Comparing things is something we naturally do. Whether it's looking at how things are now versus how they used to be or comparing the world today to the past, it's a common human tendency.
Today, we've got some interesting comparisons that might change how you see the world. We're not just talking about now and then; there's much more to it. We'll compare lightsabers of different prices and show how fully grown cats can look very different from each other. Get ready and check them out! And if you like any of them, don't forget to upvote!
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Then And Now: Cancer Patient vs. Cancer Survivor
What in the world is that profile description? Nice trolling, you racist weirdo! (In case they delete it they claim to be 23 while having a 35 yr old adopted grandson they hate for being Black)
Load More Replies...So very happy for you and your family Noah. In second picture the light is in his eyes
People often compare themselves and others in areas like looks, money, intelligence, and success. Studies suggest that about 10 percent of our thoughts involve these kinds of comparisons. The social comparison theory, developed by psychologist Leon Festinger in 1954, says that we judge our own worth based on how we stack up against others. However, constant comparisons can not only lead to motivation for improvement, but can also result in feelings of dissatisfaction, guilt, or even harmful behaviors like lying or unhealthy eating.
One Year Of Good Care And Love
You don't know the back story, might not have been anyone to blame. But it was certainly humans who brought him back to live his full life.
Load More Replies...Awesome how you took care of a creature in dire need. Great looking cat. Good on you.
10 Year Old Me vs. 25 Year Old Me
I actually said “oh!” out loud when I saw this! So talented
Load More Replies...You were already good at 10, compared to many other 10 year old, and compared to many other 25 year old.
10 year old you is about the same, maybe better than I am at art now...:')
Honestly, the same strong feelings on both photos. Such a good one, for a 10 yo!
That is dedication! 15 years painting the same! Keep up! We're looking forward to seeing how it looks like in 10 years
When people compare themselves to others to track their personal growth or get inspired to do better and build a more positive self-image, it can be a good thing. But it's important to be careful not to fall into the trap of making negative comparisons. Who we compare ourselves to matters a lot: If we just want a self-esteem boost, we tend to compare ourselves to people who are worse off than us, but this can become unhealthy. When we aim to improve, we often compare ourselves to peers who are similar to us but excel in a specific area.
My 10 Year Progress Pic To Becoming An Rn
In 40 years, there will be a "Mall Santa" photo. lol
Load More Replies...You obviously enjoy to give service and be surrounded with people. You climbed up the ladder until you reached your dream of becoming a care giver. A very humbling profession and the dedication to care and save others before our own. I happened to be a retired ER/trauma nurse. Forced to retire because I am suffering from MS and Stiff person syndrome. But as a Nurse we don’t easily surrender and that being said, “ain’t we the most difficult patients? Hahaha….”. Keep the fort, 👍 I terribly miss it.
My RN - NP sister-in-law just got her Ph.D. in Nursing Education. Age 65. Yay Cassie. And yay, you, up there. Keep learning, keep going.
Elliot's Owner Shares What He Looked Like At 4 Weeks vs. Full Grown, With His Favorite Toy
It may be new, our dog had a green squeaky alligator that he loved and every time he destroyed it we got him another identical one right up until Target stopped selling them.
Load More Replies...He really loves his dragon. My Cleo destroys most of her toys within minutes of getting them.
I'm not a salesman for them, lol, but have you heard of a company called Bark? They have a line of toys for super chewers. My pup will destroy stuffies in seconds but the ones from Bark are a dense rubber core with a stuffies skin over it so when your dog tears the fabric away he still has a toy
Load More Replies...That's Elliot the dragon too, from Pete's Dragon. Perfect toy for Elliot the dog! :)
Can’t believe the dragon (green one) is still in one piece! Wow! And I love how they eye color changed on the other dragon. 😉
All puppies and kittens have blue eyes when they are born. A pup (or kitty) will have its "permanent" eye color generally by the time they're around 4-5 months old. (BTW - wolf cubs are born with blue eyes too!)
Load More Replies...I mentioned them in another comment, but look up a company called Bark. They have a line of super tough toys
Load More Replies...First Portrait I Ever Did Back In 2011 vs. Most Recent Portrait From 2021, It's Been A Long Journey
Me: Wow my art has improved, I'm really proud of myself! Me later on Bored Panda: Oh dang I'm the worst artist to exist.
I am always amazed by photorealistic drawings. Even before the part of putting image on paper - my brain doesn't really process people in this much detail. I can see them when I look at them of course but as soon as I turn my head a ton of fine detail on this woman would just disappear from my brain
Using our social connections to drive progress can be really effective. For example, in a study, friendly competition motivated people to exercise more because they encouraged each other to do better. This "social ratchet effect" meant that each person's effort inspired others to step up. On the other hand, social networks where people simply offered positive support were not as helpful.
The Day After Asher Was Adopted In 2012 vs. Today
The same with my stripy fatty. We took him from violent ppl. His jaw was broken badly, so one of his teeth much more prominent than others. He got scared every time someone just tried to hold him. Now he is sleeping with his belly up, and following me all over the garden. I literally do everything in his company.
Bless you for showing him what love feels like.
