Awesome Infographics

MetaBallStudios is known for its infographic-style comparison videos. This time they took a slightly different approach, showing off the relative heights of different cliffs by driving a simulated car off of each one and watching how long it took to fall all the way to the bottom.

We think Earth is just the right size. It’s big enough to hold billions of people and other creatures, and if you’re dedicated enough, you can visit most of it in a lifetime. But what if we lived on a bigger planet? What If created an animated visualization that shows how big other planets are by stuffing them full of Earth-sized planets.

It’s amazing that anyone can use an inexpensive 3D printer to generate physical objects on their desktop. Jared Owen uses his 3D animation talents to show precisely how these machines work. Rather than carve away materials, 3D printers use additive manufacturing to build up objects layer by layer. The focus of the video is a BambuLab A1 FDM printer.

We recently saw a tiny steam engine that could fit atop a pencil eraser. That was small, but this video from MetaBallStudios shows some objects that are much, much smaller, including machines, computer circuits, and structural materials. The engineered items are impressive, but it’s those handmade sculptures that really blew our minds.

Curious to know how much faster a bullet train is than a lunar rover? This speed comparison video from RED SIDE shows off a wide variety of vehicles, ships, and aircraft and how different categories perform against each other. We’re amazed at how quick some of the human-powered and wind-powered craft are.

Imagine what it might be like if a bunch of monsters came to town and started stomping around. MetaBall Studios takes to the streets with their latest size comparison video, giving us a sense of scale as various fictional monsters invade Earth and wreak havoc on the place. Once they start getting 30 feet tall or more, they can’t help but destroy the place.

When it comes to missiles, there are three critical factors: range, speed, and accuracy. RED SIDE’s latest comparison video simulates various kinds of missiles to see which ones are the slowest and fastest to reach their target. The video starts with a drag race, followed by a launch-stage-flyby sequence, a range demonstration, and finally, a size comparison.

According to the National Earthquake Information Center, there are roughly 20,000 earthquakes around the Earth every year. This fascinating animation from the NOAA, NWS, and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows every earthquake and tsunami recorded from January 1901 through December 2020. There’s also a spherical version that ends in 2000.

We’ve featured many size comparison videos from channels like MetaBallStudios and RED SIDE. Kursgezagt wanted to make a different kind of comparison video, examining opposingly small and large things relative to the size of an average human, from the tiniest proton to the vastness of observable universe.

Have you ever wondered how the gravity on different planets might affect your ability to throw a ball? Dr. James O’Donoghue created this infographic that explores how far and high you could toss a ball, assuming no air resistance. Basically, on Mars, Mercury, and Pluto, you could hit a home run without a baseball bat.

We’ve been up close with some of the impressive land-moving and construction equipment that Caterpillar makes. MetaBallStudios sizes up these alongside some even bigger machines, including giant excavators, cranes, and earth movers that make even the 51.5 foot-tall CAT 797F mining truck look like a miniature.

This new 360º version of The Known Universe takes us on a journey from the Himalayas, out of the Milky Way, and into the darkness of space. The immersive view lets you look around as you travel, and is now available in razor-sharp 4K resolution. Created by Deion Desir and Lee Stevens for the American Museum of Natural History using OpenSpace.

When it comes to the weapons in video games, movies, and TV shows, bigger isn’t always better. But when it comes to MetaBall Studios’ latest comparison video, size is all that matters. Along the way, you’ll see just how much bigger the Starkiller Base super laser is than the Noisy Cricket from Men in Black and dozens of deadly weapons in between.

The smallest plane we’ve flown on was a 4-seat Cessna, and the biggest was a Boeing 777. But there are much smaller and much larger airplanes out there. RED SIDE created this computer-generated clip of these flying machines ranging from a 12.8 feet long single-seater all the way up to a gigantic 275-foot-long cargo jet.

RED SIDE used computer graphics generated in Unreal Engine 5 to simulate various human-made explosions. The video starts with the minimal impact of a small firecracker and culminates with the deadly force of Tsar Bomba, the most powerful atomic bomb ever detonated.

Epic Spaceman explores our home galaxy, using a map of the United States to illustrate the relative sizes and distances of celestial objects like Earth and the Sun. We won’t spoil it, but suffice it to say the Milky Way is a massive place, and humanity occupies a teensy-weensy piece of it.