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Whether we're talking about people's height, truck sizes, or even the health of our skin and the calmness of our neighborhood, context is king.

If we had nothing to juxtapose these things against, we simply wouldn't know how they "fit" into the world.

So in an attempt to broader your horizons, we at Bored Panda put together a new collection of the most interesting comparisons. Continue scrolling to check out the pictures and catch up on the series here, here, and here.

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One Year Of Good Care And Love

One Year Of Good Care And Love

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gorgeous! You who left him, may the fleas of a thousande camels infest your armpit (thanks BP post on funny signs)

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With My Son's Autism There Is A Lot Of Repetition And Routine He Uses To Find Comfort. This Is One Of My Favorite. He Has Snuggled The Same Way For 19 Years

With My Son's Autism There Is A Lot Of Repetition And Routine He Uses To Find Comfort. This Is One Of My Favorite. He Has Snuggled The Same Way For 19 Years

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If these pictures make you experience awe, I have great news for you. It is associated with lower stress and inflammation levels, and a higher sense of meaning and connection.

According to researchers who study the emotion, awe has two fundamental components. It is a response to encountering something more vast, complex, or mind-blowing than we had conceived of either physically or conceptually.

And the experience also induces a change in how we see the world, producing “little earthquakes in the mind.”

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That Is A Wonderful Accomplishment And Much Harder To Achieve Staying At The Same Company

That Is A Wonderful Accomplishment And Much Harder To Achieve Staying At The Same Company

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10-Year-Old Me vs. 25-Year-Old Me

10-Year-Old Me vs. 25-Year-Old Me

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Man Shares Pictures Before And After A Liver Transplant

Man Shares Pictures Before And After A Liver Transplant

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so heartwarming to see, all the best to you, hope you make a full recovery ❤️

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To understand the concept, it helps to know how the brain responds to what we perceive as mundane.

Over the course of our lives, our brains learn and encode what normal is and predict what we think should happen next, based on our internal understanding of the world.

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“That prediction of what happens next guides our behavior. It is crucial for being able to function in this incredibly complicated world,” said Michelle “Lani” Shiota, an associate professor of social psychology at Arizona State University. “But it does narrow our perspective, it narrows our vision. And it simply doesn’t account for everything.”

#6

How It Started vs. How It's Going

How It Started vs. How It's Going

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Sometimes I Don’t Realize How Far I’ve I Come Until I Look Back

Sometimes I Don’t Realize How Far I’ve I Come Until I Look Back

I spent most of my adolescence in and out of hospitals and treatment centers, every day at war inside my own head and scared of my thoughts. I had to re-discover who I am, what made me happy, and what made life worth living for.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's outstanding that you found whatever you needed to be healthy - keep it up!

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#8

First Portrait I Ever Did Back In 2011 vs. Most Recent Portrait From 2021, It's Been A Long Journey

First Portrait I Ever Did Back In 2011 vs. Most Recent Portrait From 2021, It's Been A Long Journey

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Research found that experiencing something extraordinary may make us (and our worries) feel small. And not in a bad way.

“You know, by adulthood, we move through the world pretty immersed in our own concerns, our own minutiae of the day-to-day, our own responsibilities, and it can be hard to keep a sense of perspective about how that fits into the grand scheme of things,” Shiota explained.

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#11

A Pic I Took Of My Husband With All The Books He Wrote

A Pic I Took Of My Husband With All The Books He Wrote

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My 10-Year Progress Pic To Becoming A Registered Nurse

My 10-Year Progress Pic To Becoming A Registered Nurse

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My Grandma And Grandpa Dressed As Each Other For A Party. Early 1950s

My Grandma And Grandpa Dressed As Each Other For A Party. Early 1950s

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Experiencing more awe is associated with living healthier and more meaningful lives. A 2021 study discovered that feeling more awe is correlated with reporting feeling lowered levels of daily stress. Interestingly, people who feel more awe also tend to have lower levels of inflammatory cytokines.

Positive experiences of awe have also been linked to increased feelings of well-beinglife satisfaction, and a sense of meaning.