Load More Replies...Man Shares Picture Before And After A Liver Transplant
My Uncle died from liver failure and my Dad had a transplant during the pandemic. I will never, EVER get used to seeing them yellow like this man. Glad he pulled through!
I can clearly see the difference. But the most amazing about it…is how those smiles transcends love and how our love can nurture us back to health. Even those hugs means how much she needs you. Always hanging on you. It’s time for a word of reassurance. Kudos to you both and congratulations ❤️👏😍
I've dealt with plenty of patients showing severe signs of acute liver failure whilst their undergoing emergency hemodialysis treatment...even Homer Simpson would appear pretty pale in a side-by-side comparison...
He went from Homer to human! Congrats! The little one's smile got just a taaaaad bigger, too ;)
I'm so happy that he is getting better! I have seen plenty of medical cases on bp but none as worse as this one.
How It Started vs. How Its Going
As a long time cat owner I actually find the second picture even nicer - all kittens will snuggle together, but usually they drift apart as the get older, sometimes even becoming hostile to each other. Here's two of ours as kittens, who don't really get along any more. IMG-202111...9-jpeg.jpg
People tend to make two types of comparisons: upward and downward. In upward comparisons, we measure ourselves against those we perceive as better in some way, while in downward comparisons, we do the opposite. As expected, research shows that downward comparisons tend to boost our self-esteem, but both approaches come with risks – upward comparisons can lead to feelings of insecurity and jealousy, while downward comparisons can foster overconfidence and arrogance.
That Is A Wonderful Accomplishment And Much Harder To Achieve Staying At The Same Company
Funny how the name tag gets more beaten up at each new level of responsibility, until it is made of thicker, stronger stuff. She was she by that point.
I've been to Wickham Park!! I went a long time ago with my grandpa :)
From A Little Bean To A Majestic Queen
My Wife’s Face On Our Wedding Day Compared To When She Met Rob
TBF - on wedding day she was probably tired / stressed / excited / possibly wearing shoes that were not comfortable and had probably been wearing her 'game face' for a while at that point. My wedding was fairly nice in a simple kind of way but after the reception we were both kind of glad to get out of there and relax.
What was going on at the wedding that has her less than ecstatic tobe a new wife???
this is probably photo number 18937. smiling hurts after a while
Load More Replies...I remember reading in a similar post; in the first picture she could've been nervious to have her wedding photo taken, in the second she was happy to share her joy with the hubby who was taking the 2nd picture
Theodore Roosevelt once referred to comparison as "the thief of joy," and his observation might hold some truth. Social comparison can be a source of motivation for self-improvement, but it can also encourage judgmental, biased, overly competitive, or superior attitudes. Most people have the social skills and self-control to keep their standards for social comparison to themselves, refraining from acting on any envy or resentment triggered by making comparisons. However, their true feelings may surface in other ways.
Adding The Backstitches To My Cross-Stitch Embroidery
I like it both ways, both really good in different ways
Load More Replies...I do cross stitch, as well, and it always amazes me how much the details come out when the backstitching is added! Nicely done!
We Have Two Skinny Cats, And One Fat One
I have seen this pic before and absolutely love it! I have three skinny cats and one fat one and can totally relate.
Omg I love this so muuuuuuch!!!! The cats aren't even there but knowing that info makes this so super cute!!
What is it you're trying to say here? Asking 'cause I've NEVER been the "skinny cat" in ANY photo : )
The Difference 11 Days Can Make For This Maple Tree
Autumn is my favorite time of year! I'm in NE Pennsylvania US, So many beautiful pix to take!
Looks like they bought a new car and both across-the-road neighbours painted their roofs. What a crazy busy 11 days!!!
That’s probably not OP’s car, just a random one parked there. Also, the roof is covered in solar panels, so in the first pic it’s reflecting the clouds.
Load More Replies...I only just learned the color of the tree's leaves display when the green chlorophyll is used up. It is not a sign of dead leaves; that comes a little bit later.
Don't know why but this feels like a "the hardest part of my life where I was severely depressed vs a much happier life & me now" for some reason. The tree just looks happier lol
Comparisons tend to make us feel bad when we only measure ourselves against people who excel in certain qualities. For instance, when we think our social lives are less active, we often compare ourselves to the most social people we know. Recognizing this bias can help us make more realistic and motivating comparisons.
My Client Asked To Make This Rug With Her Rats
Can you boop rat snoots? (Honestly I never imagined myself asking that question, but...)
Yep! Depending on the rat you may or may not get nibbled though. They're basically puppies
Load More Replies...I second what Headless Horseman said! Just please do your research if you do think about getting some. You need to have two rats minimum and a very large cage for plenty of playing
Load More Replies...B2 Stealth Bomber Compared To A Falcon
Gee, it's almost like the designers copied a highly efficient design that has evolved over millions of years...
I'm still waiting for engineers to stick imitation owl feathers on aeroplane wings and helicopter rotors to make their flight quieter.
I can only see a falcon. Where is the firetruckin' B2 stealth bomber???
This is not coincidental. Aircraft Designers are clever people. They learn from nature and science.
