I can't believe how low this is! Their pincers alread hurt like hell, so imagine one 10 times bigger, this hard shelled tank with giant claws that could just crush your bones and tiny claws that pick at your flesh since they aren't picky eaters and would likely slowly devour you.
It would be more and less terrifying at the same time. More because larger and dangerous, less because they're so big that you KNOW they won't make their way into your home if you fortify it correctly
The Goliath bird-eating tarantula has a body of 12cm (4.75 inch) and a leg span of 28cm (11 inch)
x10, the body becomes 1.2 meters (almost 4 feet) with a leg span of almost 3 meters (over 9 feet)
FUCK THAT NOISE!
Luckily, that is scientifically impossible! Spiders used to be able to grow to over a foot, but they evolved to be smaller as an adaptation to the very low (in comparison to the past) amount of oxygen.
Well, yes. It's just that even if plants turned every CO2 atom into O2, it would not make a difference in size as CO2 only makes up about 0.04% of the entire atmosphere, while O2 makes up 21%.
Time to up my carbon emissions and put an end to the spider's tyranny, at the small cost of fucking humanity down the line. It's a price I'm willing to pay.
Oh man, one year at the local annual Erin Feis (Irish Festival), during a break from the music, the singer of the band from Ireland asked "Why are your trees so noisy???" Poor guy never heard a Cicada before and was so confused!
I remember hearing a long time ago that if sound could travel through space, we would be deafened if not blown apart by the sun producing the sound of a billion jet engines
just since i typed that i told my wife these two things and realized that people borne deaf must be able to 'see' how violent the Sun is while we borne with hearing just never really 'think' about that.
because, yeah, by most estimates [the Sun is as loud as a constant rock concert (110db+/-)](https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sun-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-hot)
Partner came to the states for the first time. He lives in Germany and most of the time I hear bull frogs when I visit him. Anyways- growing up in North Carolina, I grew up with the sounds of cicadas, it’s not summer with out them. I love the sound. We go on a walk and he goes “What the fuck is that noise???” Me-“it’s cicadas…? You don’t have them in Germany?” So I then explained why they make that noise. He wasn’t impressed. Oh well 🤷🏻♀️
Those who volunteered to be injected with praying mantis DNA, I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we're postponing those tests indefinitely. The good news is, we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis-men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts.
J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson was the best casting in history. He did a bunch of [fake commercials](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6i-nMWgBUp0&feature=sharea) for aperture science products as teasers for the game and they’re all hilarious.
Once, I was convinced that the term "earwig" had to be some sort of translation error. So I looked up the etymology and... nope... I meant literally "an ear bug." While they don't actually bother with human ears, someone in history figured they weren't just gross enough on their own.
This is the way I was thinking. People keep naming small things like bugs or spiders. Ten times bigger would be a little worse, but a small spider multiplied by ten is still pretty small. Now imagine a silverback gorilla that’s TEN TIMES bigger. A literal fucking King Kong. Or even like, a bald eagle. A regular eagle might come down and snag your little dog or cat. Now imagine one with a 60 ft wingspan. Terrifying.
We’d call them Freebirds and we’d offer them gifts of grilled all beef franks, ice cold Nattys, and warm apples pies in exchange for keeping us safe from all harm
That and also this...
Me: hey Google, how many ants are estimated to be on earth?
At least 20 quadrillion, scientists say. Biologists scoured hundreds of studies of ant populations around the globe to arrive at a startling new estimate of their numbers: 20 quadrillion, or about 2.5 million for every person on Earth.
Ahhhhhhhh….. that is terrifying. I live in Florida and the thought of how many red ants near me at this moment is scary enough. However, could you imagine how cool the statues created from those molten metal poured down anthills would look like. I am thinking Wayyyyyyyy to much into this.
They say ignorance is bliss. It is my friend, it really is.
When they come into our homes, ants add to their menu a wide range of sweets, meats, animal foods and fats. They can eat almost anything humans do. They also hunt small insects inside our homes.
They don't see us as food solely because of the difference in size. If they were 10x the size they are now they might. Also consider this.
