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!
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.
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.
That's because people are either idiots or uneducated.
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What? You expect people to believe actual evidence? What are you, some kind of rational human being? /s
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I don't know if this is fake or not, but i can tell you the difference between the amount of spit on the plexiglax on my desk before and after the masks. Now there is none.
I wish I could wear a mask. I tried but I would just blackout so much...not anxiety it’s part of my neurological condition. I rarely go out, only to the doctors or hospital appointments but I wear a badge to say I am exempt from wearing a mask because I have had abuse and if looks could kill I’d be dead. I have no immune system so wearing a mask would be a hell of a lot safer for me not just for others, but I can’t be blacking out every couple of minutes. However people who don’t wear masks because they just don’t believe covid is real or that wearing one does nothing, they need a mask glued to their faces, or be shown a covid ward in person!
Bless you; living with this condition must be VERY DIFFICULT ! So sorry for your having to live such a difficult life. Please stay as safe as you can. I will no longer complain about the masks; at least I can without difficulty, only inconvenience.
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Everyone's breath/sneeze/song/speech releases droplets from the respiratory tract. This display is about the vector, not the disease. This display demonstrates that masks inhibit/partially contain the vector, and therefore its burden of diseases. This is true whether you are talking bacteria or viruses or shreds of DNA. Masks reduce the spread of airborne respiratory droplets. Wear a mask.
The lines aren't bacterial growth, but Sharpie used to label the back of the Petri dish. Also, anyone who is butt hurt about viruses being smaller than bacteria, yes they are. But SARS-CoV-2 is carried by DROPLETS of spit and snot, which are larger than bacteria, and is how surgical and cloth masks reduce transmission of the virus to near-negligible levels.
What would happen if they spread the mask on the dish while not wearing one?
It's very similar because it gets carried in the water droplets that are mostly stopped by a mask.
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You'd have to be really paranoid to consider this important information to be fictitious or a deliberate lie. Check out Dr. Davis' credentials if you have doubts. Serious example of why you must protect yourself from mask less, unvaccinated people you encounter regularly.
Sadly in America we still have people who will not wear masks, because of said POTUS. Our Covid numbers are rising again. I have family in their 70`s that live in areas that are at high rates as I speak.
Yes, but our government who is sworn to protect us has beaten it into our heads that science no longer has a seat at the virus table and now has been replaced by money and Christianity. I’m so confused! Should solid scientific evidence be my guide or a preacher who blew away the virus on tv?????? Hmmmmm....
Wear a mask, wear a mask, is it really too much to ask? ... Mrs. Potts
"But... but... (he sputtered), I have MY rights, too!" But you DON'T have the right to risk MY life, asshat!
BS. Of course the agar grew. It's the perfect medium and designed to do just that. The human body has natural immunity and fights disease. The agar doesn't! Not a true scientific experiment for mask efficacy in preventing infection from one living creature to another! Not comparing apple to apples.
so without mask the all culture stay in the mask for recycle, very healthy people, doctor logic
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.
