The world is full of intriguing things and you can never say that Planet Earth is boring. Like all of you curious Pandas, we love comparing things and looking at how things are different and why. That’s why Bored Panda brings you this list of intriguing comparisons that people have made for you to feast your eyes on and to get your brains amped up to learn more about the world.
From the differences in size between men and women’s pockets and some jaw-dropping scientific comparisons to how people, animals, and places change over time, you’re in for an awesome ride. So put your thinking caps on and upvote your fave pics as you scroll down.
Check out our earlier posts about interesting comparisons here, here, and here. And be sure to read on for a couple of insightful interviews about some of the less-than-pleasant differences we see in life.
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A Couple Decided To Rebuild Their Deserted Piece Of Land Of 600 Hectares In Aimorés, Brazil. They Planted More Than 2 Million Tree Saplings
As a result, the site has 293 plant species, 172 bird species and 33 animal species, some of which were on the verge of extinction. Took 18 years.
"a couple" is actually photographer Sebastiao Salgado and his wife; they founded and Instituto Terra and reforested all this land!
My Grandpa And His Friend Who Was Born Across The Street From Him 2 Hours After Him. Navy Picture Around 1942/43 And When They Turned 93 A Couple Of Years Ago
Five Generations. My Daughter Was Born The Same Year My Great Grandma Turned 100
Finance expert Ryan Monsurate explained to Bored Panda that the reason why women’s clothes have small or no pockets is simply because that’s the choice that’s offered by most brands at the moment. “I think if larger pockets were offered, they would sell well. I don't believe this is market equilibrium,” he said. In other words, it’s a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem because for trends to change, trends need to change.
Monsurate added that purses aren’t as effective an alternative to pockets. Especially when it comes to one of the most ubiquitous tools we use all day long, our phones. “Phones in purses aren't as accessible as phones in pockets,” he said.
Pretty Sure No One Switched My Baby At Birth. Progress From 3 Weeks Left Inside To 3 Weeks On The Outside
Same Boot, 3 Years Later
Couple At Woodstock 48 Hours After They Met And 50 Years Later
Unfortunately, not all differences are pleasant and fun. Bored Panda also reached out to writer and founder of Voice of Salam, Elizabeth Arif-Fear. One of the issues she’s interested in is the differences between men and women. Especially regarding the wage gap, gender inequality, and how to solve these problems.
“The facts speak for themselves. Less than 4% of CEOs in the world's 500 largest corporations are women, for every dollar men earn, women earn 70-90 cents and women spend 200-1000% more time than men caring for others (children, elderly family members, ill relatives). This has to change,” Arif-Fear told Bored Panda.
The Progression Of Alzheimer's Through My Mom's Crocheting
This is extremely sad. A very accurate visual though to easily explain the effects of Alzheimer's to a layman. Sorry about your mom :(
New Zealand Supermarkets Are Finally Trialing Less Plastic On Their Fruit And Veggies
Photo on the left is what it's currently like buying fruit and vegetables from a supermarket. Even the 'odd bunch' ones down the bottom right are meant to be less wasteful because they're not the normal perfectly shaped/colored ones, but still come in plastic bags. Photo on the right is the current trial in a handful of supermarkets around the country. Here's hoping it's successful and they roll this out nationwide!
Hope the trial will be successful so that my country can try to adapt to the same plan.
I WISH this was an option everywhere. Having to unwrap all the stupid plastic, just to throw it out, is sickening, and totally unnecessary. :(
Britain was doing well at the start of the year then Covid started and we have run back to plastics again.
Trial failed btw. Turns out people don't like their blueberries touching each other and the supermarket was having to throw out large amounts of unsold food. Also the picture is misleading, yes you can have all that prepackaged food but right next to it is the unpackaged items so people can choose for themselves. And Countdown are aware of their environmental impact and realised their biggest pollution was coming from old refrigeration units and the coolant used so are upgrading all of there refrigerators around the country, less exciting than plastic use but just as important.
Then maybe they can have plastics for only certain items? Would still be a great deal of change.
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I don’t mind plastic in general for produce, but why tf do potatoes and zucchinis come individually packaged?? There’s no reason for a single potato to be in shrink wrap.
So back to the way it was before the manufacturers foisted senseless plastic on us?
As an expat in New Zealand, no sign of that so far, and it’s the country with the most homogeneous fruit and veggies I’ve even seen in all of the countries lived in/travelled to and the most plastic after Asia
Yeah, they’re really good at PA! I can tell you it’s real different IRL
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Roth America needs to seriously adopt this. The packaging here (in Toronto) is disgusting
I would much prefer to shop from the "trial" on the right... hating plastic more each day...
I'm old enough to remember when paper bags were the "culprit" and plastic was the "answer". Now they want us to go back to paper. Interesting.
About blasted time! SERIOUSLY wjo needs cucumbers shrink/vacuum wrapped in plastic.
Though, unless using recycled paper: paper uses a lot of energy source to make, while plastic's main energy source is when they need to be broken down. Also, I especially dislike the plastic nets! You absolutely can not recycle those.
The U.S. has a long way to go. New York finally banned plastic bags just recently.
I have a genuine question. The checkout belts in supermarkets get covered in all kinds of spilled ew from other people's shopping - from water to chicken juice to laundry detergent to bleach to motor liquids since they generally sell all that. Some of them can make you sick/are toxic if ingested. What would stop any of that from getting on the food?