My Brother And His Friend, Both Age 13. We Loved The Difference In Height
In my experience, 13 year olds rarely do lol
Load More Replies...I (female) was super tall during my early teens with all my guy friends of the same age being several meters shorter. Parents used to find it so hilarious, always commenting on the difference and taking photos. Out in the public people often assumed I was an adult woman and I was treated as such. It was truly uncomfortable for me. Hated being made fun of something that I had no control over. In the end it was all just an early growth spurt, not that I’m a tall person (I’m just 167 cm (5’ 6”) tall now).
That's really common in girls, it's nearly always girls that are the tallest in class for the first couple of years of secondary school. Sadly I never had a growth spurt! 158cm since age 10
Load More Replies...My kid was always tall for his age. It kinda sucked because adults always thought he was older than the other kids and expected him to know more than them.
I was 6' 2" when I was thirteen. I looked older. Now I'm 6'4" and seventy-two. I look my exact age.
My colleague's daughter was like this with her friends. She used to be mistaked for being a mother with her daughters. She's about 6'4" now!
Man that`s tall for a girl. (193cm) Does she get called Brienne a lot?
Load More Replies...This was my at that age. I was already 5'9 at around 11 years old. Adolescence is a wild time!
Not as extreme, but when my youngest son was 11, I took a photo of him and his best friend (who was just one month older), and they were over a foot different in height (my son being the smaller).
OP’s brother shouldn’t worry. I was in high school with a guy who was short, like 5’4” tall, in 10th and 11th grades. But when we came back to school on the first day of senior year, he was like 6’4”! He had had an OTT growth spurt over the summer and grew 12”—-an entire foot in height! So never fear, OP’s brother! You will be catching up, and maybe even surpassing, your early growth spurt friend by the time you’re both 18.
I knew a guy who grew 5 inches in college. 6'2" when we met. 6'7" at the end. Everyone thought he played basketball. Nope. Didn't happen until college.
Load More Replies...Spending too much time on social media, where we see images of exciting events, can lower self-esteem and contribute to feeling down. However, these risks seem to affect mainly people who are very anxious, while some studies suggest that social media can actually boost self-esteem, especially when we look back at our own happy moments with friends.
From Broken Legs To Long Legs
I know this isn‘t funny or anything, but it looks SO damn cute with those casts.
I don’t even wanna know how that sweet little kitty broke both leg's.
Summer Body vs. Winter Body
Size Comparison Of My Maine Coon To My American Shorthair
I have a Maine c**n (full pedigree) but he is smaller than my other 5 regular cats. The breeder wasn't the best and he was the runt of a massive litter. I rescued him as she was going to unalive him as no one would pay her for him being so small. He's now 8 and perfectly healthy and happy, just the size of 4-5 month old Maine c**n. Very glad I got to rescue him
Oh! I've always wanted to see what they compared like, size-wise, to regular cats. Awesome.
Anyone else freaking out that there's no mattresses protector under those big fluffy cats??
Eh. The mattress still looks pretty clean considering there's two balls of fur laying on them. It's probably washing day and the cats are taking advantage of having the cover off.
Load More Replies...I have a Maine C00n mix and he's the best--and biggest, sweetest and floofiest--cat I've ever had.
We have a Norwegian Forest Cat. These cats, like the Mainer, have a gender-based size difference. Odinsdottir is about 15lbs. But very black and very floofy and bigger than the rest of the clowder. Both cats are very friendly and love the snow and even the rain.
my sisters two cats are like that - her Maine C**n is bout 2.5x bigger than Oreo
To be less affected by painful comparisons, pay attention to what triggers this behavior, practice deep gratitude for the good things in your life, and remember that wanting what others have is often a waste of time unless it's something truly valuable, like their kindness or generosity.
Smoker vs. Non-Smoker
Think: Addiction. Easy to illustrate, harder to overcome.
Load More Replies...Relatable. I became the manager of my apartment building after the previous manager died. He was a nice guy but he sat in his studio apartment and chain smoked all day. Anyway - I helped clean his apartment and the yellow nicotine / smoke was all over the walls. The two pictures above resemble the before and after cleaning of his white apartment door. In fact the before looked more like the darker panel to the right. I was honestly surprised to find out the paint underneath was white. I thought I was washing a tan or light brown door.
That's why I get so irritated with people being irate at not being able to smoke in their apartments (tobacco or weed). 1) I can guarantee the person living next to the smoker could smell it, 2) it gets on EVERYTHING, and 3) outside of serious pro services, is nearly impossible to get rid of. You can get it off the walls, but then it's trapped in the cupboards, in the carpet, under the carpet, and, best of all, in the air system.
Load More Replies...Congratulations! I'm on year 9 and loving being smoke-free!
Load More Replies...I smoke too, caption could be : "Guess wich windows I haven't cleaned for 2 years? "
That isnt the point any non smokers know how bad that stuff stains
Load More Replies...Hand to God I thought my grandma's walls were still the same "beige" they were from when the house was bought in the late 70's. I was cleaning a scuff from one of the walls (seriously, the whole living room was the same color) with a magic eraser and literally cleaned off (at the time) 30 years of tar from papa Joe's cigarette smoke. I thought she was gonna be mad because I took the "beige paint" off. 🤣 I kept going and it looked like I'd repainted the living room.
23 years a former smoker for me. Best thing I did for myself and my family.
