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Perspective changes everything. Take a particular object, put it in a specific time and place, and you see how it differs compared with an almost identical one. And since such an experiment would probably be slightly too elaborate for real life, Bored Panda has compiled this entertaining collection of the most surprising comparisons.

From comparing a chimpanzee fingertip with a human fingertip to photos of a man before and after walking across China for the whole year, these are side-by-side shots that show the weird and the wonderful side of the world we live in. So pull your chair closer, get your popcorn ready and tune in for the list that puts a spin on the good old “spot the difference” game.

After you’re done, make sure to check out our previous posts with incredible comparisons here, here, and here.

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1st Picture Was The Peak Of My Depression. 2nd Is A Recent One After Almost An Year Of Medication And Self Care

1st Picture Was The Peak Of My Depression. 2nd Is A Recent One After Almost An Year Of Medication And Self Care

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First Day Of Chemo vs. Last

First Day Of Chemo vs. Last

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The smile of hope versus the smile of the fuking queen of everything that got to beat illness and become free.

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Perspective is a beautiful power to subject things to. Not only do we start seeing their beauty, as in the cases of these comparisons, it can also make us feel better. You see, while putting things in perspective, we are selecting a particular mode of seeing them, and it doesn't just feel like it, our brain actually does it.

Scientists say that changing perspective is a healthy exercise if we want to be empathetic, rational and compassionate. However, changing perspective is not merely about seeing things from the point of view of another. It's just as much about gaining perspective.

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Age 12 vs. 16 - My Drawing Progress

Age 12 vs. 16 - My Drawing Progress

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Before And After Being Told She's A Good Girl

Before And After Being Told She's A Good Girl

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Changing one’s perspective has to do with the point of view in which you stand. By stepping outside of our usual perspectives, it can become possible to frame arguments in ways that motivate others instead of leaving them feeling rejected, for example. In a similar way, you can start seeing things not as simply black or white, good or bad, but in a more complex light. This will get us out of the loop of negativity, prejudice and other negative emotions.

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On The Left Is My Grandmother Holding My Dad And The Right Is Me Holding My Son, Taken Exactly 63 Years Apart

On The Left Is My Grandmother Holding My Dad And The Right Is Me Holding My Son, Taken Exactly 63 Years Apart

Genetics is so cool, my parents always told me I looked like my dad's mom but I never got to meet her before she passed away. 

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#9

Same Waterfall, 3 Seasons. Skógafoss, Iceland

Same Waterfall, 3 Seasons. Skógafoss, Iceland

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#10

Yesterday I Took My Grandmother On Her First Bike Ride In 59 Years, I Need A New Word For Awesome

Yesterday I Took My Grandmother On Her First Bike Ride In 59 Years, I Need A New Word For Awesome

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#11

I Bought My First Bike One Year Ago Today

I Bought My First Bike One Year Ago Today

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#12

I Just Want A Bigger Pocket Please, Is That Too Much To Ask For? Sincerely, Women Everywhere

I Just Want A Bigger Pocket Please, Is That Too Much To Ask For? Sincerely, Women Everywhere

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#13

Tiny Cute Rabbit Compared To A Palm

Tiny Cute Rabbit Compared To A Palm

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Never Thought I’d Be Able To Use My Hand Again. Shout Out To The Surgeon And Therapist

Never Thought I’d Be Able To Use My Hand Again. Shout Out To The Surgeon And Therapist

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#15

This Is What 6 Years Of Practice Looks Like - My Art In 2015 vs. 2021

This Is What 6 Years Of Practice Looks Like - My Art In 2015 vs. 2021

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qwerty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like them both. The first one is good, just a little bit more abstract, and the second one is more realistic.

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#16

Me And My Dad. 1982 And 2021. Both Age 20, 39 Years Apart

Me And My Dad. 1982 And 2021. Both Age 20, 39 Years Apart

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#17

Before And After I Asked Her If She Knew How Cute She Was

Before And After I Asked Her If She Knew How Cute She Was

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#20

Cheers To 2 Years Of Health! 100 Lbs Lost And Maintained For A Year

Cheers To 2 Years Of Health! 100 Lbs Lost And Maintained For A Year

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Ozacoter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many calories would you need to eat to lose that much weight in only 2y? Anybody knows? I have been eating 1400kcal a day on average for the last five months and I lost three kgs... :( I am aiming for 1200 now but its difficult to be able to cook nice meals at the same time.

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Before And After Of My 8-Year Project (1972 Datsun 240z Restomod)

Before And After Of My 8-Year Project (1972 Datsun 240z Restomod)

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Remi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen!

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Canadian Passport vs. Canadian Passport Under A Black Light

Canadian Passport vs. Canadian Passport Under A Black Light

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#23

Head Size Difference Between A Man And An Adult Cane Corso

Head Size Difference Between A Man And An Adult Cane Corso

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Friday
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such a beautiful dog, but he / she doesn’t need their ears cropped :(

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#25

1930’s Parquet Flooring Restored Today. Before And After Comparison

1930’s Parquet Flooring Restored Today. Before And After Comparison

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6 Years Ago Today I Had A Surgery To Straighten Up My Spine, This Is The Before/After Result. I Gained 5cm With The Process

6 Years Ago Today I Had A Surgery To Straighten Up My Spine, This Is The Before/After Result. I Gained 5cm With The Process

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#27

Before And After Of My DIY Driveway. I Made The Paving Stones And The Driveway

Before And After Of My DIY Driveway. I Made The Paving Stones And The Driveway

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#28

Before And After Of A Man Who Walked Across China For A Year

Before And After Of A Man Who Walked Across China For A Year

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#29

Size Of Orangutan Compared To A Human

Size Of Orangutan Compared To A Human

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#31

Example Of Class Disparity In South Africa

Example Of Class Disparity In South Africa

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#32

Me And My Girlfriend When We First Met vs. Now. The Regretful Emo Phase

Me And My Girlfriend When We First Met vs. Now. The Regretful Emo Phase

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol, atleast you both looked liked the model definition of "emo".