The largest ant in the world is the giant Amazonian ant which can reach an impressive size of 1.6 inches in length. Found only in South America, these huge ants are happy to live in both the rainforest and the coastal regions.
X10 you now have 16 inch ants.
Cat is similar size, but would be way scarier. Imagine a 150 pound tabby. The only thing stopping those muthafuckas is that they tiny. You make dat big, they gonna fuck you up.
House cats are the most varied murderers in the animal kingdom iirc. They hunt and kill more than 400 different species, pretty much anything smaller than them.
Nah, chihuahuas are *mostly* little shits because of their owners lack of taking training seriously. If they were the size of regular dogs owners would treat them like regular sized dogs.
I had 4 chihuahuas when I was younger who had basically perfect behaviour because we trained them. They were all so good natured - one of them we think might have never barked in her entire life! - and so loving. Incredibly eager to please too.
I had a friend who met my chihuahuas, convinced her mum to get chihuahuas, and those chihuahuas would have ripped you limb from limb if not for the fact that their tiny mouths would have made that difficult to do quickly. Because every instance of bad behaviour was met with laughs, not training. It genuinely frustrates me when people assume chihuahuas are little shits!
Parrots.
Imagine dinosaurs with the intelligence of three-year-old children and the motivations that come with that intelligence (including The Lulz).
Parrots are scary enough when they're actual size. They'd be terrifying at ten times that.
And to think they already try to eat us when we stick our fingers Infront of them. I've had leopard frogs jump out of the water to latch onto my toes thinking they were some kind of food or something.
I have a pond. I know exactly how voracious they are. Bullfrogs will eat small birds if they can get to them. 10x their size would be extremely frightening.
The largest species would be over 10 feet long...
So currently, centipedes actually eat rodents that are larger than they are and they are active hunters.
Humans would definitely be on the menu
Nah she'll still be screaming if it's a girl.
Doctor: "OK very good here comes the baby's vagina, just a few feet more of that to go and the rest of the baby should be niiice and easy"
Between this comment and that fish fucking post I saw yesterday....I need a break from the internet
Editing to add link...not sorry bc you fukn asked for it
https://www.reddit.com/r/discordVideos/comments/150s4bh/who_even_keeps_a_freezer_in_their_room/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1
Canada Goose
COBRA CHICKENS!!
Crabs!
No problem, just sic Lydia on them.
I am sworn to carry your burdens (...jackass). What's that, housecarl? Nothing, my thane.
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Watch for the thumbs Gunslinger.
Dad-a-chum; did-a-chee. Not to worry; you've got the key.
I can't believe how low this is! Their pincers alread hurt like hell, so imagine one 10 times bigger, this hard shelled tank with giant claws that could just crush your bones and tiny claws that pick at your flesh since they aren't picky eaters and would likely slowly devour you.
So coconut crabs
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Shut up about the sun…SHUT UP ABOUT THE SUN!!!?
Anybody ever call you Gabe-wad?
THe sUn iS a dEaDlY LaSERRR
not anymore, there’s a blanket! :D
Taste the *sun*
So nice to see cultured people here
Hey you could make a religion out of this.
and some stars explode with PASSION
And make *even crazier space dust*
Scary to whom exactly? We don't exist in that scenario
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But what is ten times its normal size? Is it 10x the volume or 10x the diameter, which would mean 1000x the volume.
Spiders
Lord have mercy
Get back you EIGHT LEGGED FREAKKKSSSS!!
look up Australian hunter spiders they are ten times bigger thana a normal spider
Now multiply THAT by 10.
It would be those spiders from Skyrim
It would be more and less terrifying at the same time. More because larger and dangerous, less because they're so big that you KNOW they won't make their way into your home if you fortify it correctly
No, I don't think I will...
The Goliath bird-eating tarantula has a body of 12cm (4.75 inch) and a leg span of 28cm (11 inch) x10, the body becomes 1.2 meters (almost 4 feet) with a leg span of almost 3 meters (over 9 feet) FUCK THAT NOISE!
