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Now and then, it's good for us all to shake up our perspective. We each have our own unique lenses formed through various experiences - but this list of side-by-side comparison photos might make you look at the world differently.
Sure we have all seen before-and-after pictures, maybe between old and young or weight loss, but these aren't the only awe-inspiring cool photos. What about different locations during different seasons? Or size comparisons of creatures and their anatomy? Or even some good stories with rough starts and the best possible outcomes? This Bored Panda interesting things round-up will include all of these and more, and it is sure to challenge your perspective. Don't forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
Then And Now: Cancer Patient vs. Cancer Survivor
Max L. 6 years ago
Im a survivor myself. The mood one has during the whole process, helps a lot. Never give up.
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Kris Kocis 6 years ago
I¸m glad it ended well. No one so young should suffer from this horrible disease. But even in illness he has this spark of life and hope in his eyes. Beautiful.
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#2
The Day After Asher Was Adopted In 2012 vs. Today
#3
A Friend On Facebook Shared This Slide From Her Class. The Difference Between Urban, Suburban, And Rural
Grumble O'Pug 6 years ago
Nitwit. there are front porches in urban areas. Honestly.
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Harleen 6 years ago
What if you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors see you, decide it's a good idea, and they strip off too?
Dr John A Truman 6 years ago
I always struggled with the three but this helps make sense of it all
#4
Chinese Explorer Zheng He's Ship Compared To Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria. They Both Lived In The Same Era
Lil Bare 6 years ago
There were even junks that had built-in-rice-farms to nourish the travellers. Ancient china was so rich in culture and technology (4 big inventions) and then all went to hell in the last 300 years. What a pity. Never be complacent people. Its the road to self detonation :(
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Carol Emory 6 years ago
The Zheng He emperor actually had 3 of these ships...all capable of holding 300,000 Chinese. They also had the ability to round the horn of Africa before the Portuguese did. Can you imagine how history would have changed if China had managed to pull into the harbors of Europe? They were originally built to masquerade as vessels searching for Zheng He's brother, the former emperor that was thought to have fled during an attack, but actually fled to the hills where he was killed by his own brother. The ships were actually merchant ships that obtained items all around Asia and Africa to bring back to the Emperor for his private collection. When he passed, his replacement saw no need for the ships anymore and had them destroyed.
Harleen 6 years ago
So Columbus pulled up next to him and yelled, "Thou art compensating for thine diminutive nether regions!"
Louise Stange-Wahl 6 years ago
Sad that we never hear about these spectacular feats of engineering unless you happen upon it. Looks to me that the Europeans could have learned a lot from the Chinese!
Joseph Miller 5 years ago
The only thing that can be learned from this is that chinese propaganda is strong and based on falsehoods, and that they're always trying to compensate. This ship was a treasure ship, and not nearly as seaworthy as Columbus's. Also, it was made to show off, not for exploring. Lastly, most non-Chinese historians and scientists agree that it wasn't nearly as big as Chinese historians say, and there's a lot of online resources on this matter.
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Fixin'Ta 6 years ago
Yeah, I've been on a replica of the Santa Maria. Thing was TINY. I don't see how they even made the voyage across the Atlantic, much less with a full crew.
María Hermida 6 years ago
Me too, and I thought exactly the same. Lots of people in such small space, rationed water, no showers... Absolutely claustrophobic and stinky. The smell must have been obnoxious.
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Kelly 6 years ago
Landing in the so-called America, followed by "Amerigo" Vespucci. They reached far away lands, it seems they didn't get lost.
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Michał Jastrzębski 6 years ago
yep. And it was just one of ships in that guys armada too, lol
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Ski Trail Sign In Summer vs. In Winter
Dryft Cat 6 years ago
So that, when the place is covered in snow, the sign would still be seen. But I get the joke(if it's a joke) lol.
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Foxxy 6 years ago
I agree, I have never seen real snow so this is great seeing these images side by side to show a comparison.
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#6
We Have Two Skinny Cats, And One Fat One
#7
The Difference 11 Days Can Make For This Maple Tree
kristy sickles 6 years ago
11 more days and they will be dark purple! Love maples in the fall!
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Notice how the white SUV shrunk down to a car too. Autumn brings many changes...
Harleen 6 years ago
I wish I lived in a state that had seasons. Our leaves have two modes: green and dead.
#8
B2 Stealth Bomber Compared To A Falcon
rick hctep (Rick45) 6 years ago
Stealth bomber can't do what the bird can do, like clean it's own wings or move around as quick or catch it's own food, it wood not want to kill thousands of people.
#9
My Wife’s Face On Our Wedding Day Compared To When She Met Rob
#10
Movie vs. Real Life
Magpie 6 years ago
LOL. But please don't do this to your little house cat. It does hurt their backs. In an older cat it may hurt a LOT.
