# Objects in pop culture that are bigger on the inside **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595 "2014-05-29T21:55:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/21 "2014-05-29T23:27:49Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Jeannie’s bottle from \* I Dream of Jeannie\* I thought she got smaller, not that the bottle was bigger on the inside. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/22 "2014-05-29T23:29:46Z")
Buggerup University on XXXX. (_The Last Continent_ - Terry Pratchett) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/23 "2014-05-29T23:33:03Z")
Tommy’s (_Rugrats_) diaper. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/24 "2014-05-29T23:36:12Z")
Mary Poppins, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/25 "2014-05-29T23:42:25Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Mary Poppins, anyone? It’s in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/26 "2014-05-29T23:42:47Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Mary Poppins, anyone? In the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/27 "2014-05-29T23:44:14Z")
In the Discworld universe, there is The Luggage and DEATH’s home. And in one novel there was a cabinet or chest of drawers at the Unseen University that held a lot more than you’d expect. I don’t remember which novel it was, but it was probably in the Wizard series, though it could have been a Witches or Susan Sto Helit story too. I don’t know if these fit in with the topic, but on the chance they do: In Bullitt, Steve McQueen’s character drove a Mustang with a special transmission; he upshifted 18 times or so in that chase. And I think he lost 9 hubcaps in that chase too. I’ve seen lots of movies and tv shows where firearms never needed to be reloaded. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/28 "2014-05-29T23:57:02Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > A couple of other Harry Potter ones spring to mind. The Weasleys’ tent at the Quidditch World Cup, and Hermoine’s handbag in “… Deathly Hallows.” How 'bout King’s Cross platform 9 3/4. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/29 "2014-05-30T00:14:17Z")
The filthiest toilet in Scotland in _Trainspotting_. Any backpack/loot bag in almost every video game ever. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/30 "2014-05-30T00:14:35Z")
Huh. I searched, I swear. (I see now that the search result highlight didn’t jump out at me b/c the word in the OP was hlinked, obscuring the highlight). OK, how about Ramona’s purse in **Scott Pilgrim**. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/31 "2014-05-30T00:17:42Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > A couple of other Harry Potter ones spring to mind. The Weasleys’ tent at the Quidditch World Cup, and Hermoine’s handbag in “… Deathly Hallows.” The Ministry of Magic chauffered cars with magically expanded interiors and trunks (sorry, boots) had that feature too. (I refer to a soft-sided attache case that always seems unexpectedly capacious as my “Ministry of Magic briefcase”.) Hmm. Do bottomless cups of coffee count? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/32 "2014-05-30T00:19:25Z")
There was an episode of the D&D Cartoon where the kids trip out because a tower they entered was larger on the inside than the outside and I remember when I saw it as a kid I thought that was the coolest idea ever. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/33 "2014-05-30T00:26:26Z")
Bullwinkle’s Magic Hat. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/34 "2014-05-30T00:30:49Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Bullwinkle’s Magic Hat. Actually, ANY magician’s hat! I remember an episode of the TV sitcom\* Rhoda\*, where she had befriended a bag lady. The woman pulled an impossible amount of stuff from her purse, and finally Rhoda asked, “Can I look in there?” ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/35 "2014-05-30T00:50:13Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Actually, ANY magician’s hat! Oh, and Harpo Marx’s pockets, too. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/36 "2014-05-30T00:55:46Z")
A real life example is 10 Downing Street, which is a dinky townhouse on the outside, but a huge sixty room mansion on the inside. It was actually built using TARDIS technology. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/37 "2014-05-30T01:03:08Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > The house in Heinlein’s “And He Built a Crooked House”, which was a folded tesseract. Rufo’s trunk in _Glory Road_ is another Heinlein example. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/38 "2014-05-30T01:04:45Z")
McGee’s closet. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/39 "2014-05-30T01:05:14Z")
Man, you all are _good_. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-pop-culture-that-are-bigger-on-the-inside/689595/40 "2014-05-30T01:05:32Z")
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