Load More Replies...I was only a teenager when I got my first flat, so I didn't really know what to expect. But even as a naive kid, I knew something was up with those funky yellow walls. Found out through another tenant that the previous tenant, who had lived there until his death, was a heavy smoker.
Ski Trail Sign In Summer vs. In Winter
Either that is genuinely a huge amount of snow, or it's a really big stool that you're standing on.
Average snowfall. My family owns a medium sized ski area in Colorado, and our average snowfall is well over 12 feet.
Load More Replies...Hubby and I walked up a ski run that we love this summer. Had no idea that in the winter we were literally skiing over boulders.
I would’ve either, I’m a beach side dweller, the most snow I’ve ever seen was from a distance in Jindabyne NSW 😂
Load More Replies...Visited The Same Model Village 25 Years Apart
There is one in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, too. So many happy hours spent there as a child.
I've been to that one several times, it really is enchanting
Load More Replies...In the end, it's not about comparing ourselves to others; it's about becoming the best versions of ourselves, cultivating self-acceptance, and finding contentment in the journey toward personal growth and fulfillment. Check out our previous editions on cool comparisons.
A Pic I Took Of My Husband With All The Books He Wrote Oc
Some subreddits only allow Original Content, not posting other people's pictures
Load More Replies...Does this man just sit and dictate these books stream--of-consciousness wise, one after another? How in the world can anyone write so many entire books? Super human!
Isaac Asimov and Enid Blyton beat him hands down on volume of output (and profit, I suspect); not that I remain anything other than hugely impressed with Mr Stewart. But you can do an awful lot with an old fashioned manual typewriter, if you put the hours in. Asimov and Blyton did. I've just read that Blyton wrote the 60,000 word book "The River of Adventure" in 5 days. Sat down, and typed solidly. Apparently, she could produce 6,000-10,000 words a day on a portable typewriter. I doubt that Asimov was far behind: a man who apparently was happiest in a small artificially lit room furnished with table, chair, typewriter, and paper.
Load More Replies...Hmmm... that's quite a few books. Looks like I'm going to have to read them! I love reading!!💕💕
The Size Of A Tornado Compared To The Size Of Wind Turbines
It's in there, just next to the third pylon from the right.
Load More Replies...Oh wow, think of all the energy the wind turbines will be able to generate when that tornado hits them!!
This is both awesome and completely terrifying. Jeezo. What's it called again when you're terrified of massive things? Whatever it is, I have that.
I’ve seen dust devils, but cannot fathom this magnitude. Nope nope nope.
And wind turbines are not not big. Ever seen a truck carrying one blade down the road?
The Clear Blue In Front Of Me Compared To The Dark Abyss Behind Me
Unless home is behind in the middle of that mess.
Load More Replies...Many moons ago it was raining out the front of our house and sunny in the backyard!
Beautiful Christmas Tree Before And After
And next…… the airing of grievances followed by feats of strength 🤣
Load More Replies...My aunt has a bunch of these houses. I have been trying to get someone in my family to buy or build this tree for her so she can put the houses on that. She puts them all over the living room now and she is running out of space. I really love this idea.
Load More Replies...Great design, but I would like to see what they did for a tree topper
That's adorable. Unfortunately it wouldn't last very long once my cats saw it.
Chinese Explorer Zheng He's Ship Compared To Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria. They Both Lived In The Same Era
I read the name wrong at first. I thought it said Zheng Yi instead of Zheng He and was going to comment that this was incorrect. I'm so glad I paused a moment and read it again. Zheng Yi was a pirate in the Qing Dynasty, and arguably, his wife, Ching Shih, is way more interesting than him from that part of history.
While both had the similarity of being skippered by explorers, it’s like comparing an aircraft carrier to a battleship. Both will get you from point A to Z, but do it differently. The Spaniard ships worked in fleets and moved swiftly and maneuvered nimbly. As pirate ships they had an advantage over the larger Chinese ship. Somalian pirate boats over taking container ships is an example. The Chinese ship had the advantage of longer more sustained voyages. It came down to sailing philosophies instead of one being more advanced than the other.
Bigger ship for a bigger ocean -- Pacific vs. Atlantic -- not that they actually knew that. When did Asians and Europeans find out there was another whole ocean on the other side of the world?
Load More Replies...It's amazing what we don't know about other cultures. We shouldn't be shocked if other are better, bigger, faster etc. Some cultures were practicing advanced mathematics while our ancestors were hunting dinner with stone tools.
There's an excellent book written by an officer retired from the U.S. navy called '1421'. Very interesting and easy to read. There's some evidence the Chinese got to the Bahamas and more evidence proving they lived on high ground long enough to create a city of perhaps 10,000 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The Chinese treasure ships were massive. They went all over the world, collecting things like giraffes. If the Emperor hadn't closed the gates on China, who knows what might have happened. We really might all be speaking Chinese now and not know any different. Read 1421 by Gavin Menzies. Fascinating
With that big a$$ ship now I am wondering how didn't they discovered the America's first ....
There's some evidence that they did go to California. Enough, that if properly looked into might change hundreds of year old beliefs. So, they'll probably never get studied further. And, no I'm not talking about the History Channel.