Bernadett Nagy 6 years ago
lol my cats love this . they reach up their paws to the sky and stretch the longest. i think it depends on how you handle them and individually by the cats. i have 6 and 2 of them dont like it but the rest is literally harassing me to do the "rocketlauncher'
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 6 years ago
Whelp, somebody is getting a giant hairball in their shoe later..
DP von Icecream 6 years ago
..... I am afraid that won't be a hairball......
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#11
Size Comparison Of My Maine Coon To My American Shorthair
Withnail 6 years ago
It is my dream to retire to a cabin in the woods with a herd of Maine C**n's.
Sammiche 6 years ago
Hahaha we have a cat who's at least partially Maine C**n. Incredibly active cat who waits for the other cats to finish eating before he starts in on what's left. Still a chonker. Also the sweetest, most cooperative cat I've ever seen.
BoredPeanuts 6 years ago
Yes Maine Coons are incredibly sweet and cooperative, and patient and smart - and big :). Totally love this breed!
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Joann Councell 6 years ago
WOW.....I would love to have a Maine C**n......but i live in a small apt in the city and it wouldn't be fair to the cat to keep him in such a small place.....if i had a bog place i think i might have 4 or 5 of these beautiful creatures!!!!!!
Fluffycathugger 6 years ago
Maine Coons are gentle giants and are very fluffy. I want one to hug and snuggle with so bad.
#12
My Brother And His Friend, Both Age 13. We Loved The Difference In Height
Foxxy 6 years ago (edited)
Woah, that is a huge difference and a huge benefit 😉 You have a someone who can reach the tall stuff and someone who can crawl into tight spaces. Just hope the taller one isn’t afraid of heights and the shorter on isn’t claustrophobic 😛
Nikki Angulo 6 years ago
Man, that kid is tall! Just look at the fridge and the microwave, he’s a head above both! His hair probably brushes the top of the doorframe!
Mihiteruarewa Rangitaawa 6 years ago
Wow!! That's an incredible difference! My son had a friend who was 6ft 10 and weighed 145 kgs at the age of 15 and had size 15 shoes! He used to have to bend his head down to get through our doors. It also meant we had to get more groceries when he stayed for weekends. My son was only 5 ft 10 at the time. He's now 6ft 4.
#13
The Size Of A Tornado Compared To The Size Of Wind Turbines
Andrew Reyes 6 years ago
To think, wind turbines are already an impressive 328 feet in height!!!
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Linda Roy 3 weeks ago
I magnified the picture but still couldn't see them
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Douglas Sutherland-Bruce 5 years ago
Those wind turbines are to be busy in about half an hour.
Anita Trenner 6 years ago
Big tornado, wind turbines small because they're in the background. Perspective is everything.
#14
At The Beach vs. Cleaning Feet After
Patrick McKemie 6 years ago
Like I always tell my good boi! "If you want to run with the big dogs, you have to have your feet cleaned before you come into the house."
#15
Coming Home vs. Leaving
Florencia Renedo 6 years ago
I cry every day going to work, the only place where I don’t take my dog.
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Catlady6000 6 years ago
This is why I hate dogs. OMG, the guilt! Such sweet little manipulaters
Roger Haywood 6 years ago
That's what I love about dogs. They are genuinely happy to see you when you come back.
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago (edited)
I have to just walk out and not look back, if i look back i will see the little head and eyes looking at me through the window as i depart and feel sad and bad for leaving them, it is a constant struggle.
#16
Smoker vs. Non-Smoker
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
Me too! A thousand times easier than I thought it would be.
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Hannah Halford 6 years ago
Does the person on the left not just have light brown blinds? I have blinds that look just like this in my home and I certainly do not smoke inside!
Harianas Dewang 6 years ago
Left: wood blinder Right: white sheet i see nothing wrong in this pic
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
I remember when I was younger, back when you could smoke anywhere, apartment hunting and seeing yellow-brown tar and nicotine stains on walls, generally in apartments that smelled heavily of smoke. Those were places I crossed off my list, as it takes forever to get those stains off the walls and windows, and the smell out of the house. A smoker friend gave me a chair of hers that I liked the design of when she redecorated. Though I still loved the design, I ended up taking the chair to Goodwill, because it stunk up my whole house, and nothing I did could get that smell out. (Sorry, Goodwill...)
Niqi Larch 6 years ago
Coffee and baking soda and charcoal can help a lot. And primer made for severe smoke damage. We had to do that to every room in this house! And tore the carpet out. Lost leather gloves to gasoline spill smell. Nothing workedn
Load More Replies... Harleen 6 years ago
One of many things that made me choose not to smoke was the Body World exhibit. (The one where an artist has done human taxidermy, but it's tasteful/tactful.) Yeah, people can show you pamphlets and photos, but it's nothing like actually SEEING a smoker's lung in person. I was 15, I think. Anyway, young enough that I didn't know your lungs are "hairy" on the inside. The smoker's lung looked dead. No other way to describe it. It was smooth, and black/white. Lungs are normally a maroon/purple/pink. It looked liked they'd drowned in asphalt. There were also pockets of tar, puss/phlegm, and other nastiness. Knowing that it was REAL and nothing had been done to it (except to preserve it) was enough to never want that inside me.
