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
From 2.5 Months To Nearly 2 Years
First Day Of Chemo vs. Last
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.
Lost 200 Pounds In A Year. 360 Lbs vs. 160 Lbs
Age 12 vs. 16 - My Drawing Progress
Before And After Being Told She's A Good Girl
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.
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.
Becoming Mothers Together
Same Waterfall, 3 Seasons. Skógafoss, Iceland
Yesterday I Took My Grandmother On Her First Bike Ride In 59 Years, I Need A New Word For Awesome
I Bought My First Bike One Year Ago Today
I Just Want A Bigger Pocket Please, Is That Too Much To Ask For? Sincerely, Women Everywhere
Tiny Cute Rabbit Compared To A Palm
Never Thought I’d Be Able To Use My Hand Again. Shout Out To The Surgeon And Therapist
This Is What 6 Years Of Practice Looks Like - My Art In 2015 vs. 2021
Me And My Dad. 1982 And 2021. Both Age 20, 39 Years Apart
Before And After I Asked Her If She Knew How Cute She Was
I’ve Finally Recreated It
Perspective Size Of The Humpback Whale
Cheers To 2 Years Of Health! 100 Lbs Lost And Maintained For A Year
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.
Before And After Of My 8-Year Project (1972 Datsun 240z Restomod)
Canadian Passport vs. Canadian Passport Under A Black Light
Head Size Difference Between A Man And An Adult Cane Corso
Adorable Meetings
1930’s Parquet Flooring Restored Today. Before And After Comparison
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
Before And After Of My DIY Driveway. I Made The Paving Stones And The Driveway
Before And After Of A Man Who Walked Across China For A Year
Size Of Orangutan Compared To A Human
8 Weeks vs. 8 Months
Example Of Class Disparity In South Africa
Me And My Girlfriend When We First Met vs. Now. The Regretful Emo Phase
My First-Ever House Plant Just Turned 5
The Difference In Me And My Twin's Skin Color. He Goes Outside, I Don't
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)
Hummingbird Eggs And Nest. Key For Scale
1st Picture Was The Peak Of My Opiate Addiction. 2nd Is A Recent Of One Of Me Healthy And Sober
Chimpanzee Fingertip vs. Human Fingertip
I Found A Bunch Of Rocks On A Beach And Organized Them By Color
Chichen Itza When It Was Discovered In 1892 vs. Present-Day
How Titanium Gets Color With Different Voltages
The Weather In The Netherlands Today
I thought the UK only had weather like this. Yeah lets have a BBQ - not.
The UK and some areas along the north of central europe(ish, kinda the area of the Netherlands along to Estonia) is in the jetstreams etc iirc, it's just that England is smack dab in the middle of them, whereas other countries are more towards the edge of it. Feel free to call me out though, this isjust what I've heard but it might not be true.
Load More Replies...The netherlands and belgium certainly have crazy weather. This april we also had a day where it rained, snowed, was sunny and stormy all the same day. I only mised some hail
Yup - northern Germany, too. April 6th to 8th was remarkable. We DID get hail in between, too.
Load More Replies...It can almost be like that in Sweden too. Spring is not a good season here to me, because it can change kind of extremely. After the long dark winter you get so happy when the sun finally comes out and it gets warmer, but then all of a sudden it's cold and dark again the next day or later the same day. It goes back and forth like that until summer hits, then it's really nice, a relief. After the dark half year I just want it to be nicer and nicer, not be played like that. And yet every year I fall for it, thinking the bad weather is finally over once the sun comes out 😅
Looks like Ontario Canada. Keep your boots and your flip-flops by the door.
We had a few days like this in April, too, but then I only live 50 km from the next border to the Netherlands.
So similar to Colorado, USA weather. One saying is, "If you don't like the weather, just wait 15 minutes." Lol 😅🤣😅
The Netherlands is such a beautiful country! My grandma was born there
ahahah lol thats the same in my city! rain for 10 minutes, then bright sunshine the next!
No wonder so many Dutch immigrated to Michigan - we have the same weather patterns.
And this is not a 1 time thing either, stuff like this happens a lot. Extremely bright sunny morning when you wake up. Drink coffee, shower and get dressed, look again and it's dark and raining. Get to work in the sun and so on... And temp defferences, oh. my. god. 9C one day, 24C the next. Sometimes even 27 28ish during the day and literally freezing, like -4 or -5 at night. Our weather is bizarre. We are well known for always complaining (or at least talking) about the weather. Now you know why lol
Just like Texas... wait five minutes and the weather will be different
I thought of Minnesota right away, one of our mottos is- if you don't like the weather wait 10 minutes.
Thanks, I'll take my San Diego weather just the way it is........sunny and mild!!!
Sounds like Alberta Canada, don't like the weather, give it a minute it will change! Lol
I once went to a convention in Rochester New York and bought a local paper. There were five weather reports in it. I assumed it was for a week, nope, just one day. You could publish weather where I live once a week and be OK.
This is like where I live, Colorado. In the winter you can drive your convertible one day and the next day a snow storm(except for up in the mountains).
It’s like we say in Indiana—if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes—it’ll change!
Looks like the sort of weather we had here in the UK in April 2021 ...
Michigan is like that throughout spring and autumn. Except you have to add in thunderstorms.
My 16-Years-Old vs. 24-Years-Old SFX Makeup Growth
This Weird Lemon That Grew On Our Lemon Tree. Normal Lemon For Comparison
My Sister: "You Can Do The Half-Marathon With Me! Trust Me, It's Not That Bad." My Sister vs. Me
My Parents Have The Evolution Of Cellphones In Their Kitchen Drawer
This Comically Huge Strawberry That I Purchased From The Grocery Store Today vs. Hand
Biggest Pizza That Can Be Ordered In US
Anime vs. Reality
The Size Of A Fiber Optic Wire Capable Of Supplying A Home With High Speed Internet. Hand For Scale
Lara Croft Progression - 1996 To 2018
Man, where the first three really that bad? I remember it differently lol
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