This photo was taken in 1918. Below are 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa:
FACTS:
Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure: Only 2,000
Total men: 18,000
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This is a lesson in perspective. Someone really thought this through before doing it. 12K in the torch only; 2K in the body/head/figure. It actually is magnificent