Load More Replies...Movie vs. Real Life
My Husband Started 17th Grade (His Masters Program) On The Same Day My Daughter Started 5th Grade. They’re Both Ecstatic About Back To School
I've always wanted a cap with a propeller on it.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the old Staples commercial - "It's the most Wonderful Time of the Year"
With the parents happily skipping through the store! Loved it!
Load More Replies...Wow, what if students were this enthusiastic about returning to school?
Grandma Has Had Long Hair Since She Was My Age, We Took A Photo For Comparison
Same hair texture and slight curling around the tips, genetics at work here 💕
They should swap shirt colours though, for maximum effect
Load More Replies...Two gorgeous sets of hair! It breaks my heart to see though. One of my favorite things about my appearance (off of a very short list) has always been my hair. I was sure I'd always have it. My dad is 80 with his own, non-colored, only slightly gray. Now I have bald spots all over. My husband has to help to keep them covered. The slightest shift in my pony tail and they show. My 4.5 year old daughter (Twin A) has 3x as much hair as me now. Her hair is the same as mine. 1/?
It is devastating to one's self-esteem to be a female who is going bald. Doctor's (I've seen many - all different kinds of specialist) don't know the cause. It isn't hormonal / standard female-pattern baldness caused by hormonal changes. I'm 45 and everything else on my list of things I liked is gone now too (but this was the hardest to accept). It's so challenging to teach my daughter's body positivity when I can't muster any for myself. 2/3
Load More Replies...Here Is A Comparison Of My Original Sketch Compared To The Finished Product! Happy With How Accurate I've Been Able To Get On These
Here I am, happy to get a pic to stay in the same position in Word until I save the file
No one can do that. You must be some kind of wizard!
Load More Replies...Typically, I'm not all that impressed by jewelry, this, however is art.
I think the final piece looks even FAR BETTER than the sketch. WOW! VERY Impressive.
Fluffy Corgi vs. Regular Coat
I didn't know about fluffy corgis and now my life is a little better
a Cardigan and a Pembroke...totally different lineages. first one is family of the dachshund, the one on the right has Viking Blood and has the Nordic Spitz as a great grandfather. Cardigans have a long tail, much rounder ears and are somewhat bigger. Queen Elizabeth II liked the Pembrokes more as they are more sociable and tend to be more loyal to their owners. But either way both are adorable and goof balls.
At The Beach vs. Cleaning Feet After
Left: "Best day ever!" Right: "Parents don't love me anymore..."
... and then you brought me home AND PRACTICALLY TORTURED ME in "The Wet Box of Death".
My dog used to look at me like I was abusing her when I gave her a bath! But let my roommate do it without the trauma face 🤷🏻♀️
Coming Home vs. Leaving
I live above a dog with horrendous separation anxiety. The howling is heartbreaking. But the owners don’t believe it’s as bad as it is because they’re gone when it happens. Ugh. Do better, pet parents. No creature deserves to cry all day from loneliness.
Load More Replies...Human Skeleton Compared To Gorilla Skeleton
I was wondering about the rib cage flare too, but some early hominids have it (though not to that degree). It apparently accommodates a larger gut, which gorillas need because they are vegetarians, and it takes longer to digest all the fiber from the plants they live on. If there's a primatologist out there who can correct or elaborate, that would be great.
Load More Replies...Look how much smaller the skull cap is. And that is our second to closest relative.
The amount of similarity makes it a bit uncanny valley--and I don't normally experience that sensation.
Real Japan vs. Anime
If I remember correctly, it is not allowed for Japanese students to colour their hair. I believe it's school policy.
Even worse: my Japanese stepsister's hair was naturally dark brown and she had to dye it black.
Load More Replies...Then there was me, the albino Japanese guy, I was always called "the anime guy"
Well, all the best manga characters have grey or white hair so I hope you took it as a compliment 😊
Load More Replies...I guess drawing every character with black hair is too boring and makes it hard to tell them apart from a distance.
It's exactly the second reason. In a documentary they mentioned it's for ease of identifying characters quickly they close the extreme hair styles and colours.
Load More Replies...We Live Next To The Ocean, Here's The Comparison Between The Outside And Inside Doorknob
Unfortunately when you live near the sea, everything falls into decay rather fast because of the mIx of water and salt. Buying a house by the seaside? Expect to pay much just to keep it in good shape.
Why not just paint the outside one with an anti-corrosion paint? I guess you'd pretty much have to do that with everything.
Load More Replies...I know several people who researched just how corrosive sea salt is.
This is a real thing for people who get that dream house by the beach. Your lawn mower, your car etc all rust / corrode out sooner from the salt in the air. Not a problem for me as I'm about 10+ miles from the ocean but I've had friends with beach houses who had problems like that.
World's Smallest Computer Compared To A Grain Of Rice
*froths at the mouth* they gonna injekt us with them thar trakin computers *froth froth* /jk
Funnily enough, injection was one of the possible design applications. They would be used to precisely monitor the temperature of cancerous tumors as an indirect way of measuring blood flow.
Load More Replies...Are these the computers you get when you are vaccinated? 😂
Meh, rice... banana... they're about the same size, right? 😉
Load More Replies...How is it possible make a working computer that small ? I was really dubious when I read somewhere that researchers were trying to come up with surveillance cameras small enough to attach to insects. Now I believe it !
