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If you pause for a moment and look around, you’ll see the signs of life long-lived everywhere. From faded wooden floors to sofa marks, and your beloved doggo’s face, things are constantly changing and surrendering to time.
Call it getting worn down, aging, or acquiring a story to tell, you cannot escape the passage of time. So Bored Panda has compiled a collection full of the most intriguing and incredible examples of things being marked by time, whether it’s the wear and tear of gravity, friction, or repeated use. It’s beautiful how philosophical we get when looking at things from such an existential perspective!
Psst! More incredible things that got worn out with time can be found in our previous posts here, here, and here.
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#1
My Great Grandfather's British Army Issue Pocket Watch Along With The German Bullet That It Stopped In France 1914
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#2
One Of The Oldest ‘Beware Of The Dog’ Signs In The World, Found In Pompeii Ruins, Italy
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
The naming of The Canary Islands comes from the Latin for dog, as the Romans used the dogs from there to hunt with. So the islands were known as Isla Canaris. The bird was then named after the Island.
#3
This Sculpture Of Jesus At Abandoned Cemetery In Poland Gets Slowly Absorbed By A Tree. Pictures Taken 12 Years In Between
The phenomenon of wear and tear reflects the second law of thermodynamics, in which objects stray from their original form and function over time unless energy from an external force is used to maintain them. If restoration is impossible, an object is regarded as consumable.
But not all goods get worn out with time. For example, automobiles, heavy machinery, mainframe computers, musical instruments, and water heaters are all designed with wear parts that are maintained generally by replacement of parts.
#4
The Walls In This Old Coffeehouse Have Shadows Where People Used To Sit
#5
Stairs On The Great Wall Of China. How Many People Do You Think Have Walked On Them?
#6
Berlin Wall: Graffiti Spray Paint Layers On A Broken Piece
Navin Kumar 3 years ago
seems like people have expressed themselves quite vehemently over the years
One way to determine if a good is durable or not is whether a service technician or repairman would typically attempt repairs on it. A specialist may need to be consulted, such as an auto mechanic, a computer technician, a luthier, a gunsmith, or a plumber.
But not only goods get worn out with time. Time leaves marks on living beings too, from animals to human beings. At the same time, it makes us more self-confident, empathic, and wise, and the signs of aging come at that price.
#7
Planting 90,000ish Trees Take A Few Inches Of A Shovel
AdoptALLtheKitties 3 years ago
I planted 4,000 by hand... I need to check my shovel, or is it a hoe now?
#8
This Piece Of Wall That Got Rounded By The Sea
#9
100 Years Ago Someone Lost Their Coin Purse
Found in the woods of Southwestern Vermont with my metal detector:
1899 Barber Dime;
1897 Indian Head Cent;
1904 Indian Head Cent.
#10
A Cemetery Of Telephone Booths In The UK
#11
Cubic Crystals Growing In Old Play-Doh
#12
This Truck In A Tree I Found While Driving Through The Woods
#13
Can Someone Give Me A Jump Start? Haven't Driven This Thing In A While
#14
Years Of Boops Have Taken Their Toll On Oden's Nose
AdoptALLtheKitties 3 years ago
The sun darkens a dogs nose. It's much more obvious if you live in a climate with Winter (nose becomes lighter over Winter). Darkest at the end of summer.
#15
My Dogs' Nerf Frisbee. Still Their Favorite
#16
My Rotting Goomba Pumpkin Looks More Like Goomba Now Than It Did When It Was Freshly Carved
#17
My Grandfather's Liberty Dollar He Carried For 50+ Years Because "A Man's Always Gotta Have A Dollar In His Pocket"
Took a few attempts to get it, but you can still make out Lady Liberty.
#18
A Road On My Work Commute Is Eroding And Starting To Expose The Old Cobblestone Street. London
#19
Mom Surprised Me With The Brand New Version Of My 27-Year-Old Childhood Stuffed Animal
#20
My Mask Filters After One Day Firefighting
#21
This Display In Ashmolean Museum Shows How Touching Artwork Affects Material
Navin Kumar 3 years ago
it's sad how we have to relegate things to storerooms simply coz we cannot keep our hands off stuff
#22
Tree Consuming Children... Sign
#23
My ID Left An Impression Of My ID Pic On My Badge Holder
#24
The Border Of My Tattoo Turned Into A Stretch Mark During My First Pregnancy, Now It Looks 3D
#25
A Coin Taped In My Father's Baby Book Stayed Clean Under The Tape Only
#26
This Old Color Pencil Box After Termites Ate All The Wood
#27
This Deteriorating Combination Lock I Found At The Beach
#28
Leaf Has Been Sitting On A Fountain For A Long Time
#29
I'm A Mailman And I Walk Around 11 Miles A Day. My Old Boots Are From Mid March
#30
This Old Copper Crayon Turned Green
Hallo y’all 3 years ago
They must have put real copper in it. I wonder if they still do that today?
#31
Burned Out Microwave Bulb Left This Smoke Pattern Inside
#32
The Way This Tree Grew Over The Railing
#33
"Biodegradable" Cups That Were Buried In A Composter For 15 Years. Everything Else Turned To Dirt Except These
#34
Holes Worn Into A Tree By Shaolin Monks Over Centuries Of Pressing Their Fingers Into The Bark To Train Their Finger Strength
#35
They Served Me Well For 6 Years But It Was Time. $220 Plus A $60 Resole A Couple Years Ago From The Local Cobbler. Looking Forward To Another 6 Years
I’ve blown through $200+ Red Wings and Timberlands in months but these never failed me (the holes happened a few months ago).
#36
This Perfect Semicircular Mark In The Garden Is Made By A Dog That Has Followed This Path For Years
#37
An Old Well In A Village In Permet. It Must Have Taken A Long Time For The Grooves To Appear
#38
My Sister Has Kept The Same Koosh Ball Chain On Her Keys Since The Early 90s. What It Is Meant To Look Like vs. What It Actually Looks Like Now
#39
When 900 Years Old You Reach, Look As Good You Will Not
#40
Years Of Paint Build Up I Chipped Of An Old Trestle At Work
#41
This Tree Growing Through An Old Truck
#42
My Grandpa’s Old Hammer
#43
An Office Computer Mouse That's Been Clicked To A Mirror Finish
#44
Over The Years Shaggy Has Slowly Turned Grey On My Scooby-Doo Mug
#45
Knife At My Work That's Halfway Gone From Sharpening
#46
Skateboard Wheels
#47
David Blaine’s Hands After Spending 7 Days Underwater
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
Ewww, curious to know why he stayed under water for 7 days. Google here I come.
#48
A Vending Machine That Time Forgot
#49
Oman Clay Tile With Footprint Left By A Toddler As It Dried 2000 Years Ago, Vaison-La-Romaine (Ancient Vasio Vocontiorum)
Catlady6000 3 years ago (edited)
does anyone else think it would be cool to find some viable DNA and trace their progeny?
#50
These Bendy Trees I Saw On My Walk This Afternoon
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Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Interesting, time-worn-down things that tell good stories? You literally described grandparents.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Interesting, time-worn-down things that tell good stories? You literally described grandparents.
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