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#33

My First-Ever House Plant Just Turned 5

My First-Ever House Plant Just Turned 5

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LuckyL
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've got a plant like this. We won four plants at a lotterie booth for plants. One of us bought a ticket and got 1000 points. And instead of taking one plant she took four small plants and gave one to each of us. It's more than 10 years now, and still a live and really tall. Kind of proud of myself

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mca
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have this same exact plant and it is the only one I have not killed. I love it and I think it must like me back a little

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Celtic Pirate Queen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my son Joshua was born, the neighbors brought me this plant. His name is Caleb & he'll be 41 this July. 20181004_0...cc7123.jpg 20181004_004739-60c948acc7123.jpg

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Jessica Julian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I had that talent. I got my black thumb from my mama...we have a unique talent for killing plants.

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MollyJune
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol, you should see our houseplants. Our little Aloe Vera got so big it knocked down the blinds.

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AJ
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Happy birthday to it, happy birthday to it, happy birthday dear plant, happy birthday to it.

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Chloe Iida
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My plant would be long dead by then I don’t have a green thumb

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VeninTheNonBinaryRogue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a cactus that’s like five or six I think. But it’s a cactus, really hard to kill. I love it though.

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Unaffected
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zanzibar plant. They're beautiful plants. Keep them away from kids or pets though

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Sandra Jackson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plants are amazing, I gave my mum a pot plant over 40 years ago, i have it still, it just looks amazing but old

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Sue Sanders
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nice. Very nice. Mine would've turned brown in two weeks. (SIGH)

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Annie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Magnificent plant and wonderful TLC! Never knew that plant would grow that large.

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Berlinda Dunbar-Nye
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a ficus that is celebrating it's 35th birthday. It needs a bigger pot to attain it's "tree" status. It started in a little 2" pot.

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luvdemhogs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's awesome..we have a plant in our house that is 35 years and counting and 3 generations have maintained it!

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Ekaterina S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How? I have the same one and it looks like it does not grow whatsoever?!?

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Lyn Moffett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am useless with indoor plants. No matter how well I look after them they still die after a few months so now to give the plants a chance I leave it to others to buy and care for them.

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Lily Mae Kitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a plant from when I was 18 until I was 48. I bought it for super cheap b/c it was almost dead. It got huge and I gave people tons of clippings over the years and then a move killed it. At one point a move from VT to NJ froze it almost to death but I nursed it back. This last one did it in b/c it sat in a hot truck in the heat of FL for too long. I always moved a lot so it went through a ton of moves.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is actually a level 9000 accomplishment in adulting

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The Difference In Me And My Twin's Skin Color. He Goes Outside, I Don't

The Difference In Me And My Twin's Skin Color. He Goes Outside, I Don't

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Ozacoter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One reason more to see why "race" is a ridiculous concept. I bet that a lot of people wouldnt say that the person in the right is "white" when they see both together. Same if you see me (extremely pale and more "north european" looking) and my sister (very tan and more "mediterranean" looking)

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#35

Hummingbird Eggs And Nest. Key For Scale

Hummingbird Eggs And Nest. Key For Scale

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1st Picture Was The Peak Of My Opiate Addiction. 2nd Is A Recent Of One Of Me Healthy And Sober

1st Picture Was The Peak Of My Opiate Addiction. 2nd Is A Recent Of One Of Me Healthy And Sober

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Chimpanzee Fingertip vs. Human Fingertip

Chimpanzee Fingertip vs. Human Fingertip

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I Found A Bunch Of Rocks On A Beach And Organized Them By Color

I Found A Bunch Of Rocks On A Beach And Organized Them By Color

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Chichen Itza When It Was Discovered In 1892 vs. Present-Day

Chichen Itza When It Was Discovered In 1892 vs. Present-Day

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#40

How Titanium Gets Color With Different Voltages

How Titanium Gets Color With Different Voltages

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#41

The Weather In The Netherlands Today

The Weather In The Netherlands Today

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought the UK only had weather like this. Yeah lets have a BBQ - not.

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My 16-Years-Old vs. 24-Years-Old SFX Makeup Growth

My 16-Years-Old vs. 24-Years-Old SFX Makeup Growth

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#43

This Weird Lemon That Grew On Our Lemon Tree. Normal Lemon For Comparison

This Weird Lemon That Grew On Our Lemon Tree. Normal Lemon For Comparison

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My Sister: "You Can Do The Half-Marathon With Me! Trust Me, It's Not That Bad." My Sister vs. Me

My Sister: "You Can Do The Half-Marathon With Me! Trust Me, It's Not That Bad." My Sister vs. Me

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My Parents Have The Evolution Of Cellphones In Their Kitchen Drawer

My Parents Have The Evolution Of Cellphones In Their Kitchen Drawer

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This Comically Huge Strawberry That I Purchased From The Grocery Store Today vs. Hand

This Comically Huge Strawberry That I Purchased From The Grocery Store Today vs. Hand

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#47

Biggest Pizza That Can Be Ordered In US

Biggest Pizza That Can Be Ordered In US

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#49

The Size Of A Fiber Optic Wire Capable Of Supplying A Home With High Speed Internet. Hand For Scale

The Size Of A Fiber Optic Wire Capable Of Supplying A Home With High Speed Internet. Hand For Scale

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Lara Croft Progression - 1996 To 2018

Lara Croft Progression - 1996 To 2018

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