Same Location, Two Different Times
Deep snow pictures are amazing and very scary when I imagine being trapped in a house and isolated from all the support I take for granted.
I always think of the Donner Party when I see pictures like this.
Load More Replies...Barcelona During The Day vs. During The Night
Wow, I never realised a large part of the city is divided in such neat blocks! O_o
Honestly, I think that that would be the same for any city, But, that's still a pretty large "WOW!" factor no matter how you look at it.
And this is why we can't see the stars anymore... not just Barcelona of course...
Nearly 25 Years After The Fall Of The Berlin Wall, The Difference In Types Of Light Bulbs Can Still Be Seen From Space
There are electrical lamps in East Berlin everywhere and gas lamps in West Berlin in most of the small streets to this day. That's where the different colors come from.
Load More Replies...Light bulbs in street lights. Eastern Berlin used Na-vapor lamps, while western Berlin used ... something else. Other cities in western germany use or used Na-vapor as well.
Mercury Vapor is the white light. Metal halide is more of a blueish light.
Load More Replies...But the time the photo was taken or when the OP made this entry is different from now.
Load More Replies...Two Dogs Of The Same Breed: One Shaved And Second One - Not Yet
If I was that curly, hair-blinded, shaggy-haired, burr-collecting dog on the left ... I'd be BEGGING for a shave!
Never would have guessed a sheepdog looks like a totally different puppers when shaved! Mind blown. (serious, not being snide).
Graphics Then vs. Graphics Now
I prefer the old ones, the modern ones are to orelaistic for being a game
Industry got its issues, but the variety is amazing and there are amazing newer titles. Most might be from smaller devs and publishers, naturally. But the video game medium has matured a lot as a whole, in good and in bad.
Load More Replies...I actually like the pixel games. Too much 3D gives me motion sickness
This!!!! I can play old school Mario or Zelda all day, but when they go 3D it's too much for me to register.
Load More Replies...I remember being amazed when Sega first came out and the background and foreground looked like they moved totally independently.
As someone who started gaming in the past two decades, I am pretty sure the only time I've been amazed at graphics was Star Fox. Because I didn't know that even with external tech 3D was possible on an SNES lol
Load More Replies...It's funny how back in the day, the graphics were state of the art and we were amazed at the gameplay. Nowadays, in comparison, it's worlds apart. So much cleaner and crisp. You can actually tell things are things.
Pokken Tournament... totally unfair comparison. It is a fighting game originally developed for arcades, and later ported to WiiU and Switch. So comparing a handheld game with a game trying to look as exciting as possible on first glance
Load More Replies...Eagle Claws Are Pretty Big Even In Comparison With Mammalian Predators
Incredible that the –in comparison to the other animals on here – tiny badgers have such huge claws.
Some badgers aren’t that tiny, haha. I mean much bigger than a lot of dogs you see out and about for sure.
Load More Replies...harpy eagles are one of my favorite animals, you guys should look up images of them if you want!
They are SO creepy looking! Like a person wearing a bird suit. :)
Load More Replies...Okay, so if I wanted to give a bear a hug, I'd have to go for the black bear as their claws are the smallest :)
Absolutely. Black bears are nowhere near as deadly as brown/grizzly/polar bears.
Load More Replies...You can really see how the cats' claws are made to sink in and hold on.
What is this sloth bear and why haven't I heard of it. Somehow, I think I should be frightened.
This Fake Hundred Dollar Bill My Coworker Accepted. (Real Bill For Comparison.)
I could see how someone could be fooled if it was dark, crowded and busy like at a nightclub.
Eh... real money is made with linen fibers, not wood pulp like paper is. You can often tell the difference without even looking. And the top one is a movie prop, so I can promise you, it feels like paper.
Load More Replies..."For Cinematic Use Only" instead of Federal Reserve Note, no signatures in bottom left, no watermarks, oh and a black "COPY" should all have been tell tales...
Load More Replies...As a kiwi, I really like your bills, the clear section down the middle is so cool
Load More Replies...Around 2002 a coworker accepted a fake $100 bill that was literally a $10 bill with the corner of a hundred. She used the pen in it to test it was real but didn't notice it was a completely different bill
Those eyebrows are a dead giveaway. And, oh yes, "Prop Money" where "Franklin" should be.
The Difference Between A Norwegian Soldier 75 Years Ago And Today
and how does it look today? you should have taken a picture of that too...
Load More Replies...Like Captain America or in this case Captain Norway I guess.
Load More Replies...Now they have a better chance of survival with the extra protection.
Same Place, Different Time. March vs. June
Ignore those sticks that mark the roads in the winter... you'll see lots of falls... 😅
Load More Replies...Others posts without time of year listed; “0h mY gOd tHaTs GlObAl WaRmInG!
Ken 1985 vs. Ken 2018
Still no real hair. Why are there so few Ken with real hair? 2018 looks like a teen by the way. You sure it is supposed to be an adult?
The Wife And I Went To The Grand Canyon This Weekend. Top Was Saturday, Bottom Was Sunday
I actually love the top one the most. There's something so eerie about a white sky.
