People Show How Things Change Drastically Over Time And Here Are 50 Of The All-Time Best Examples
While it might seem almost ridiculous to compare, say, the grand canyon or the surface of the moon to an old door-handle, in many ways the way it looks is the result of the same forces, namely, time and just constant, frequent contact with something. The result, in all of the aforementioned cases, is often quite interesting in its own right.
We’ve gathered the best examples of things that have been worn down by use in an interesting way. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments below.
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Said Goodbye To By Best Friend After 13 Years. This Is Is Vaccination Tag All Worn Down After A Lifetime Of Tinking Against His Water Bowl. Rip Little Man
When my best friend passed, I added his ID tag to my keychain. With me always.
I keep their ID tags on top of the containers of my cat's and two dogs' ashes. I do, however, really like your keychain idea. Even with no physical reminders, they are always in our hearts, right?
Load More Replies...My dogs are getting on in years and I'm dreading the inevitable. Boo!
My heart goes out to you. I wish there is something I could say to make you feel better but, there isn't. I still have her leash hanging next to the door as if we would be going for a walk soon
I am SO SORRY!! We had to euthanize my Bella, a bull mastiff 4 years ago. Cancer. I still have her ashes in a beautiful box on my dresser.
I'm so sorry. My best friend was a kitty and I lost her 2 months ago. The pain is terrible but the memories are sweet.
Before And After Powerwashing. New York Used To Be A Much Dirtier City Back When The Northeast Ran On Coal Plants
Don’t worry, we’re making coal great again because our senile old man doesn’t understand the passage of time
Or that many of us demand our power come from cleaner more renewable sources.
Load More Replies...I know it is work, but it must be so satisfying to remove the soot.
Pressure washing is one of the most satisfyingly jobs when completed. Boring as can be to do though.
But what about lasers? https://youtube.com/watch?v=zzH8yPWo2oc&feature=shared
Load More Replies...Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti", you can see this building in music video Rolling Stones "Waiting on a Friend".
I suspect most of the soot came from coal heating fires in the buildings. It's largely what made London (and many other British cities) filthy.
The Way My Dogs Spots Faded Over 10 Years
This may be a temperature sensitive variant of a gene, like with siamese cats … for some reason your dog’s body temp is getting a little higher over time, which deactivates the gene expressing melanin in the spots
No, it's the normal ageing process in dogs. Here is my German Shepherd, Ember - the photo on the left is when she was still a puppy (maybe 5-6months old) and the photo on the right is her at 12 years old. She lost almost all of her "normal" GSD markings, including her saddle. She was nearly entirely cream-furred towards the end. ember_pup_...d53e22.jpg
There’s something undeniably captivating about objects that have been worn down by time. Whether it's a weathered building facade, a scuffed leather coin purse, or a tarnished copper bowl, these items tell stories that pristine, new objects simply can't. They carry the marks of history, the patina of use, and the charm of imperfection.
One reason people find aged items endearing is the sense of nostalgia they evoke. A chipped teacup might remind someone of their grandmother's kitchen, while a faded photograph can transport them back to a cherished moment. These objects serve as tangible links to the past, grounding us in our personal and collective histories.
The Way That The Statue Has Been Worn By People Stroking The Dog On The Charles Bridge
It's not worn. The oils from the skin of the people who pet it keep it from tarnishing
this. It's more alike polishing an area, the rest is rusted
Load More Replies...Similarly, a c****h of a statue of Victor Noir in a Paris cemetery is polished because women keep rubbing it for luck in fertility, love and romance. Since the link will be edited by BP, you'll have to edit it right back https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3993542/Cemetery-statue-eroding-women-t-stop-rubbing-lucky-p***s-Visitors-ignore-calls-stop-playing-believe-boosts-fertility.html
It worked without editing I think? But ciuld not see anything cause of me rejecting cookies 😸
Load More Replies...Where is the Charles Bridge on a dog? I always stroke dogs on the head...
DO NOT DO THIS! It damages the bronze of the statue, and cost a great deal of money and time ro repair.
Centuries Of Use
No, that’s a Holloway, and it’s that way because ancients excavated it to be that way. It’s interesting to investigate why, but it’s not from footwear.
My home town has paved roads that look like this. The trees meet overhead and make a tunnel. So pretty in the summer.
A couple cool spots like this on the White Pine(Meijer) trail. S of Reed City for 2 or 3 miles and S of Paris (Mi) for a mile or so. Used to be rail corridor that the State of Mich. bought up and turned into a linear trail. Entire trail is 80/90 miles from Grand Rapids to Cadillac. Nice cool off when biking on a hot humid day.