Viki Martin 6 years ago
the so called smokers blind in wood /bamboo blinds nothing to do with smoking !!
Koalamonster 6 years ago
Holy hell I think you're right!! I mean, they still might smoke, but if you have bamboo window shades they're going to be that kind of yellow color regardless of if there's smoke stains or not.
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#17
Barcelona During The Day vs. During The Night
SJM 6 years ago
Most of it is, but the medieval quarter is a whole different story :)
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Shirley Heyn 6 years ago
I love the idea of "rounded corners" that the buildings have. Great city planning!
#18
Graphics Then vs. Graphics Now
Daria B 6 years ago
Me too! Me too! ♥ Additionally, some games kept you keeping coming back just to hear the music.
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Foxxy 6 years ago
I’m probably the only one but I actually prefer the older games than the newer ones. Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and Sega where the best.
Toujin C'Thlu 6 years ago
I grew up with the pixel games, but love both them and the newer games.
#19
Nearly 25 Years After The Fall Of The Berlin Wall, The Difference In Types Of Light Bulbs Can Still Be Seen From Space
Withnail 6 years ago
I had to Google this: "In the eastern part there are sodium vapour lamps with a yellower colour. And in the western parts there are fluorescent lamps... which produce a whiter colour."
Boilingpoint 6 years ago
Not to be rude, but what makes them healthier? I genuinely want to know
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Michelle Michelle 6 years ago
The visible difference in the photo is color temperature. Sodium vapor emits a warmer (orange) color and fluorescent and metal halide produces a cooler (blue). Color temperature throws off our circadian rhythm because since the dawn of time (pun intended) we are awake during daylight hours and sleep when it's dark. When the sun sets the skies become warmer in color telling us it's almost bed time.
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Sodium bulbs are used in parts of California. They make it impossible to tell true colors after dark. Very weird.
Michelle Michelle 6 years ago
That's called the color rendering index. It is important for most all newer light bulbs, especially LEDs. Don't buy anything less than an 80CRI if the quality of light is important. The closer to 100CRI the better.
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Also, sodium vapor lamps are used along the coasts because the sea turtles did not like metal halide lamps and were struggling with coming to the shores to lay their eggs.
Donald Holder 6 years ago
Should put up a comparison photo to show what it looked like BEFORE the wall came down. Its 1000 times worse.
#20
Shark’s Brain vs. Dolphin’s Brain
sakora 6 years ago
When humanity dies through its own greed and stupidity, and there will be at least a piece of the ocean, dolphins will take over this planet.
Sammiche 6 years ago
What are you talking about? Mice already run this planet.
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HC 6 years ago
Author Doug Adams referred to a dolphin takeover in "So long and thanks for all the fish."
Ann Gullberg 6 years ago
Fist thing I thought of! So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!
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Not Quite Infinity 6 years ago
Hey! I think I know where this is. The Churumi Aquarium in Okinawa Japan. I ised to go there all the time as a kid until we moved :(
Mike Procaccini 6 years ago
You see I knew it. There is no difference between a shark and a politician!!!
#21
World's Smallest Computer Compared To A Grain Of Rice
Withnail 6 years ago
This computer measures 0.33mm on each side! According to my pal Google: "Currently, the tiny computer serves as a precision temperature sensor. It uses electronic pulses to convert temperatures into timed intervals. The result, for example, is the ability to report temperatures in a cluster of cells within a tumor with an error rate of around 0.1 degrees Celsius. 'Since the temperature sensor is small and biocompatible, we can implant it into a mouse and cancer cells grow around it,' said Gary Luker, a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering. 'We are using this temperature sensor to investigate variations in temperature within a tumor versus normal tissue and if we can use changes in temperature to determine success or failure of therapy.' https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/worlds-smallest-computer-dwarfed-by-rice-grain/
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
If we could transport computer scientists from the 1940s to now, their minds would be totally blown, just seeing how far we’ve come from then to now. Even someone from the early 1970s would be blown away (we were still on punch cards and tapes for room-sized computers back then—-look up Control Data Institute ads to see what I mean).
Donald Holder 6 years ago
The age of micro surgery at its finest so far! We use these in Oncology to monitor tumors.
Id row 6 years ago
I'd love to be around in 100 years if only to see how far technology has come, assuming we haven't destroyed ourselves by them.
