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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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#1
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.
Valentina Lattante 5 years ago
"a couple" is actually photographer Sebastiao Salgado and his wife; they founded and Instituto Terra and reforested all this land!
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#2
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
#3
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.
#4
Pretty Sure No One Switched My Baby At Birth. Progress From 3 Weeks Left Inside To 3 Weeks On The Outside
#5
Same Boot, 3 Years Later
#6
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.
#7
The Progression Of Alzheimer's Through My Mom's Crocheting
Sanet Schubert 5 years ago
This is extremely sad. A very accurate visual though to easily explain the effects of Alzheimer's to a layman. Sorry about your mom :(
#8
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!
#9
After 9 Years Of Work, I Finally Got My Braces Off! I Couldn't Stop Smiling
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.
#10
A Doctor Sneezed, Sang, Talked & Coughed Toward An Agar Culture Plate With And Without A Mask
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
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.
#11
The World's Largest Ocean Sunfish Compared To How Small They Are At Birth
#12
Comparison Between Trash And Fabric. These Shirts Are Made From Plastic Bottles
#13
Same Bike, Same Place, Same Girl. 71 Years Difference
#14
Bamboo That Grew Up During The Pandemic Without The Effect Of Tourists' Touch
#15
Two-Hour Time Progression Of Getting My Hate Tattoo Removed Today
#16
Same Whale Found After 35 Years In The West Coast Of Mexico
#17
The Size Of This Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship At The Battle Of Trafalgar (1805) Compared To The Size Of People Around It
#18
Fossils Found Of Car-Sized Turtles That Once Roamed South America. Human For Scale
#19
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
#20
My Daughter And My Kitten Lost Their Baby Tooth In The Same Day
#21
My Dad And I 38 Years Apart, Thought I Should Post It Here
#22
My Cat Domino Has Heterochromia Which Has The Side-Effect That Light Reflects Differently Causing Him To Look Like The Terminator
#23
Women’s Pockets Can Fit Less Than Half Of A Switch Lite, Whereas Men’s Pockets Can Fit A Whole Switch
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Women have complained about lack of or useless pockets for years and it is still like finding a needle in a haystack. So frustrating.
#24
Same Wedding Outfits 60 Years Later
#25
Three Years In Between
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I don’t get this one, are they meant to be comparing how they aged coz 3 years isn’t actually that long.
#26
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
ADHORTATOR 5 years ago
the doors of the Senate, now used at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
#27
I Found A Very Small Frog. A Penny For Scale
#28
Son And Mother, 17-Year-Old Renaud And 41-Year-Old Madineg
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Incredible! The same face in male and female form, what strong genetics!
#29
The Color Change Between My Horse's Summer And Winter Coat Is Neat
#30
3 Months vs. 6 Months, Maine Coons Grow Super Fast
#31
My First Day Of Kindergarten 30 Years Apart
#32
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
#33
Moss vs. Hatchling
#34
Same Street, First Day Of Winter vs. First Day Of Summer. Canada
#35
Night vs. Day In Barcelona
#36
Me And My Cousin. 2005 And 2020. It Was Much More Difficult To Take The Picture Now
Levi Baker 5 years ago
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!
#37
A Human Brain On The Left, A Dolphin Brain On The Right
#38
My Ankle Two Days Before Giving Birth (Left) And My Ankle Two Days After Giving Birth (Right)
#39
The Amount Of Growing My Snail Has Gotten Done In Under A Year. From A 4 Cm Shell To A 17 Cm Shell
#40
I Counted All Of The Times Each Candidate Interrupted In The Presidential Election. Here Are The Results
#41
A Whale Fin Next To The Entire Skeleton Of A Human
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
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.
#42
My Dog's Receding Hairline. His Natural Mohawk 6 Years Apart
#43
This Is A Side By Side Of Me And My Twin
#44
4 Bottles Of Water From 4 Different Houses From All 4 Sides Of Town (West/North/East/South) In Flint, Michigan
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
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.
#45
Alaskan Malamute Phil vs. Alaskan Klee Kai. Check Out The Size Difference Of The Two Breeds
#46
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
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
This flower is also known as The corpse flower due to the smell being like a rotting corpse.
#47
Two Samples Of Meteorites That Came From The Moon And Mars. The Black One Is Martian And The Grey One Is Lunar
#48
Croissants. Before And After. Professional Baker Just Sharing A Nice Comparison
#49
Dentist Office Showing How Much Sugar Is In Regular Items
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
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.