The Marble Floor Of This Bank Has Been Worn Down From Years Of People Standing
Standing at a bank teller can feel like an eternity. Always makes me anxious
It's odd isn't it? It's my money that the bank is holding for me, and yet I feel anxious when I need to ask them for it.
Load More Replies...Moreover, the aesthetic appeal of aged items lies in their uniqueness. The cracks, scratches, and discolorations are not flaws but features that add character. In a world of mass-produced perfection, the individuality of a worn object stands out, offering a sense of authenticity and depth.
Picture Of The Same Woman Before And After 48 Years
Thank you. Was trying to work it out with my hand halfway across the screen. Knew I recognised her.
Load More Replies...It's Katherine Hepburn. bacall-hep...a50c55.jpg
So much beauty. These days she might have treatments or tweakments and that's heartbreaking to think of given what is removed is so much more beautiful than any fake additions.
Mother Tombstone In The Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Ma. Love How The Tree Is Now Hugging Her
"Here lies mother nature, lost in greed of oil, profits and plastics. May you recoup once humans are gone or learns to live in sync with each other"
Load More Replies...There is a cemetery that is in Spencer, OK that sits across the street from the one that my family is buried at named Kolb that was founded in 1907. The part that is really interesting is that there are headstones that predate the Oklahoma Land Run in 1889. Which, is long before Kolb was named, established and designated as an "Official" cemetery. Another interesting fact is that Baylee Almon, who was killed in the Murrah bombing in 1995 is buried there. The infamous photo of the Firefighter carrying the baby in his arms and appeared all over magazines and the news is that little girl. To this day the Firefighter Chris Fields and Baylee's Mother Aren Almon, are close friends and have stayed in contact, since the Murrah bombing in 1995. If Baylee's had survived, she would have turned 31 years old this year. It's rough that April 9, was the 30th Anniversary and it was all over the news and "Specials" were being aired about it.
My great grandfather and great grandmother are buried in the same cemetery.
Unless something is done, the tree will completely cover the tombstome over.
My Dad's Cat Has Been Scratching The Same Leg Of This Bench For The Past Decade
At least he stuck with one item and it has remained functional.
Load More Replies...They might want to move the feeding station before the table collapses!
Unless something is done, that will eventually get to weak and break.
“Adventures in Scratching Paradise. VitaminTHC420’s cat. Keratin on Cherry(?) Wood. 2015-Present “
There's also an appreciation for the craftsmanship of the past. Many aged items were built to last, reflecting a time when durability and quality were paramount. Holding a well-worn tool or piece of furniture can be a testament to the skill and care of its maker, fostering a connection across generations.
This Whole Brick Wall Which Has Been Shaped By The Sea
the sea is amazing i love finding stones etc that have been worn away by the sea into amazing shapes
Or you could make your own? 🙃 https://youtube.com/@moonriserocks
Load More Replies...So are the bricks really small or are the stones around them really big??
WWI Trench 95 Years Later
The one thing that last is the scars from us trying to k**l each other. Perhaps if all the money and time spent on developing ways to k**l each other were spent on humane things it would be a much better world
There's still a lot of land in France and The Netherlands where it's forbidden to enter because of unexploded ordnance from that conflict.
France and Belgium actually, not the Netherlands, they were neutral during wwi
Load More Replies...Zigzags also reduce the blast force traveling down the trench.
Load More Replies...This Dog Statue Is Worn Down From Being Petted So Much
I'm a dog person. I notice them before people so I would definitely make a point of petting it.
While household objects might not immediately seem like pieces of “art,” it’s still important to remember that many were still made by craftspeople. This would fit the definition of “applied arts,” objects that were designed to be functional first, but could still have some artistic elements to it. Just like some installations use time to change the objects that are visible, so can frequent use add to a thing's uniqueness.
Kannesteinen - Special Rock Formation Formed By The Sea
Surprised idiots haven’t broken it to sit on it and take photos for instagram.
It looks a lot like Mushroom Rock in Death Valley US. Rare floods wore at the base, but it was sand and wind. I checked and it is still standing. https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/mushroom-rock
lol. That exact picture (albeit in colour) came up on my log in screen this morning !
The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign So It Looks Like Its Heavy Metal Style
They must have plenty of streetlights then :0
Load More Replies...No way! Its classic. Only drunk people make sense of it.
Load More Replies...This Dog’s Favorite Spot
As evidenced by the wear on the vehicle it appears to not be very unsafe.