#14

My Client Asked To Make This Rug With Her Rats. Them vs. The Rug I Made

My Client Asked To Make This Rug With Her Rats. Them vs. The Rug I Made

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Adding The Backstitches To My Cross-Stitch Embroidery

Adding The Backstitches To My Cross-Stitch Embroidery

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have this pattern! I haven't stitched it yet though. May be the next one after I finish the huge one I'm doing now.

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#16

Stranger From The Internet Reached Out To Me And Offered To Restore The Only Known Photo Of My Uncle. They Asked Way Too Little Money. I Paid More Because Of This

Stranger From The Internet Reached Out To Me And Offered To Restore The Only Known Photo Of My Uncle. They Asked Way Too Little Money. I Paid More Because Of This

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#17

Me Suffering From Cancer Over The Spring vs. Me Happy And Healthy Spending Christmas With My Beautiful Family

Me Suffering From Cancer Over The Spring vs. Me Happy And Healthy Spending Christmas With My Beautiful Family

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Emerging research suggests that experiencing awe may make us more curious, creative and compassionate people.

In turn, recent studies have found that awe-prone people may be more prone to being curious, and people who experience more awe also tend to be more creative.

#18

Negative Drawings By Liam York That Come To Life When Colors Are Inverted

Negative Drawings By Liam York That Come To Life When Colors Are Inverted

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#21

My Uncle’s Husband Used To Be A Hairdresser And Turned My 93-Year-Old Grandma From Doc Brown To A Hollywood Starlet

My Uncle’s Husband Used To Be A Hairdresser And Turned My 93-Year-Old Grandma From Doc Brown To A Hollywood Starlet

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Awe leads people to feel more connected with others and identify with more universal categories such as “a person” or “inhabitant of earth,” as opposed to more individualistic, limited ones.

In different studies, when researchers induced awe in participants in laboratories, such as by showing panoramic clips of places on Earth, people behaved more prosocially, being more likely to help out, donate more money and volunteer more time for noble causes.

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#23

From Broken Legs To Long Legs

From Broken Legs To Long Legs

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Two Photographs Of My Nana, Taken 71 Years Apart

Two Photographs Of My Nana, Taken 71 Years Apart

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By transforming our sense of self and meaning, and enhancing our relationship with others and the wider world, awe has the power to improve our mental and physical health.

So if these pictures speak to you, keep scrolling!

#27

My Husband Transformed Our Backyard With His Own 2 Hands Over 9 Months

My Husband Transformed Our Backyard With His Own 2 Hands Over 9 Months

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A Photo From 50 Years Ago vs. Same Photo Restored, Reframed, Enhanced And Colorized By Me

A Photo From 50 Years Ago vs. Same Photo Restored, Reframed, Enhanced And Colorized By Me

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#29

Wanted To Share My Swelling Progress Following My Facial Reconstruction

Wanted To Share My Swelling Progress Following My Facial Reconstruction

At the height of my insecurities, it would've been very relieving seeing something like this, so sharing it with those going through something similar. This is 2-months' progress.

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#30

Japan vs. Brazil

Japan vs. Brazil

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#31

They Don't Come Much Smaller. Hands For Scale

They Don't Come Much Smaller. Hands For Scale

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i mean i cant really be that sure of how small it is until i see a banana for scale, soo...

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#32

That Hurts. Before And After

That Hurts. Before And After

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Borodyanka, Ukraine – Pictures Of The Same Residential Area Before And After The Invasion

Borodyanka, Ukraine – Pictures Of The Same Residential Area Before And After The Invasion

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#34

Visited The Same Model Village 25 Years Apart

Visited The Same Model Village 25 Years Apart

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#35

Before And After Of Some Of My Favorite Murals

Before And After Of Some Of My Favorite Murals

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#36

January vs. March

January vs. March

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#37

Different Colors Of Eggs My Chickens Lay

Different Colors Of Eggs My Chickens Lay

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, mine did the same. Really miss my chickens, traded fertilized eggs with other chicklovers and had so many kinds. But fox, eagles and the notorious ferrets ended that, cant restart for the umpht time.

