Size-It-Up (Game)

(magnitudle.com)

48 points | by whoishiding 3 hours ago

7 comments

  • xivzgrev 3 hours ago
    this is interesting but not so accessible - I have no conception of how big or small a power station turbine rotor is. I've only seen the pictures of statue of liberty and big ben with no banana for scale. so it's pure guessing, which is less fun.

    why not more accessible things - a basketball hoop vs a delivery truck, a chicken egg vs a toilet, etc. things you don't ordinarily see side by side but you know roughly the size of each so you can compare.

    • lopis 2 hours ago
      I guess that's part of the game...
    • gverrilla 3 hours ago
      +1 to that. the one with the egg for instance was great
    • marcduck 2 hours ago
      Maybe all the rounds could also have a human for scale
    • horsawlarway 2 hours ago
      The power station turbine one is particularly asinine because the size range is huge.

      So they give you the name of the exact turbine, but like... how is that helpful. I don't know random german nuclear turbines by name, and looking it up just... tells me the size and makes the game pointless.

  • skzo 2 hours ago
    The idea is interesting, but its too USA centric
    • ediamondscience 1 hour ago
      What makes you say that? I'm in the USA and I don't think I've ever seen a meerkat, wombat, or a newborn panda cub in person. I think that was partially the point of the game though, wasn't it?
    • pearcoder 35 minutes ago
      I felt that too honestly. The concepts, the objects somehow hinted at this
  • samrus 3 hours ago
    On mobile it just drags. Doesnt chabge size
    • slowcache 3 hours ago
      One finger to pick it up. Add another finger to scale
      • theowaway213456 2 hours ago
        There definitely needs to be instructions if on mobile
  • JeppyG 2 hours ago
    Fun little game. Had no idea big ben's clock face was so small though haha.
    • garbagepatch 8 minutes ago
      I don't know the size of the statue of liberty's book so I still don't have any idea what size the clock face is, just that they are similar in size.
  • pugworthy 2 hours ago
    An astronomical version would be fun. Planets, stars, galaxies, etc.
  • IshKebab 38 minutes ago
    Yeah the "new here" instructions are completely wrong on mobile.

    Also the control could just be a slider. Much easier and simpler on all platforms.

    Nice idea though.

  • rrr_oh_man 1 hour ago
    Now with countries, hehe