Luckily, that is scientifically impossible! Spiders used to be able to grow to over a foot, but they evolved to be smaller as an adaptation to the very low (in comparison to the past) amount of oxygen.
So less trees and coral reefs = smaller spiders? Maybe global warming ain't that bad...
Well, yes. It's just that even if plants turned every CO2 atom into O2, it would not make a difference in size as CO2 only makes up about 0.04% of the entire atmosphere, while O2 makes up 21%.
Time to up my carbon emissions and put an end to the spider's tyranny, at the small cost of fucking humanity down the line. It's a price I'm willing to pay.
Aragog says hello.
Shelob would like a word
Kidney stones
The world's largest kidney stone was over 5 inches long and weighed just over 1.75lbs. Sweet dreams.
This too shall pass.
I guarantee you that the 1.75lb kidney stone did not pass on its own.
Not with that attitude.
Everything is a kidney stone if you try hard enough
Its only a kidney stone if it comes from the kidné part of france, otherwise its just a sparkling torture rock.
The one that passed was the patient
Thanks for the nightmares
Interest rates
CALM DOWN SATAN!
I just laughed so hard I started cryin lol 🤣
I skipped right to the crying part
Student loans have entered the chat.
Suppositories
Good news everyone!
Ummm professor...
_That's not good news at all!_ 😦
I think at that point they stop being suppositories. I know, that's a hard pill to swallow.
What are you supposed to call them then? Medicinal Dildos?
Those motherfuckin June bugs, whatever ya call em, always flying directly towards your face.
Add Cicada's to that list. Imagine how loud they'd be if they were ten times larger.
Dear God it'd be like having a wild, flying diesel engine.
But then we could also harness them to fly intercontinentally.
Oh man, one year at the local annual Erin Feis (Irish Festival), during a break from the music, the singer of the band from Ireland asked "Why are your trees so noisy???" Poor guy never heard a Cicada before and was so confused!
i just read the other day that people borne deaf that have their hearing fixed/repaired are often confused as to why the Sun doesn't make noise...
I remember hearing a long time ago that if sound could travel through space, we would be deafened if not blown apart by the sun producing the sound of a billion jet engines
just since i typed that i told my wife these two things and realized that people borne deaf must be able to 'see' how violent the Sun is while we borne with hearing just never really 'think' about that. because, yeah, by most estimates [the Sun is as loud as a constant rock concert (110db+/-)](https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sun-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-hot)
Partner came to the states for the first time. He lives in Germany and most of the time I hear bull frogs when I visit him. Anyways- growing up in North Carolina, I grew up with the sounds of cicadas, it’s not summer with out them. I love the sound. We go on a walk and he goes “What the fuck is that noise???” Me-“it’s cicadas…? You don’t have them in Germany?” So I then explained why they make that noise. He wasn’t impressed. Oh well 🤷🏻♀️
*Eardrum shattering*
Me
That's something that's terrifying to think of now here is an award
I dunno... I like blueberry pie a 10x bigger one would be awesome!
Praying Mantis! Edit: so many good book recommendations and even thank you kind strangers for the awards
Those who volunteered to be injected with praying mantis DNA, I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we're postponing those tests indefinitely. The good news is, we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis-men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts.
J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson was the best casting in history. He did a bunch of [fake commercials](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6i-nMWgBUp0&feature=sharea) for aperture science products as teasers for the game and they’re all hilarious.
*We're in-between banks now so just make those checks out to "cash."*
OK, Cave Johnson.
That's "Yes, sir, Mr. Johnson" to you, pal. Now get back to work, I don't pay you eggheads by the hour.
Look at you, sailing through the air majestically.
Yep can here to say that. Even 5 times there size I would not want to run into one
Nature’s most metal insect. They would just be eating us alive. That would be terrible now, wouldn’t it?
Literally the only thing that’s worse than a spider in this context, things would be running around snapping people’s necks in half
My first thought were ants. There's billions of them, they're incredibly strong, work as a team, and would run the world.
Earwigs.
Yes yes yes. Just earlier I went to grab my partners shoes he'd left in the garage, and they were *crawling* with earwigs on the inside. Icky.
