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
Its a long one. The recovery is the worst, for me it was a week in the hospital, two months of nothing and a year of taking it "slow" and not lifting more than 20 pounds, witch included my dog at the time.
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Reminds me of my friend who had/has scoliosis and had surgery in October. Now we make jokes about her triggering metal detectors.
I had that done inn 1985. I was the first one done in the u.s.a. with the Harrington rods. You go! You are one tough cookie!!
I have had 2 10hour operations a year apart putting Harrington rods in my spine. I started out over 5'7' and now, 27 years later, I am 5', and can't walk upright. But...I am still alive.
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There was a girl dancer on BGT with Scoliosis and she was amazing. Simon Cowell paid for her surgery. https://www.google.com/search?q=dancer+on+BGT+with+Scoliosis&rlz=1C1GCEA_en&oq=dancer+on+BGT+with+Scoliosis&aqs=chrome..69i57.14089j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Oh, imma need to find out more about that. Thx for the link!
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I'm glad for you. I lost 3.5 inches and am now fused spine to pelvis 90 degrees. I hurt every day even worse than pre 2 surgeries. But truly, I'm so glad this worked for you. It gives me hope, really and truly. Hugs.
Looks like my spine. I gained almost 2 inches in height from beginning to end. Nine year process for me. You're looking good!
A friend of my daughters suffers scoliosis and suffers a lot of pain regularly. I wish they could do this for him but his is steadily getting worse instead of better. Bless him
how does ur spine decide hey you know what? ima CURVE like how did he do dat????
My daughter had a similar operation, but for congenital curvatures both sideways and forward. The surgery itself was about 8 hours, but the recovery was a full six months of wearing a body cast, and then another 6 months of a full torso brace. But her lovely doctor made it a clamshell brace so she could take it off, put her bathing suit on, and then put it on to go swimming. This was Texas in the summertime, and she *lived* in the pool all summer, obviously. That surgery was years ago, and although she still has some curves, they are a LOT less than original, and she's never needed any further work done.
All of us w/ non-scoliotic spines should take a moment right now to express gratitude for their healthy spines.
The pain is horrendous. There were days once my husband went to work that i would sit and scream in pain until i was hoarse. There wasn't enough medicine to take to stop it at times. My neck degenerated also and I've had three surgeries there and my muscles are still sore and spasm a lot. Back pain is something that is subjective as others can't see it. Even with severe scoliosis! Yet we are judged as medication seeking malingerers. My surgeon told me, the damage in my lower back was awful and he also said he did and extra level repair as it would need it in a few years anyways. My pain management doc read about the damage on the report and now at least i don't get accused of med seeking behavior! But between PT and exercise, i am making it work. Soon I will be off Most of my pain meds. I am fused at cervical 3,4,5,6 and lumbar 2,3,4,5. I also will deal with numbness below the knees on both legs for the rest of my life and numbness and tingling in both my hands forever.
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I have servere scoliosis. Terrified of this surgery!! Was told that was my only option back in 8th grade. I graduated High school 19 years ago!
Congratulations. You are inspiration and good luck on your road to recovery. I imagine how painful this is.
I'm just about to have the same operation, but my spine isn't that bad.
I know how you feel, i went through this very same surgery for scoliosis. 6 years ago my spine was so warped it looked like a zig zag.. now i have titanium rods and screws, my spine is almost completely straight. It may have been hard but we got through it!
A year recovery for me. And surgeon said never ever again lift anything more than a 2litre container of milk...2kgs!
Um first how the frick did it get like that in the first place??
Oh my, you poor thing, wonder how long for recovery, hope you are doing well !!!
When I had my hip replaced in 2008 my surgeon asked when I'd had back/disk surgery. Um, never. Apparently, on of the times my back "went out" it was a disk collapsing. I am literally 3/8 of an inch shorter than I used to be.
I had lower back surgery in 2019 to fix degenerated spine there. Over 10 years i lost 2 inches and gained a 20% curvature of the spine. Surgery was 8 or so hours and recovery a year. But the pain is gone and i gained at least 1 1/2 inches back and on a good day the 2 inches i lost. Good for you! I am glad its so much better!
If your spine is curved sideways and you're willing to endure pain and weakness and physical therapy, then yes. Source: I had severe scoliosis and a surgery to correct my spine in 2010. Grew 5cms too lol
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Because it's not. It would be if I, a healthcare provider, posted it with her name on it and without her consent. It's not a violation to post YOUR OWN images.