Load More Replies...Having had a dog fall out of the car window, I respectfully disagree. All it takes is one sharp swerve or sudden stop, or the car getting sideswiped by another vehicle. The older the dog gets, the more dangerous it becomes as their ability to balance gets weaker.
Load More Replies...Yes, we're such party poopers for not wanting that happy dog to be injured or killed.
Load More Replies...Psychologically, collecting and cherishing aged items can fulfill a desire for continuity and identity. According to the University of Miami, humans have an innate tendency to collect objects, often driven by a need to preserve memories and assert a sense of self. These items become extensions of our experiences, embodying stories and emotions that define who we are.
A Bicycle Was Left Chained To A Tree
i did read this was left by a lad going off to war think ww1 but he never came back and the bike was left there
This was deliberately put up that high plants don't grow up from the base They only grow from the top.
Unfortunately, due to vandalism, there is very little left of the bike. The handlebars, front tire and fender, and front forks are gone. The rear fender was broke off. It is located on Vashon Island, that is in Puget Sound just west of Seattle.
I worry why the owner, presumably a youngster, never came back for his bike?
Trinity Abbey In My Home Town, Mid-Cleaning
must be an awesome job cleaning these old buildings and making them come up like this
From history class it is recorded that from afar the visitors to a town could see the tallest structure (of course a church, religion and all) and it was described as blazing white.
Load More Replies...14 Years Of Scratches
If you take a look around your own space, you’ll probably find all sorts of things that are probably past their prime, but are kept because they have a sort of nostalgic value. There is also a sort of comfort and keeping things for a long time, it feels financially savvy to not buy new “stuff,” you feel like you got a good deal.
My Grandfather Has Carried This Silver Dollar In His Pocket Since 1952
Is that the queens head? Presumably Canadian or Australian dollar?
It is an American coin. It is a Morgan silver dollar with all the details worn off. Silver coins were not very hard therefore they worn down quickly
Peace dollar. 90% silver. Replaced the Morgan in 1921. Discontinued in 1935 I believe
Load More Replies...YOU'VE WORN OUT YOUR C****M??? (Sorry. I couldn't resist.)
Load More Replies...After A Hard Rain, A Pothole Opened Up In Front Of My House Revealing The Original Brick And A Train Track
This Rug Is So Well Worn It's Almost Invisible
In essence, the allure of timeworn objects lies in their ability to resonate with our emotions, aesthetics, and sense of history. They remind us that beauty isn't always in the new and flawless but often in the aged and imperfect, a reflection of life's journey etched into the very fabric of these cherished items.
This Lamp Pole's Posters Over The Years
Cross Section Of Our Painter’s 1-Year Old Stir Stick
The colors might've mixed together some, so it probably doesn't show all of them. I use the same colors a lot and yeah they CAN get boring unless you use them right!
Load More Replies...The Worn Marble Steps That Lead To The Top Of The Leaning Tower Of Pisa
The wearing pattern is off-center to the right. Is this because of the tower's lean? Or because the majority of people are right-hand dominant?
Not just those two things, also it is a circular staircase, and people tend to stay to the outside where the tread is wider.
Load More Replies...My Brother And I Each Received Identical Teddy Bears When We Were Born. I Lived Mine Just A Bit More
I've still got my best friend, Chace! I got him when I was 5. He's a Dakin plushie. He'll be 39 this year - older than some of my friends! XD chace-67fc...e1b71b.jpg
One time I found a small stuffed animal along the road. Was dirty and missing one eye. Washed it. Gave it to a very young girl. She loves that stuffed animal. She sleeps with it. Carries it everywhere so I am told.
I have a little miniature teddy bear that holds a heart, which my Mama bought for me as a little girl. That bear went into my overnight bag, whenever I would have a sleepover at a friend's house, or would sit in the corner of my bed, well into my teenage years. After Mom died, it reappeared to sit in the corner of my bed, and my old man cat Tiger absolutely loves it. Tigey is 15 years old, was my Mom's cat and the little guy only weighs 7.5lbs. Bear is the perfect size for him and he'll drag it around on my bed, just so he can cuddle and sleep with it during naptime. It's funny, because Tigey knows that Bear isn't allowed off the bed, so the other cats know that he's off limits and will avoid the thing like the plague. 😁😁
I Was In Ireland And Found This Piece Of A Brick Wall That Had Been Shaped By The Surf
How do you figure? And see the other picture of the whole section of brick wall. When water flows over something for an extended period of time, it wears it down, it doesn't automatically break it apart.