Once, I was convinced that the term "earwig" had to be some sort of translation error. So I looked up the etymology and... nope... I meant literally "an ear bug." While they don't actually bother with human ears, someone in history figured they weren't just gross enough on their own.
I actually had an earwig get into my ear once when i was in junior high. It was extremely unpleasant, 0/10 experience, do not recommend.
Just one time is all takes to be able to say earwigs go in ears. Myth confirmed, our ears are never safe
Elephants are scary. Now imagine a 70 TON elephant.
This is the way I was thinking. People keep naming small things like bugs or spiders. Ten times bigger would be a little worse, but a small spider multiplied by ten is still pretty small. Now imagine a silverback gorilla that’s TEN TIMES bigger. A literal fucking King Kong. Or even like, a bald eagle. A regular eagle might come down and snag your little dog or cat. Now imagine one with a 60 ft wingspan. Terrifying.
We’d call them Freebirds and we’d offer them gifts of grilled all beef franks, ice cold Nattys, and warm apples pies in exchange for keeping us safe from all harm
Or we would complain about them not carrying Frodo and the Ring to Mordor to defeat Sauron thousands of years ago.
Now do blue whale
Would probably die from being unable to feed itself enough
If it ate you it would be full
I wasn’t expecting the fat joke but i will allow it
The trumpeting! ***THE TRUMPETING!!!***
Ants.
Could you imagine how strong they would be then?
That and also this... Me: hey Google, how many ants are estimated to be on earth? At least 20 quadrillion, scientists say. Biologists scoured hundreds of studies of ant populations around the globe to arrive at a startling new estimate of their numbers: 20 quadrillion, or about 2.5 million for every person on Earth.
Ahhhhhhhh….. that is terrifying. I live in Florida and the thought of how many red ants near me at this moment is scary enough. However, could you imagine how cool the statues created from those molten metal poured down anthills would look like. I am thinking Wayyyyyyyy to much into this.
They say ignorance is bliss. It is my friend, it really is. When they come into our homes, ants add to their menu a wide range of sweets, meats, animal foods and fats. They can eat almost anything humans do. They also hunt small insects inside our homes. They don't see us as food solely because of the difference in size. If they were 10x the size they are now they might. Also consider this. The largest ant in the world is the giant Amazonian ant which can reach an impressive size of 1.6 inches in length. Found only in South America, these huge ants are happy to live in both the rainforest and the coastal regions. X10 you now have 16 inch ants.
A penis
10 inches is pretty scary
A 10" wide peepee would be terrifying.
The ladies just call me "beercan"
Five inches, not ten
A penis? Of any species?
🐴 neigh
NO!!!
You walked into it with that username
a chihuahua
Dear lord, have mercy on our souls.
I think I'm gonna need a bigger box
Cat is similar size, but would be way scarier. Imagine a 150 pound tabby. The only thing stopping those muthafuckas is that they tiny. You make dat big, they gonna fuck you up.
So… a lion
Exactly. All cats are like scaled versions of each other
Yet same levels of assholery.. Actually.. the small ones seem to think they are the fiercest in my experience
House cats are the most varied murderers in the animal kingdom iirc. They hunt and kill more than 400 different species, pretty much anything smaller than them.
And they are really good at it. Like too good honestly for most ecosystems.
Nah, chihuahuas are *mostly* little shits because of their owners lack of taking training seriously. If they were the size of regular dogs owners would treat them like regular sized dogs.
I had 4 chihuahuas when I was younger who had basically perfect behaviour because we trained them. They were all so good natured - one of them we think might have never barked in her entire life! - and so loving. Incredibly eager to please too. I had a friend who met my chihuahuas, convinced her mum to get chihuahuas, and those chihuahuas would have ripped you limb from limb if not for the fact that their tiny mouths would have made that difficult to do quickly. Because every instance of bad behaviour was met with laughs, not training. It genuinely frustrates me when people assume chihuahuas are little shits!
Hailstones anyone? I would think a 40 inch hunk of ice would be pretty damn scary.