'The wife'. I hate that expression. Makes her sound like a possession. Like 'the dog...'
Must have been great to get such different experiences in one weekend !
The Difference Between Farm Fresh And Store Fresh Strawberries
Fresh strawberries at good ripeness and a good cultivar don't need anything added. Very sweet and flavourful on their own.
Load More Replies...This is why I grow my own strawberries, they might not be as big as some of the shop ones by good God do they taste better!
Store bought stays ripe for a fortnight. Farm fresh stays ripe for 30 seconds. The emphasis in store cultivars was for shelf life before anything else. Now that the shelf life problem has been solved, they are just recently breeding for flavour again. And succeeding.
I mad strawberry jam today using farm feresh berries and the smell was intoxicating. Can't wait to try it
Years of hybridizing has turned commercially farmed fruit into tasteless rocks.
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.
The pinnacles is one of the most other worldly experiences. What a landscape
Been there. So many flies that I ended up eating about five of them. Did not enjoy.
Load More Replies...Yes, but who is the hooded figure in the foreground? Is it a Jedi??
It still looks so amazing! Hope I can see it with my naked eyes someday 💕
Before And After Comparison Pics Of A Street In Surf City, NC After Florence
It'd be a hurricane or flood insurance policy. Regular homeowners insurance usually won't cover natural disasters.
Load More Replies...LEGO Lukes Changing Over Time
You Can See The Difference Between The Tap Water And The Sparkling Water That I Poured Over It
Stairs Built In 1829 vs. 2005
Japan vs. Brazil
The best player on my school basketball team was half my height. It isn't always height.
Load More Replies...Tall women are such babes. (So are short girls but I love me a tall lady)
The Horse Cart Used To Spread 200 Kg Of Manure With 90 Years Ago vs. A Modern 10-Ton Manure Spreader That My Brother Uses Today
Factory farming has created a larger amount of manure, so larger tanks are needed to spread the huge factory farm fields. Back in the day, Farmer Ted only had his own herd of cows to worry about.
What on earth are you talking about? These are widely used in the UK which has no factory farming anything like in the US. A fairly average dairy herd of 100 head will produce about 45 tons of slurry per week. This is enough to cover approximately 1 hectare. Most factory farms are actually quite small in size with very few fields, and almost none that are used to grow crops, so why would a manure spreader of any size be used on a factory farm? The vast majority of slurry and manure created by factory farms is sold to arable farms as fertiliser.
Load More Replies...Shark’s Brain vs. Dolphin’s Brain
And which has been around longer. The benefits of superior intelligence is sometimes overstated.
this argument doesn't give anything away as both continue to exist
Load More Replies...Although the shark brain is very different to the mammal brain, the semicircular canals of the inner ear that govern balance are virtually indistinguishable between shark and human.
2 different species. One is a fish, the other a porpoise. Dolphins are warm blooded, have live births, and nurse their young. Sharks are cold blooded, hatch eggs either inside or outside their body, and do not nurse their young. It's like comparing a chimpanzee brain with a snake brain. Of course they are going to look vastly different.
Japan’s Highest Bridge’s Height Is Compared To Godzilla
My Mom’s Phone From 1998 vs. My Phone From 2018
I think mom's phone might still be functioning in about ten years or so, while the new one will crash within three years?
Unlikely. They are already starting to turn off older cell/mobile networks. 3G will soon be phased out in the UK. There won't be a network for it to connect to.
Load More Replies...My Nokia is still working after 13 years of use and dropping it a gazillion times.
Microscopic Look At Bee Stinger vs. Needle
bees leave their stinger, they die, but the venom continues to pump. *For the Hive*
Load More Replies...View From My House Of California Normal vs. California With Fires
The edge of Seacliff neighborhood in the outer Richmond of SF. My hometown.
We had one (probably intentionally lit) fire in the town next to mine this week. Luckily a passerby saw it, called the firefighters, and started putting it out with what resources they could and managed to get it out. Not a good omen for the coming fire season! I really feel for other places that have bad fires.
'Chernobyl' Actors vs. The Real-Life People They Played
There's another shot where Bryukhanov, Dyatlov and Fomin are in court. Their hairstyles and clothes are pretty much identical to the originals.
Jared Harris is amazing in everything. I’ve actually visited Chernobyl and Pripyat a couple years before this series so it meant a lot to me.
The Comparison Of Right Handed And Left Handed People At My High School
I'll use the left door as often as I can even though I'm very right-handed. I hope it has fewer germs since fewer people use it.
Before And After Images Of Giant Ancient Cedars Cut In The Caycuse Watershed In Ditidaht Territory On Southern Vancouver Island
This turns my stomach. I don’t get how someone can do that let alone do it for money
My Jeans vs. My Wife’s Jeans. I’m 6’ 3”and She’s 5’ 2”
Shoe That Is On The Longboard vs. The Shoe That Does All The Pushing
My mom never wanted me to have a skate board because she said it would only wear down one shoe. I thought it was total bulshit. Well I guess I owe her an apology!
That's why you learn to ride switch! It's a good skill to be able to swap sides and lead with either foot.