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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.
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
All The Different Flavors Of Sunset I Get Out My Apartment Window
My Mom’s Handwriting Before And After Her Stroke
Minazo, The Southern Elephant Seal, Standing Next To A Human Makes Him Look Very Tiny
Different Size Of 1oz Bars Of Pure Metals: Aluminum, Titanium, Copper, Nickel, Silver, Gold
Unintentionally Left Beets To Over Winter In The Garden. Chicken For Scale
chicken be like: this is mine, on the the left is Beatrice on the right Belinda
The Sheer Number Of Colors That My Carrots Came In
That's a good colour plate! Congrats on achieving your nutritional balance!
This 'Mini' Evolution I Saw In London
This Is What 5oz (Standard Wine Glass Size) Looks Like In Different Wine Glasses
9-Month-Old Maine Coon vs. 9-Year-Old Niece
We Ordered A Pound Of Carrots. We Got A Pound Of Carrot. Bottle For Scale
The Same Color Liquid In Different Colored Buckets Makes For An Interesting Comparison
The Contrast Of This Metro Station In Istanbul
I just heard the recording of them asking you to back away from the track in my head.
One Of My Chickens Laid A Spherical Egg. Normal Egg For Comparison
Ping pong eggs! A few of my girls lay these, too. They won't be useful for hatching, though.
I Took A Photo From The Same Spot In All 4 Seasons
This Guinea Pig Is An Absolute Unit Compared To A Human
This Rat Sized Moth Found In A School Construction Site In Australia
A New Pair Of Shoes Wasn't In The Budget But A Black Sharpie Was (Left- Sharpie, Right- Sun Faded Black)
Left - 1980 Toyota Pickup. 40 Years Later A Toyota Pickup. Both 1/2 Ton Trucks
You Can See The Evolution Of My Knitting Skills On My First Ever Project
Huge Xanadu I Spotted While Walking In Rome (Italy). Lady Who Takes Care Of It For Scale. The Plant Is More Than 20 Years Old, Survived Freezing Temperatures And Snow
All The Weathers
I Inherited This Small Gap Between My Middle And Ring Finger From My Dad. Both Hands Are Like This
Difference In Drinking Pace
Gulper and sipper. This would make good names for cartoon characters.
My Parents Got This Spray Bottle Of Windex In 1979 And Have Been Reusing It Ever Since. New Bottle For Comparison
Bottom Of An Unearthed Tree After A Storm, I Am 6’4 For Reference
Real vs. Fake $50 We Recieved At Work The Other Day
Bald Eagles Are Huge Compared To A Human
Two Cans Of The Same Tomato Soup From The Same Store. One A Product Of Canada, The Other A Product Of USA
New vs. Used Electrodes For My Pool Ionizer
I'm not sure what I'm looking at - did the one on the right used to look like the one on the left, but it wore down? Or is the one on the right an upgrade?
My Flatmate And I Took Nearly The Same Photo Walking Home At Different Times
I saw this sort of thing once and spent far too long wondering why someone had put so many arrows in the snow!
Large Worm We Saw This Morning (6-Year-Old's Hand For Scale)
This Cicada On My Cicada Tattoo
A Street Lamp Fell Over Into The Snow Outside My Apartment. Turns Out They’re Massive - My Hand For Scale
Street light or street heavy? It also looks like a light in a toilet.
In Old Euro Coins The Borders Of Countries Were Drawn. Not Anymore. (The Left One Is From 2009, The Right One From 1999)
My Husband And I Bought The Exact Same Shoes, And Mine Are Small Enough To Fit All The Way Inside His
A Mega-Sized Lemon From My Lemon Tree. Mandarin Orange For Scale
My House, Late 1800's vs. Today
I've Been Documenting The Natural Decay In This Small Abandoned Church Since 2012
Giant Blueberry Compared To A Coin
I ate blue berries for the first time yesterday. Personally, didn’t taste as good as they look. Still tasty tho. And aesthetic.
Mom Cleaned Out Her Pantry Cabinet And Found Four Generations Of Wyler’s Beef Cubes. Oldest One Expired 2/14/1989
I Shaved My Beard
The Size Of This Carrot. Cat For Scale
These Old Pre-Soviet Banknotes. Hand For Scale
Same Size, Climbing vs. Hiking Shoes
Both Of My Lights Burnt Out - One Turned White While The Other Turned Black
Airsoft Gun (Left) vs. Real Gun (Right)
My Cat Looks Kinda Like An Owl