#22
Fluffy Corgi vs. Regular Coat
Juliana Kessler 6 years ago
Breed standards were a byproduct of the eugenics movement in the 19th century. (See https://www.trutv.com/shows/adam-ruins-everything/videos/pure-bred-dogs-are-genetic-monsters.html it's a tv Episode but they give all their citations) Genetic hybrids are healthier and usually super cute!
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Fluffies don't conform to breed standards so no one is supposed to breed with this intent. I'd love one.
Master Markus 6 years ago
Breed standards are stupid and cause lots of issues like inbreeding and breeding for harmful traits, which cause health problems. Dogs would be better off without such things!
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CORGI NERD HERE! There are also 2 types of corgi, too! Cardigan and Welsh Pembroke. The Welsh Pembroke are varying colors (commonly red and white like above) and usually have no tail. The Cardigan corgis always wear a sweater 😜 Ok, seriously though, Cardigans are black and a white, have a more "brindle" coat and have a big floof tail! ((Some corgi tails are docked, mostly for cosmetic reasons. It's illegal in several countries unless it's a working dog. Originally, tails were docked because corgis herd and because the tail is an extension of the spine, if they got stepped on while working, it could leave them paralyzed. BUT many corgis are now being born tailless. Lots of people believe they were initially a cross between a domestic dog and a fox - and if you leave the tail, it'll grow to look like a fox!!))
Victoria Steen 6 years ago
This is my photo of Shippo the Fluffy Corgi, who is my dog, and his dearly departed Lizzie sitting next to him. Taken by CheetahSwift Photography. Please credit/link to Shippo & Koga Corgis at https://www.facebook.com/ShippoTheCorgi/ And check it out to see more pics like this one! =)
#23
Human Skeleton Compared To Gorilla Skeleton
Withnail 6 years ago (edited)
The resemblances are remarkable and the differences fascinating. Massive rib cage and eye sockets and the comparatively small cranium on the gorilla.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Which one is which? I swear I know people whose skeletons would match the one on the right...
Kira Leseman 6 years ago
Just imagine that their outside body looks like the one on the right but it still has the skeletons body on the left to hold all of it.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 6 years ago
You want to see even a better comparison, put a bear skeleton next to a human skeleton. When the head, arms and claws are removed from a bear..you have a hard time telling the difference between the two.
Elizabeth Gardner 6 years ago
There is not a lot of difference and there should not be we are descended from the evolved ape.
David Loewen 5 years ago
Well, more correctly, we share a common ancestor with the other great apes, but, yeah, pretty much. 😊
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Victoria Leslie 6 years ago
This just reminds me of a CSI episode where they found a skeleton in the desert without a head, while working on a case about a skull without a body. They were trying to figure out what happened to the body or why the person was so massive. Turned out to be a gorilla skeleton with the head and hands chopped off and dumped via airplane in the desert
Jill Tremblay 6 years ago
I was just going to post.......if they put human skin on the Gorilla skeleton would humans still be allowed to hunt them....cut their heads and hands off for trophies?
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#24
We Live Next To The Ocean, Here's The Comparison Between The Outside And Inside Doorknob
Toujin C'Thlu 6 years ago
The outside doorknob can double as a salt lick for any passing deer or cows.
Vic 6 years ago
- Honey we are out of salt - ugh.. okay let me go and scrape the door k**b.
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Martti Laurson 6 years ago
I could not get past the empty beer bottle laying on the ground. Pick up your s**t before taking pictures.
Podunkus 6 years ago
Should have placed a Margarita glass there instead so the ocean could salt the rim.
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Eric Mac Fadden 6 years ago
There are more bottles outside than inside. I'd rather outside then....
Laughinmydreams 6 years ago
Nice photo, especially appreciate the beer bottle on the ground outside.
#25
Eagle Claws Are Pretty Big Even In Comparison With Mammalian Predators
Withnail 6 years ago (edited)
If someone told me that a Harpy Eagle's talons are longer than a Siberian Tiger or an African Lion's claws, I would not have believed them. I've found a new pub bet!
BeenElle 6 years ago
For more on the Harpy Eagle: https://www.boredpanda.com/massive-bird-harpy-eagle/
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 6 years ago
It would have been cool to have a human finger in the picture for size comparison.
Louise Stange-Wahl 6 years ago
Harpy Eagles crash through the tops of trees and grab monkeys before they know what hit them. Harpy-Eagl...aa3df9.jpg 
lumpy 6 years ago
This is just a hypothesis from a non-biologist. The bird talons are long and thin—great for perching but also for piercing, grabbing and flying off w/ prey. The cats have shorter but reinforced claws—great for cutting, and slashing.. The rest are generalists—robust and stronger for digging, climbing, grabbing and, for the omnivores, killing.