#50
Age Progression Used By Forensic Artists To Estimate What Missing Children Would Look Like Years After They Went Missing
#51
My Ewes Before And After Shearing Yesterday
Aleksandra Elias 5 years ago
On upper picture, they are about to kick you out of their neighbourhood. Or they are dropping a new album
#52
17-Year-Old Southern Thai King Cobra Next To A 3-Week-Old Southern Thai King Cobra
#53
Difference Between A Bullet Wound And A Shrapnel Wound
#54
A Flood Brought In This New Species Of Ant To My Neighborhood. Size Comparison Between Regular Ant
#55
I Took This Picture Showing About $5,000 Worth Of Each Metal, To Give You Some Scale
The gold to silver ratio is currently 110:1, the highest it's ever been. Meaning it takes 110 oz of silver to buy just 1 oz of gold.
#56
What TV News Anchors Look Like From The Back vs. From The Front
#57
My 2-Week-Old Son vs. My Burrito
#58
Shooting With The Same Camera 150 Years Apart
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
to think that the 2019 pic would be the equivalent of the underwear worn in 1870. What on earth will we be wearing in another 149 years? :o (p.s. I'd Looooooooove to have such a camera!!)
BusLady 5 years ago
Imagine how hot it must have been wearing those dresses back then.
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#59
Went To A Pompeii Exhibit. Saw A Familiar Face From 79AD
#60
The Power Of Make-Up
#61
My Jaw From Below Looks Like My Nose From Above
#62
This Exhibit Illustrates The Effects Of Water Erosion Over Time With Rocks
#63
A Nut And Bolt: Far From vs. Close To The Sea
#64
Nelson The Sumatran Tiger 8 Months In Between
Pearl Of the SeaWing RainWings 5 years ago
For a moment I looked at like the tiger aged in reverse because of the way the pics were placed XD
#65
Emu Eggs, With Chicken Egg For Scale
#66
My Contact Lenses Darken In The Sun. Here's A Comparison To Show It
#67
Medical Bill From 1950 vs. $39.35 To Hold A Baby After He Was Born In 2016
Downunderdude 5 years ago
Yep, American health system at work. $13,000 to have a baby. Would be free in Australia in the public health system (even with a C section). But that's socialist, isn't it?
#68
I Think Brandon's Enthusiasm For His Job Is Waning
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
I think Brendon is just developing his signature. Just wrote his name at the start, but is signing it by the end.
#69
The Difference In My Legs After Being In A Cast For 1 Month
#70
Lemons Float, Limes Sink
#71
This Morning I Found By Far The Smallest Frog I Have Ever Seen In My Entire Life (My Average-Sized Fingernail For Scale)
#72
100 Of Each: Mutilated Bills, Bills In Circulation, And Brand New
#73
Comparison Between The Ratio Of Strawberries To Cereal In 2 Boxes Of Special K
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
Ironically, regular Special K has more sugar than cornflakes..... and yet is being marketed as "weightloss" and "healthy". *eyeroll*
#74
X-Ray Of A Panda Hand vs. A Human Hand; Pandas Have An Extra "Thumb" To Help Grip Bamboo Stalks
#75
Pollution Maps Of Major Cities During Covid-19 Lockdowns Compared To Same Period Last Year
#76
Wear Sunblock - Temperature Of Burned And Unburned Skin
#77
Me With My Newborn Son vs. My Father Holding Me As A Baby
M O'Connell 5 years ago
Is it just my perception, or are your child's legs twice as long as yours were?
#78
There Was A Fairly Rapid Shift In The Weather In Chicago This Morning
#79
One Of The Props That Were Used For The Close-Ups In The LOTR Movies vs. Human Hands
#80
Casual View Of Havasupai Falls vs. During A Flash Flood
#81
A Pic Of Me (Right) And A Pic Of My Brother (Left) Taken 7 Years Apart
#82
My Grandmother’s Immigration Forms From The 1950s Look Just Like Cards Against Humanity
#83
For Those Of You Considering Palm Tattoos. Update On My Own, 2.5 Months Later Fully Healed
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Hmmm, not sure about this one. The “tattoo” looks like it was drawn on with sharpie.
#84
The Life Cycle Of A Wasp
#85
Side By Side Comparison Of My Identical Twin And Me
#86
5 Years On, Half Face Comparison Of Me And My Daughter
Yeah, you heard 5 years ago
5 years on from what? Their ages cannot be 5 years apart if they're mother and daughter!
#87
Bullets Before And After
#88
My New Phone, Newborn Twin For Scale
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