r/AbsoluteUnits • u/powerrbeauty • 1d ago

of a komodo dragon

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u/therealsix 1d ago

Ok, now change the forced perspective and he the guy stand next to it. But yeah, it’s big.

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u/JKrow75 1d ago

Honestly, even with experienced handlers, that’s about as close as they want to get to one to take a picture

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u/PhoenixARC-Real 22h ago

Yeah, but it still kinda throws off the message of the post, sure you don't wanna be right up on it, but the perspective makes it look closer to gator or small tiger levels of size, rather than the medium-size-dog that they are.

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u/LUCYisME 14h ago

have you seen the video they swallow a fucking deer ? medium-size-dog my ass

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u/toshin1999 21h ago edited 6h ago

Idk man a 10ft 200-300lb creature isn't exactly medium dog sized.

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u/JKrow75 19h ago

Where he’s at, even that is wayyyy in the fuck too close to one of those things.