Nicole Mayers 5 years ago
I’ve definitely underestimated the majority of these animals and birds. I still wouldn’t walk up to any of the trying to pet them though.
Nicole Mayers 5 years ago
I’ve definitely underestimated the majority of these animals and birds. I still wouldn’t walk up to any of the trying to pet them.
#26
Microscopic Look At Bee Stinger vs. Needle
Jacob Frantz 6 years ago
Would be cool if we could find out how to make needles even thinner. There is some limit though to when they stop being effective at injecting/drawing stuff though.
Miriam L 6 years ago
I'm no expert, but this appears to be a hand-sewing needle. There's no sign of a hollow middle, or the either flat or angled head that medical needles have. And there's no hole at the tapered end like a machine needle. I'm guessing based on the shape that this is a tiny needle for hand stitching. However, I completely agree that medical needles, no matter how tiny they get, always SHOULD be smaller!
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Magna Linnevers 5 years ago
That is not a medical needle. Medical needles are hollow with a micro sharpened beveled tip. Looks more like a knife under a microscope. That is probably the tip of a sewing needle.
Jill Tremblay 6 years ago
with the Bee's barbs as they are that is why after they sting you they die because it literally pulls their insides out after the sting. Sad really.
#27
You Can See The Difference Between The Tap Water And The Sparkling Water That I Poured Over It
Mangoes'nRum 6 years ago
Differences in water densities. Sparkling water is lighter because of the carbon dioxide dissolved in it. Tap or regular water has less air dissolved in it. If his was left for a while, the two would mix as the CO2 escapes from the sparkling water.
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Sherry Harvey 6 years ago
I guess the bubbles in the sparkling water cause it to be lighter than the tap water.
#28
The Difference Between A Norwegian Soldier 75 Years Ago And Today
Sofie van Ek 6 years ago
I like the camouflaged outfit of the soldier in the middle in de back. He's really doing a good job hiding👍
Susann Campbell 6 years ago
This is so cool and besides being better protected he is even taller!
U. G. 5 years ago
Dont worry these norwegian soldiers are always happy since they have never faced a war even a battle with terrorists.
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Erika Fellman 6 years ago
My grandfather was a Norwegian resistance fighter in WW2. He was also the shortest of his siblings and he measured a cool 6'6". He would be 98 this year if he was still alive. That man had some amazing stories!
#29
Japan’s Highest Bridge’s Height Is Compared To Godzilla
Mica Fiverline 6 years ago
Everything should be "compared to Godzilla" when its about height^^
Catherine Elizabeth 6 years ago
Are we just not going to talk about how Godzilla was used as a legitimate measurement? Lol
#30
Before And After Comparison Pics Of A Street In Surf City, NC After Florence
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago
And then there's one president denying climate chance, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and allowing American companies to continue or even to expand their environmentally-polluting activities. Because climate change is invented by the Chinese to harm American competitiveness.
Inflatable Lunchbox 6 years ago
alright children calm down and quit getting mad at people building so close to the sea, it's like getting mad at someone who built their house close to a forest and a tree fell on top of it. 1) it's common for beach houses to actually exist on the beach 2) the houses themselves are perfectly fine, they were designed to withstand hurricanes and just natural oceanic disasters as such, hence why they are built on beams above ground. 3) the only thing that got hurt was the dunes, which can be fixed by drenching. i know it's terrible, but most companies that DO drench for the sake of saving a beach, know not to dig up an thriving aquatic ecosystem on the ocean floor, and to pick a spot where it's just sand, dig it up, carry it to shore, and make new dunes. it's perfectly fine, really the only way us humans are involved are roofing damage, and probably flooding like in New Bern.
URA_HippoCritter 6 years ago
I live in Wilmington too, small world, though I would never buy a house on the beach because of the hurricanes. Not mad at people who do, just know better than to do it myself. That and the prices are so enormous I'd rather buy a private island. ;)
Load More Replies... Mike Procaccini 6 years ago
I need the name of the contractor that built those houses. He/She builds a sturdy house!!!
Max L. 5 years ago
Not an expert, but isn’t that just sand over the road and possibly over the right houses patios a bit too ? The house on the right doesn’t look to have structural damages, the pole and the cables seems fine, might be they’ve already been restored, what appears to be a road sign pole om the left is diverted but looks the worst damage here. Looks an area damages weren’t that bad, as probably in many other affected locations.
#31
My Jeans vs. My Wife’s Jeans. I’m 6’ 3”and She’s 5’ 2”
Sadie Jayne 6 years ago
Lucky girl!!!! I am 5'11" and have never had a boy friend taller than I was :-(
Penny Gayler 6 years ago
if you look at people sitting they are all about the same size - give or take -stand them up and you can see height difference is usually in the leg length
RRP 6 years ago
Given it looks like 1ft difference from the bottom are your top halves are the same size?
