VFX artist demonstrates just how big SpaceX rockets are

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/06/27/vfx-artist-demonstrates-just-h.html

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Cherry picking. The Statue of Liberty is only about 20 stories tall. Big for a statue built 130 years ago.

The Chrysler Building would be a better visual in either case.

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…So the solution to the difficulty of grasping the size of an object that is seen in isolation is to show it next to ANOTHER object that is seen in isolation. So, yeah, you’re right. OTOH these are BIG. And although only briefly touched on in the film, they are FAST.

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It’s always a contest isn’t it?

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I’ve always wondered why everything big has to be compared to the Statue of Liberty. I’ve never seen it. Most people in the world (and probably even the USA) haven’t seen it.

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I’ve seen the Status of Liberty from Manhattan. It looks quite small. I’ve also seen the one in Paris close up, and that’s quite large. As tall things go, though, both are quite teeny. What about the Burj Khalifa?

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Yep, the Eiffel Tower makes it look like a toy.

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And - the Chysler Building looks more like a rocket :grinning:

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They’re trying to avoid showing it next to the Saturn V. Which was 51 years ago and still bigger. And only slightly smaller than where they hope to be.

Kinda undercuts their whole marketing plan about how cutting edge they are when someone is still surpassing you from your grandparents time - and they did it with slide rules.

Sell the sizzle.

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Haven’t seen that either. Put it next to the grand Teton or in Yosemite valley. I’ve climbed those and am intimately familiar with their scale.

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To be fair - those aren’t man made. May as well put it next to the sun.

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Awesome, do it.

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It’s right there next to it.

You may have to squint a bit.

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If you squint you can just make out our sun!

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Well, to be fair, I think it’s actually pretty damn nifty that the BFR is only slightly larger than the Saturn V, since it’s meant to colonise Mars rather than take a little jaunt over to the Moon.

That’s some good packaging.

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The Saturn V could reach Mars.

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You’re the best.

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Falcon hawk, those merlin-falconer rockets are falcon large!

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Your perspicacity is appreciated.

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Hey, cool.

How much payload though? And could it come back?