and a cat flea.
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