Watching Star Trek, I am given glimpses of the immensity of the ship, but they are just brief glimpses. In one of the short stories when William Shatner is beamed aboard the actual Enterprise, the size of the bridge awes him.
This site provides sizes and comparisons for robots, monsters, aliens, ships from just about everything--everything. The graphics are sharp, clear. The simple background emphasizes the details while providing a basis of measurement. This should be an app if it is not one. It would be a blast to have this handy while watching Star Wars or Aliens. The figures can be moved about; set B.O.B. from The Black Hole next to R2D2. Serenity is as long as a 747--a bit shorter. That is perspective.
This guy has done his homework--although I lack the technical expertise to speak to his accuracy. Someone else may want to go on and check some of his calculations.
Overall, though, this is a cool, useful site. Bookmark it before you reread Hitchhikers.
Check it out http://www.merzo.net/.
Bayard
1 comment:
Great find. Sadly, I want to spend more time comparing everything and understanding the comparisons.
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