Load More Replies...what kind of a monster are you to have the pictures where the shoes are not placed down correctly
New £500 Bundle Of £5 Notes Compared To Used Ones
You can have them for the low low price of just £500 per bundle!
Load More Replies...The Tan Of My Hand Compared To My Foot
Heavy work out in the sun for several months while feet were kept covered by thick shoes or boots. Probably makes the foot look blue because they have recently removed their shoe.
Load More Replies...Unless there's more than 2 inches of snow on the ground, or it's below about 10F out, i wear sandals, always. Where the straps are, look like that guys foot, the rest looks like his hand.
This happens to me every summer. My arms and hands are tan but my feet have never been out of my shoes outside. I think to myself, let's wear sandals today! but then I am shocked by my creepy dead looking feet. haha
$10 vs. $400 Lightsaber
I'd go for a $12 burger instead :) Cool sword, but not for me to buy.
Load More Replies...The Size Of My Bathroom Tiles Compared To My Scale
Earth Compared To Its Water And Air
I’ve seen this on here before. Apparently the tiny balls of water above the water sphere are river water and lake water.
The atmospheric layer is just over 50 miles. The distance to the center of the Earth is just under 4000 miles.
Load More Replies...Comparison Picture As Proof That Not All Days In New Zealand Are Filled With Glorious Weather. Expectation vs. Reality At Kea Point
I'm sorry it still looks absolutely stunning in both pics, so you failed.
Is that Mount Cook? The native Maori name for Mount Cook translates as "head in the clouds".
That's why the Maori name for NZ - Aotearoa - means 'land of the long white cloud'
It does look like different seasons from the grass colours. Lots of countries claim to have many seasons in one day but we do have a lot of tourists (and locals too) who get caught out thinking that they are just going for a short summer hike only to have the weather close in as in the photos. If luck is on their side they get found in time..
Load More Replies...The View Of This Beach Wedding From The Guests' Perspective vs. How It Looks To Those In The Ceremony
Wait until they learn about theatres, those look different from the audience perspective vs crew perspective too!
Load More Replies...A Side By Side Comparison Of The Cheap Eggs vs. The Fancy Ones
It looks like it's off, or about to be. Haven't bought eggs in 5 years, the little dinosaurs I feed everyday see to that.
Load More Replies...Yuck! The left one looks suspicious. I wouldn't eat it. Also, on the package it says "cook eggs until yolks are firm". I've never heard of eggs that are "hard-boil" only.....
American hens are not vaccinated against salmonella. Consequently runny eggs are not eaten there. They also wash them, which removes the protective coating of the shell making it porous, which means they have to keep them refrigerated.
Load More Replies...Yolk color depends only on the carotenoids in the food the chickens eat. Corn for example gives a darker yolk. Since colors tending to orange are perceived as healthier, farmers add food coloring to what their chickens eat
I grew up on two different continents & a third subcontinent and I can safely say the USA’s egg game is weak. Not the sanitize & refrigerate vs unwashed with cuticle protection debate, but the general quality and the length of storage. We shouldn’t have to pay $10 for “fancy” eggs & those 6-month old Lucerne or Great Value shouldn’t be any different. Luckily in a lot of places, people have backyard hens and you can buy them day-fresh in your neighborhood. Or if you’re really lucky, can raise hens yourself. My four hens lay consistently year-round. Sofia, Dorothy, Rose & Blanche give us 28 amazing eggs per week.
i haven't ate eggs in over 4 yr. but whys the egg on the right look so dark?
It depends on what the chicken was fed. It influences the color. Just like when you eat beets, what comes out of you might be dark red.
Load More Replies...0.5 Meter Drop vs. 5 Meter Drop
Ha ha. Not laughing, but that is the proper name for a hidden wall/ditch designed to keep the animals off the lawns of the manor without a visible wall.
And provide a way for farm workers to cross from one side to the other without spoiling the view from the manor house.
Load More Replies...Jurassic Park came to my mind, when the t-rex breaks free. then the cars falls over. Not at al like this, but...
Grand Theft Auto vs. Fast And Furious 6
I suspect this is more likely someone tried to recreate the FF6 shot in GTA.
That's my favourite car from all the F&F's, mk1 Ford Mexico (customised)!
Girls Going Out vs. Staying At Home
Why do people think that glasses are unattractive? Most people need them nowadays.
This is the 5th or 6th time one hasn't worked this week. Is it just the app or the website as well?
I couldn't sign in to the app for almost a week. It couldn't connect with Bored Panda, it said. My activity has been hit or miss. Sometimes I can access it, sometimes I can't. I dislike the slowness of the site, and the drop-down comments, so I don't really use it. While I wasn't able to sign in on the app, though, I was able to just fine on the site. The cats both insist that there's a soft can-opener to blame.
Load More Replies...This is the 5th or 6th time one hasn't worked this week. Is it just the app or the website as well?
I couldn't sign in to the app for almost a week. It couldn't connect with Bored Panda, it said. My activity has been hit or miss. Sometimes I can access it, sometimes I can't. I dislike the slowness of the site, and the drop-down comments, so I don't really use it. While I wasn't able to sign in on the app, though, I was able to just fine on the site. The cats both insist that there's a soft can-opener to blame.
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