15+ Pics That Provide Some Positively Proper Perspective

It makes sense that the basketball court from the Fresh Prince opening credits is a real place. It just blows my mind that it's changed so little in 30 years.

This photo shows not just a breathtaking view of the Northern Lights, but also the hulk of a crashed airplane on the ground.

Well, the whole solar system isn't visible here, but we've got some heavy hitters: the moon, of course, along with Jupiter and Saturn.

This bridge has a fresh layer of snow, untouched by any footprints or tire tracks. Even if you hate winter, it's hard to deny that this is magical.

This pic shows the end point of the Great Wall of China. It's kind of disappointing to see it end, but, I mean, of course it ends.

This pic of a recent SpaceX launch shows how much raw rocket power goes into launching stuff out of our atmosphere.

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is an iconic landmark, but when it's viewed from above, it doesn't look like much at all.

This pic, taken from street level, shows two buildings disappearing into the fog. It almost looks more like abstract art than a real photo.

Even seen from a strange angle, this is probably identifiable to most people as the massive Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

If you've ever wondered how they shot the iconic opening text crawl for the original Star Wars trilogy, wonder no longer.

This would be the most boring picture ever if it was taken on Earth. But it wasn't. It was taken on an asteroid that's whizzing through space.

This unusual angle of a grocery store manages to show much of the store's stock, all in a single frame.

I don't know if the Windows 10 default wallpaper is quite as iconic as the Windows XP default wallpaper, but here's how they got the image.

This is the top of Khafre's pyramid at Giza. Way back in the day, these things were topped with gleaming capstones.

This impressive photo manages to capture the split-second that a spark of static electricity jumped from one finger to another.

If you're not good at reading backwards, that reads 'will you marry me?' It'll come as a surprise to someone, but not to the person across the street.

This image of Edinburgh, Scotland — complete with Edinburgh Castle at the top of the image — is downright haunting.

If you look hard, you can see some familiar coastlines. But this re-orientation of the world map is focused on oceans, not continents.

Escalators are some impressive pieces of tech, even if we don't often think of them. This one gets to show off how it works.

A backyard chicken lays an egg with orange-ish yolk, while a factory farmed chicken lays more of a yellow yolk. No, I have no idea what this means.