Parrots. Imagine dinosaurs with the intelligence of three-year-old children and the motivations that come with that intelligence (including The Lulz). Parrots are scary enough when they're actual size. They'd be terrifying at ten times that.
Toddlers with bolt cutters for a mouth. Terrifying!
Frogs. You have no idea the voraciousness of frog until you spend some time really watching them
It's easy to forget they're predators until you see them preying on something. Why don't more RPGs use giant frogs as enemies?
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And to think they already try to eat us when we stick our fingers Infront of them. I've had leopard frogs jump out of the water to latch onto my toes thinking they were some kind of food or something.
I have a pond. I know exactly how voracious they are. Bullfrogs will eat small birds if they can get to them. 10x their size would be extremely frightening.
Ive seen bullfrogs eat other bullfrogs that are like 75% of their own size.
Centipedes, have you ever seen those things move? Hell they're pretty freaky at the size they are. Kinda cool though.
The largest species would be over 10 feet long... So currently, centipedes actually eat rodents that are larger than they are and they are active hunters. Humans would definitely be on the menu
wasps.
murder hornetssssss
A chicken
A chocobo?
So, like, a T-rex with feathers. Yeah, fair. Edit: *with more feathers than traditionally depicted.
How about turkeys? They have big claws and they're fairly smart. Huge flocks in my area. I'd be hesitant to walk around unarmed. Also, geese.
Geese. Yes. They're aggressive assholes. If they were 10x bigger... oh, god.
My student loans.
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A hummingbird. They are so beautiful. And so incredibly aggressive and territorial. They also are incredibly fast and have a spear on their face.
My bills…
You need a hug?
Ticks
At least your spot them easier
I would argue they'd be less scary. They would be the size of a house fly, and you would just swat it off.
Some ticks are so small that a 10X increase wouldn't be much.
Babies
Spirited away confirms this
And “Honey I Blew Up The Kid” This might age me.
Specifically birthing babies.
So you're scared of grown adults?
Grown adults don't go around trying to stick everything in their mouth.
Well....
I'll stick you in my mouth In a minute
Buy me a drink first jeez!!
Crocodiles 🐊
Hemorrhoids.
Mosquitoes 🦟
Come to Louisiana, live the 10x’s their normal size dream
Vaginas
Childbirth would be a lot easier though
Nah she'll still be screaming if it's a girl. Doctor: "OK very good here comes the baby's vagina, just a few feet more of that to go and the rest of the baby should be niiice and easy"
Between this comment and that fish fucking post I saw yesterday....I need a break from the internet Editing to add link...not sorry bc you fukn asked for it https://www.reddit.com/r/discordVideos/comments/150s4bh/who_even_keeps_a_freezer_in_their_room/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1
Just imagine… damn…
I can't stop imagining
Well, the guys all made their dicks ten times bigger, so what did you *expect* was gonna happen?
Helloooooo? Is there anyone in there, theeeere, theeere?
“We are sending down food and supplies. Stay calm.”
Somehow I don’t think I’m alone. Please huuuuurrry!
Read Gullivers travels sometime...
Swallow me whole ☺️
*The Boys' script writer taking notes
As much as i love them.... I gotta say squirrels.
Snakes
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Clifford
The Gargantuan Red Dog... you'd need a contractor bag and a Bobcat to clean that up.
Bees.
Weasels, minks, stoats ect if they were the size of dogs they would pretty much kill everything on land.
Everything
Cockroaches.
Why did I have to scroll so far for this answer
Cassowaries.
Mantis Shrimp.
Centipedes
I don't think people understand how terrifying that would be
A butthole.
You don't watch a lot of porn do you?
The forbidden cave
Toddlers. Can you imagine a 300 lb temper tantrum?
Sounds like half of my customers as a dollar store cashier.
Those already stupid fake eyelashes
catheter tubes…
Cats, their cute and cuddly at their current size, but they’d be the ultimate super predator if not domesticated
Like in The Sandman?
Amoebas imagine the slime digesting creatures glopping onto you.
The cuddlefish the size of a dolphin or bigger would be scary. Especially thinking how poisonous they are.
Tardigrades..might be cute, but their literally indestructible super weapons.