#32
Whenever Somebody Posts A Photo Of The Milky Way, People Invariably Ask "Is That How You See It With The Naked Eye?". Here's A Representation Of What You Do See Compared To What Comes Out Of The Camera
This photo was taken at the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, the moon had just set below the horizon and the core of the Milky Way was rising towards the east and was at about 40 degrees. This obviously isn't a perfect representation but it's pretty close. You won't see any color as our eyes can't determine color very well in low light.
The photo you see on the left is directly out of the camera, no post processing has been done at all and you can see quite a bit of green towards the horizon and some orange and magenta hues in the core. My camera's white balance was set to auto and this is a 30 second exposure. ISO was set at 3200 and aperture was f2.8.
edit Ok it seems some people are able to distinguish color in the Milky Way and some aren't. Though it's more common to not see any color. I did quite a bit of research and almost every time this question was posed, people had varying views on what they could and couldn't see. No color - some color - lots of color. So I came to the conclusion that there are just too many variables to accurately depict what you can see, you can only approximate what the average person can see. Yes, some will see it more vividly, some will see it less vividly but the average person will see it similarly to what I showed in my photo. Oh and of course the location plays a large factor.........not everybody is able to sail 100 miles off shore to get the absolute best view possible so it's a bit pointless to use that as the standard bearer :) One other factor you should bear in mind is the technology we choose to portray these images on. Computer monitors. Again there are way too many variables at play here, especially when it comes to contrast and brightness. What I see on my computer monitor is most likely to be different to what another person sees.
William Watson 6 years ago
You say that now, but the beauty is incomparable when you actually see it in person. I'm one of the few people who was actually able to see it in United States, Iowa back in the 90s. It's one of the few sights I truly miss from my childhood.
Load More Replies... Just a Purpler 6 years ago
No I've seen the Milky Way many times, I've never seen it like the camera captures it in the picture on the right, but when there's 0 light pollution, it looks a hecka ton better than the picture on the left. No camera can capture the human eye perspective of the Milky Way.
Full Name 6 years ago
So because you've seen it when there's 0 light pollution, that makes the one on the left (that most people just outside an urban centre might see it) inaccurate? (Hint: it's not all about you)
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Gale Christensen 5 years ago
Having been blessed with a spectacular mountain top late night viewing, I can say that the human eye can see and awful lot more than you might think. I instantly knew why it's called the Milky Way. Glowing bands of whiteish clouds, formed from more stars than the human brain can comprehend. Bands of pink, purple, blue even some faded orange. Though you can no doubt see it much clearer enhanced by modern technology, even the best telescopic panoramic shots cannot compare to seeing it in all it's glory in person, a hundred miles from light pollution in the crisp cold air of a September night.
Lisa Chambers 6 years ago
Great shot! I accidently saw the Milky Way in the Indian Ocean. I was not out there to look at starts, but the left photo is exactly what I saw. I could never get a photo of it. Just amazing.
Louise Stange-Wahl 6 years ago
LOL! We just took this photo of the Milky Way last Wednesday from here in Central New Mexico. We went out at about 23:00 MST just to take a photo of our sailplane with the Milky Way. We have no pollution...except haze if a forest fire is occurring, and the air is crystal clear. This night was perfect and there was no wind. We can see the Milky Way just like this from our ranch about 20 miles from where this was taken. This photo was also about 30 secs. It really should be much clearer, but we discovered that our Nikon D80 has lost some pixels. Time to get a new one LOL. Sad that some folks never ever get to see the stars like this. A friend visiting from back East had stepped out of our house onto the back patio and said it looked like rain....as I looked up, I said "Penny, those aren't clouds..that is the Milky Way." She was totally gobsmacked! Nixie-and-...e4e511.jpg 
Anastasia Gorokhova Eilering 6 years ago
Colorado has a few fantastic few spots to view the Milky Way. Head to the mountains and it’s amazing when you can see it with a naked eye
rakuninaru 6 years ago
You should go to Uyuni in Bolivia to see the starry night above your head and under your feet
#33
Earth Compared To Its Water And Air
Natters 6 years ago
I'm guessing the air is at sea level atmospheric pressure, if not air can be compressed
Martti Laurson 6 years ago
You can see that there are two giant air bubbles inside the water. So there scales are totally off :D
Louise Stange-Wahl 6 years ago
Just another example of how the wonderful planet we share is a fragile entity--we need to take care of each other!
Bob Beltcher 6 years ago
Surface water or fresh water? There's way more water than that if it's total water.
Matthew Hennebury 5 years ago
At first I thought this was incorrect... But the math is right. All water on the planet put together would make a sphere about 1383 km in diameter. Which is about 9.2% the diameter of Earth. Roughly 11 spheres of water across to equal the earth's diameter.