Not the better way, as many people think. Paper bags need waaay more water when manufactured than the same amount of plastic. I only can be recycled in a better way.
if only the whole WORLD did this, we would at least stop something that causes climate change
Well, cutting down trees is better than using plastic. One tree can make so many bags, papers, wood pieces, all that stuff. And you can always plant more trees. If you're so worried about it, go and plant a damn tree. Meanwhile, plastic can be reused, yes, but it has to be in forms like plastic bottles. And plastic takes soooo long to decompose, as well as polluting and contributing to deaths of both aquatic, land, and even flying animals.
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According to Arif-Fear, the best way forward is for men and women to support each other. She advises women to openly share their stories of mistreatment in the workplace and to highlight the differences in how they and their male coworkers are treated.
She also advises men to avoid “mansplaining” and instead be allies to women. “Ensure there's a seat at your table, ensure you value the contribution of women. Let's all look out for each other and ensure that gender inequality becomes a thing of the past.” So while some differences in the world are intriguing to look at, others need to be tackled head-on.
A Doctor Sneezed, Sang, Talked & Coughed Toward An Agar Culture Plate With And Without A Mask
And still people will doubt the efficiency of masks. It's a shame though that he didn't show what would have happened if the plates were also covered with a mask.
The World's Largest Ocean Sunfish Compared To How Small They Are At Birth
Comparison Between Trash And Fabric. These Shirts Are Made From Plastic Bottles
Same Bike, Same Place, Same Girl. 71 Years Difference
Bamboo That Grew Up During The Pandemic Without The Effect Of Tourists' Touch
Two-Hour Time Progression Of Getting My Hate Tattoo Removed Today
Same Whale Found After 35 Years In The West Coast Of Mexico
The Size Of This Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship At The Battle Of Trafalgar (1805) Compared To The Size Of People Around It
Fossils Found Of Car-Sized Turtles That Once Roamed South America. Human For Scale
The "Mud Maid", A Living Sculpture Changing With The Seasons
Created by artist Susan Hill, the giant goddess slept along the woodland walk in the lost gardens of Heligan, Cornwall
My Daughter And My Kitten Lost Their Baby Tooth In The Same Day
My Dad And I 38 Years Apart, Thought I Should Post It Here
My Cat Domino Has Heterochromia Which Has The Side-Effect That Light Reflects Differently Causing Him To Look Like The Terminator
Women’s Pockets Can Fit Less Than Half Of A Switch Lite, Whereas Men’s Pockets Can Fit A Whole Switch
Women have complained about lack of or useless pockets for years and it is still like finding a needle in a haystack. So frustrating.
Same Wedding Outfits 60 Years Later
Three Years In Between
I don’t get this one, are they meant to be comparing how they aged coz 3 years isn’t actually that long.
The Oldest Door Still In Use In Rome. Cast In Bronze For Emperor Hadrian' Rebuilding, They Date From About 115AD. Compared To A Human Height
the doors of the Senate, now used at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
I Found A Very Small Frog. A Penny For Scale
Son And Mother, 17-Year-Old Renaud And 41-Year-Old Madineg
Incredible! The same face in male and female form, what strong genetics!
The Color Change Between My Horse's Summer And Winter Coat Is Neat
3 Months vs. 6 Months, Maine Coons Grow Super Fast
My First Day Of Kindergarten 30 Years Apart
These Pictures Are Of The Same Bird Taken Years Apart, Illustrating The Difference Between Juvenile And Sub-Adult Plumage
It takes bald eagles about 5 years to obtain their white head
Moss vs. Hatchling
Same Street, First Day Of Winter vs. First Day Of Summer. Canada
Night vs. Day In Barcelona
Me And My Cousin. 2005 And 2020. It Was Much More Difficult To Take The Picture Now
I love this! They are the closest of cousins it seems. I know a lot of people whose cousins are distant from them and they don't talk to their cousins! I want to be like these people!
A Human Brain On The Left, A Dolphin Brain On The Right
My Ankle Two Days Before Giving Birth (Left) And My Ankle Two Days After Giving Birth (Right)
The Amount Of Growing My Snail Has Gotten Done In Under A Year. From A 4 Cm Shell To A 17 Cm Shell
I Counted All Of The Times Each Candidate Interrupted In The Presidential Election. Here Are The Results
A Whale Fin Next To The Entire Skeleton Of A Human
If a museum would accept it, I would want my skeleton to be used for a cool comparison with a whale or some apex predator.
My Dog's Receding Hairline. His Natural Mohawk 6 Years Apart
This Is A Side By Side Of Me And My Twin
4 Bottles Of Water From 4 Different Houses From All 4 Sides Of Town (West/North/East/South) In Flint, Michigan
That is awful, there is no way I would be drinking that. How has this been going on for so long. The government need to pull their fingers out of their arses and do something about it. It’s been long enough.
Alaskan Malamute Phil vs. Alaskan Klee Kai. Check Out The Size Difference Of The Two Breeds
The Amorphophallus Titanium - One Of The Largest Plants In The World Compared To The Size Of A Human. It Only Blooms Once Every Forty Years For Four Days
This flower is also known as The corpse flower due to the smell being like a rotting corpse.
Two Samples Of Meteorites That Came From The Moon And Mars. The Black One Is Martian And The Grey One Is Lunar
Croissants. Before And After. Professional Baker Just Sharing A Nice Comparison
Dentist Office Showing How Much Sugar Is In Regular Items
I can’t believe there is more sugar in a fruit box than in an energy drink. I knew the fruit boxes and juices have a lot of sugar but not THAT much.
Age Progression Used By Forensic Artists To Estimate What Missing Children Would Look Like Years After They Went Missing
Note: this post originally had 88 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
