Size of Life: weird website review & sites like it

Size of Life is an illustrated scroll through living things arranged by size. You begin at the microscopic and zoom out in steps, passing bacteria, insects, fish, mammals and finally the biggest animals on the planet, each drawn to scale next to the others. The artwork is by Julius Csotonyi, and the creatures appear like stickers you scroll past.

The pleasure is in the jumps. Something that seemed tiny a moment ago turns out to be enormous compared with what you saw before, and then the next creature makes it look small again.

It is part of Neal Agarwal's neal.fun collection and works on phones. It takes about five minutes and asks you to read very little, which makes it a good quick science fix for kids and adults. If you enjoy The Deep Sea or Space Elevator, this belongs in the same shelf.

Tips for getting the most out of it

Scroll slowly and take in each jump in size.
Scroll slowly to feel the jumps in scale.
Great to share with kids.

Questions about Size of Life

What is Size of Life?

It is an interactive scale comparison of living things, from the microscopic to the largest animals. You scroll and the creatures are drawn next to each other so you can see how they compare in size. You can find it at neal.fun, and odd-sites.com lists it as a five-minute visit.

Who drew the artwork in Size of Life?

The page credits Julius Csotonyi for the illustrations. The interactive itself is part of Neal Agarwal's neal.fun collection. We check the link daily, so you can see whether it is still alive. It is free to open in a browser, with nothing to install.