#34
Stairs Built In 1829 vs. 2005
engineer_nope.avi 6 years ago
Nice play on words there. Let's hope nobody is worn out by that
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Maarama Kamira 6 years ago
Sussanah Place in the Rocks, Sydney. At the top of the stairs was the old pub, the Whalers Arms. The building on the right is Susannah Place Museum.
Susann Campbell 6 years ago
They could rope off the old stairs to let people wear down the other set to match in about 100 years.
#35
View From My House Of California Normal vs. California With Fires
Lululoohoo 6 years ago
I remember when this was happening...i live about 40 mins south of SF & it was hard to breathe even then.
osvaldo ramirez castillo 5 years ago
second one looks like you're in the middle of an apocalyptic hell
#36
My Mom’s Phone From 1998 vs. My Phone From 2018
Foxxy 6 years ago
The phones from the late 90s to early 2000s were the best. Wish I could still buy the good old Nokia 3310 or 3315.
Kathleen Barlow 6 years ago
They have re-released the Nokia 3310...after public demand!
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Jill 6 years ago
Yep and Im sure both still work. The only difference is which one takes more damage when you drop it (or use it as a hammer).
SmokyDoggg 6 years ago
Drop the iPhone and the iPhone breaks. Drop the Motorola and the ground breaks.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 6 years ago
To be fair, the term "phone" for today's handheld devices is kind of inaccurate. In 1998, a phone was a phone, and not much else. Today, they are pocket computers.
K. LNU 6 years ago
Ah yes. I loved my old flip phone (strictly for phone calls, no texting back then)! Plus,I notice that people tended to have more face-to-face interaction back then, vs now.
Lauren Caswell 6 years ago
My dad was a technician and I remember he had one of these, and a pager! The numbers on the old phone were like those on a digital alarm clock if I remember correctly
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'Chernobyl' Actors vs. The Real-Life People They Played
Dmitry Alexeev 6 years ago
AND everything in the show looks completely authentic and believable as I remember it being 9 years old (and relatively close to where it happened :(
SirPatTheCat 6 years ago
I didn't like the last lady. She annoyed me because (slight spoilers ahead) she not only ignored the nurses instructions when they didn't even have to let her in to see her husband, but also she put her baby's life in danger and ultimately killed it. It didn't even have a chance at life because of her ignorance and stupidity. That's f'ed up.
Sunzilla 6 years ago
Regular people didn't know the real dangers of radiation. Most of us only know now what it truly is because of the Chernobyl disaster. Nobody told her that her husband is radioactive, and how that could affect her. She thought he was just "burned".
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Annette Rainbow 6 years ago
I really can't tell much difference, so well done to make up artists and the actors, and the people who choose them to play the part.
#38
The Comparison Of Right Handed And Left Handed People At My High School
Dawn Alexander 6 years ago
More like the comparison between people who KNOW to use the right door to enter versus those that don’t.
Anil Heendeniya 5 years ago
I try to avoid touching the "common" area of the handle, and would in this case grab the right handle around the vertical by crooking a finger around the vertical. Less germs that way.
josh miller 6 years ago
Not sure this is accurate, I believe most people go through the right door because that's what you're supposed to do. The left door is the right from inside and should be used for going out. At least that's what makes sense to me just like driving on the right side of the road. Do people across the pond enter buildings like they drive, on the left side? Foreign tourists are always in the way so I figure that's the reason.
Kip Vidrine 6 years ago
In countries where driving is done on the left side of the road, why wouldn't you go through a doorway that has two doors, the same way. Otherwise you could run head on into "on coming traffic". Keep Right, you're alright. In countries where they drive on the left, then sure, use the left door more. There it's "left side right side, right side suicide". ;-)
Serena DuBois 6 years ago
If we're assuming that people open doors with dominant hands, it would make sense. I'm a lefty and except for crocheting which I learned right-handed as a child from my grandmother, who was also a lefty, I do almost everything left handed. Lefty's are a smaller percentage of the population and their general putdown in the past both in language and culture by the right handed majority is legendary. Most tools, including doors and handles are easier for righties, so I suspect that lack of use in the left picture shows the bravery or stubbornness of the few lefties who chose to use their dominant hand, not just an actual percentage.
Derek Fowler 6 years ago
I'm a lefty and open pretty much all doors with my right if it's set up that way...
lakitha tolbert 6 years ago
Uhm, I’m left handed, and opening doors isn’t a left or right hand thing. It’s just whichever way you approach the door, you use whatever hand. (Keeping in mind that opening doors may actually be a factor for some left handers, I guess.)
#39
$10 vs. $400 Lightsaber
CrunChewy McSandybutt 6 years ago
I suppose it comes down to how serious of a cos player you are.
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Tenay Douglas 6 years ago
That extreme green glow from the 400 dollar one comes from the cash you spent
Kryogen 6 years ago
You can really 'fight" with the 400$ (you can have one in France for around 200 to 300€). There are even club of light sabers now !