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My Mom In 1966 And Today. Still Rocking The Same Shirt 55 Years Later

My Mom In 1966 And Today. Still Rocking The Same Shirt 55 Years Later

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University Classroom vs. Same University's Football Locker Room

University Classroom vs. Same University's Football Locker Room

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never saw the point in glorifying grown men playing school yard games. This makes even less sense.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its funny how they get paid more than the people fighting & risking life & limb to protect the ones who we pay millions to entertain us. I swear if War was a reality show, thered be way less homeless Vets

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is disgraceful, and a damning commentary on higher education in the US.

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Julie Zugz
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Education should be the priority, where the money goes. But of course they don't see a return on that investment. Same in every city, schools are failing and crumbling but the sports arenas are shiny and new, and all the players are getting millions of dollars

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A couple recently donated 2.6 MILLION DOLLARS to the hockey program of a local university. Absolutely ridiculous.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I suppose you mean, that they didn't give a cent to classrooms, books or such

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Colleges are nothing but money pits for student loans and sports money rackets.

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Kayla J
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

According to some on Reddit this is kinda misleading. There ARE issues with schools spending more on sports programs than classrooms themselves, but the left photo shows an older building. If you click through and scroll down, some people have linked much nicer more modern looking classrooms unlike this one which looks to have had recent water damage issues. A few people even note that this classroom probably isn't even used and this building was scheduled for demolishing during Covid. Again, there is a WHOLE discussion about where money in education goes and you don't have to use out of context photos to get there.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most locker rooms are paid for by athletic boosters not using university money.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, it doesn't exactly make me feel better that money spent on collage athletics wouldn't go to the school at all otherwise.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So very sad. And the girls locker room probably look like the classroom but without the desks.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the difference between what the professors and the coaches are paid is just as great a contrast.

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Sue Knerl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate how they spend so much money on sports in colleges Stupid waste of money.

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Gypsy Lee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And there, in a nutshell, is one of the biggest problems with American education. And I'm American; this infuriates me!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It reminds me of the dichotomy. I went to a University where men's football had a continuously losing season. On Sunday nights, student cafeterias were closed. Mens football team had their own dorm with its own cafeteria, for all meals. Women's basketball rarely lost, but the team had to beg for equipment, rode buses to games, lived and ate with other students. Only national championships and outside donations finally persuaded the university to do right by the women.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No school here will ever value the future of all children nor education.

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Karen Philpott
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the money for the teams included money for the classrooms, teachers and resources, then yeah those fancy locker rooms could be justified. The money that would go into the rest of the school could inspire the teens there to go into sports medicine, management, sports science, etc.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of these posts where Europeans just shake their heads.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll bet the residents of the right have never seen the inside of the left.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not unusual, because parents and donors see inside of the classrooms. College campus tours are all about the gyms, pretty dorm rooms... basically everything non academic.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How is this even allowed, does education hold no value at this school?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand people who are proud to be an American.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a surprise, guess the team makes money for the school

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#41

Same Location, Two Different Times

Same Location, Two Different Times

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#42

My Skin While On Chemo Last Year vs. Now

My Skin While On Chemo Last Year vs. Now

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#43

I Challenged Myself To Read More During Quarantine. Me vs. The Books I've Read

I Challenged Myself To Read More During Quarantine. Me vs. The Books I've Read

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#44

The Wife And I Went To The Grand Canyon This Weekend. Top Was Saturday, Bottom Was Sunday

The Wife And I Went To The Grand Canyon This Weekend. Top Was Saturday, Bottom Was Sunday

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I visited the Grand Canyon the same thing happened. In 6 hours it went from warm to snowing then back to warm.

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#45

My First Ever Crazy Candy Cake vs. One Of My Latest Ones

My First Ever Crazy Candy Cake vs. One Of My Latest Ones

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#46

Look At The Size Of This Banana (Banana For Scale)

Look At The Size Of This Banana (Banana For Scale)

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Mariupol Before And After Russian Invasion

Mariupol Before And After Russian Invasion

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Chich
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad thing is that it can happen anywhere. When are going to finally realize that letting fat, rich, power hungry clowns run things is not the way to go.

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#49

Beds With No People vs. People With No Beds

Beds With No People vs. People With No Beds

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After 2 Years Of Dust, Noise, And More Dust Things Are Finally Starting To Look And Feel Like A Home

After 2 Years Of Dust, Noise, And More Dust Things Are Finally Starting To Look And Feel Like A Home

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