Master Markus 6 years ago
I still feel like it's less cool than actual fencing though... I guess I just think that Star Wars isn't really THAT cool, so it falls over into the "way too silly to spend that much money on" compared to something like historical fencing or martial arts.
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Full Name 6 years ago
Do you drive the most economical car you possibly can, or eat the absolute cheapest food you possibly can?
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#40
Shoe That Is On The Longboard vs. The Shoe That Does All The Pushing
Porto DaMartinica 5 years ago
this tells you that A) this person's stance is regular and B) their skill level is rathet high, since they stop the board by powersliding instead of foot braking
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago
As a skater back in the day i would permanently have masking tape around my right shoe, because that was the push along and trick foot, your shoe would be hanging off without it.
Andrea Delden 6 years ago
You have to find someone with the same size shoes who pushes with their left foot!
#41
Ken 1985 vs. Ken 2018
Roger Haywood 6 years ago
That's because he didn't look like Justin Bieber back then.
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Xavier Wescott 6 years ago
I prefer old ken, got more style and an air of sophistication about him. new ken is just blegh.
Ivana 6 years ago
There is this whole thing about us over sexualizing youth. Like when you see a 12 year old on Instagram and you are outraged that they look like an 19 year old and are sexually attractive. But I think this is a good illustration of us just lowering the age of attractiveness. The new Ken resembles a 14-16 year old while the old Ken looks to be mid-20s. The standards for beauty have always been associated with youth but I kind of think that more and more the standards are more towards young teenagers than young twenty year olds. Creepy.
kristy sickles 6 years ago
Now Ken can date Barbie's little sister since he looks like a child. Orrr maybe her brother? :/
Magpie 6 years ago
This is so unfair. Barbie's hair can be combed, reshaped, ribboned even cut. His is solid plastic.
Lynda Momalo 6 years ago (edited)
There used to be Kens whose hair you could style, in the 70s. Some were pretty awful. I can't link it but if you do an image search for Ken rooted hair you'll see what I mean.
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Looked like the Crocodile Hunter in the earlier version. Emo teen idol in the second.
Steph Forster 6 years ago
I think he’s closer to a 80’s era Robert Redford.
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The Tan Of My Hand Compared To My Foot
Nadja Lambacher 6 years ago
From the original post: "IKR, but you can see blood flowing through my veins. EDIT : ok let's clarify the raynaud thing. I'm military, this pic was taken after a long day in the Malian desert wearing combat boots hence the blueish pruney skin. My feet didn't see much sun bc i wore flip flops mostly under the shadow :( Nonetheless, I've never got so tanned than during this deployment, my skin color is very clear I sunburn easily, not ginger tho."
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Please see a doctor about your circu!ation, oxygenation. You may be cyanotic.
#43
My Mood Every Day During 2018 Compared To 2017
ArchangelLoki 6 years ago
I use this app. It's been really useful for learning about my own mood trends. Really helped with my depression.
morgan jeffries 6 years ago
So sad in October / November that they couldn't bear to rate the day
Panda Panda 6 years ago
This reminds me of a theory that I have about the effectiveness of Presidents in the United States. I don't think that Presidents (or their decisions) really matter unless the decisions are REALLY bad (like gets the people into a war or causes mass demonstrations in the country). The thing that seems to matter most is whether the people have hope. When the people believe that things will get better, they spend more money and things actually get better - regardless of what the President does. Now if we could just get people to understand that, we could be the masters of our own destiny without the fluctuations associated with the emotions and hopes of fickle voters.
Harleen 6 years ago
I see what happened. You died last November, they brought you back December 7 and you're very grateful. What a nice story!!
#44
Size Of The Moon Compared To USA
Liz Mary 8 months ago
I would say, send them there but they would f**k it up and we need the moon to keep things in balance.
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m g christopher 5 years ago
Come back and tell me I'm wrong, but my initial reaction to this is, "No way!"
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LuckyL 6 years ago
again one, where I was whishing for the link "here are more pictures that we tok out of the post"
Lauren Caswell 6 years ago
Were there more than 44 earlier? I only just now scrolled this one
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Elise Pimenta 6 years ago
This was pretty cool. It's interesting to see how things have changed over the years, especially if they have changed for the better like the graphics for video games. Also interesting to see comparisons between things like the claws/talons for the animals.
LuckyL 6 years ago
again one, where I was whishing for the link "here are more pictures that we tok out of the post"
Lauren Caswell 6 years ago
Were there more than 44 earlier? I only just now scrolled this one
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This was pretty cool. It's interesting to see how things have changed over the years, especially if they have changed for the better like the graphics for video games. Also interesting to see comparisons between things like the claws/talons for the animals.
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