Load More Replies...Remnants Of An Old Neighbor
My Mother’s Clipboard From Doing The Newspapers Crossword Puzzles For 30 Years
Stairs Worn Down By A Million Footsteps Over A Thousand Years At Sperlinga Castle, Sicily
That's only a thousand footsteps a year, like 3 a day or so. It must be way more than a million
My Radio Button Has Worn Out To Be A Victorian Portrait
A brooch is a type of pin, and can have any design. A cameo is often a pin, but specifically includes a profile on a contrasting background.
Load More Replies...The Bells Hanging On The Back Door Of My Parents House
These bells have been hanging on this door since 2011 and their dogs ring them to go outside.
My dog (RIP Darcy Doodle) used to ring bells too! I made a little hanger for them next to the door because they were scratching up my door.
I have those same bells. They say Merry Christmas in 6 different languages.
i have the same thing my dog rings bells to get outside for the bathroom or to bark just because
Sun Damage After 28 Years Of Driving A Delivery Truck
My arms have similar skin variation. My left arm is worse that the right because it was out the window before air conditioning.
We call that kind of stuff as having a farmer's tan. You'll see that a lot, where the left arm has a dark tan and the right is a normal color from driving your trucks around all day. Hell, in the summertime most of the teenagers that had cars would have the same thing. EVERYONE drove older cars and trucks and over half of them didn't have working AC's, so the windows ALWAYS stayed rolled down. I'm Gen X, the same generation that put on baby oil and would layout to tan in the Summer. Skincare wasn't a really big priority to a lot of us back then.
Moving Around Dumbells With My Foot Wore My Shoes Into Showing My Foots Skeletal Pattern
only 4 metatarsals/4 toes, and all the same width and length as each other? Uncle Panda is right...
Looks like the shoes were distressed when purchased , so wouldn't this be a good thing?
Hahaha how do you know they were distressed when he bought them??
Load More Replies...Ghosts Of Union Station
That's what I thought. It reminded me of pictures from Hiroshima.
Load More Replies...I guess the train, and the draughts they cause, are always going in the same direction on that platform.
Load More Replies...This Tree Holding Up Stones From A Collapsed Wall
The Vibration Wear On This Stainless Steel Bolt
My friends' sailboat lost their rudder in 45' of water, leaving only two halves of the bolt on the right as evidence. I'm a scuba diver, so I went and got it back. Which meant that I made my first freshwater dive, first marine salvage dive, and first underwater boat repair dive all in the same afternoon.
This Church In Detroit, MI Hasn't Been Cleaned Since It Was Built More Than 100 Years Ago. I Always Thought The Stone Was Black
I really like seeing old buildings get cleaned. They look so different in the end!
And Trump is rolling back air pollution regulations to allow factories to pollute more.
My Parents Moved A Rug For The First Time In Years. This Is What 16 Years Of Sunlight Does To Your Hardwood Floors
Time to replace the glass with a modern kind that blocks UV and infrared wavelengths.
What kind of glass blocks all UV? And also no IR? IR is good in the winter here, but June, juli, August.. /gen
Load More Replies...Wrong. This is what 16 years of sunlight will do to hardwood floors that haven't been finished properly.
They could have it sanded down and bring back the wood grain and have it restained.
Was Told To Post This Here. The Local Place I Play Ping Pong At. They Haven’t Changed The Tables In 20 Yrs
Because the players know its wear and how to get their advantage.
Load More Replies...The Glass Globe Of This Light Focused The Sunlight Enough To Burn The Suns Path In The Grass
I know someone who had a bush fire because of something like this!
Load More Replies...If you had a large enough area you could track the sun for a whole year. I am wondering if you could use this to prove to all the flat earthers that the earth is round.
I'd lay down a low arc of stone to welcome and hold it harmless over the years. And then tell people I designed the whole thing that way.
Nature's Staff of Ra. I don't think you're going to find the Ark of the Covenant around there.
Sun's declination changes 46,5 degrees between solstices (21 June and 22 December). Why only this narrow part of grass is affected?
The sun is hotter in the summer / the ground is dryer without rain / there’s a lot of tall trees and bushes in the background that might block the sunlight if it’s lower in the sky…
Load More Replies...Six Months Of Buildup In A Pipe Used For A Mineral Pool Spa
When the plumber removed the last section of cast iron drain pipe in our 1951 built house, he showed us how two thirds of it was blocked by mineral, rust, and sewage buildup.
The Life Cycle Of A Penny
This also shows the amount of zinc vs copper changing over the years
No, this isn't a comparison of pennies throughout the years, this shows the amount of oxidation on a copper penny by the end of its lifetime. Like the Statue of Liberty.
Load More Replies...These Sand Bags From 40+ Years Ago Are Now Solid Rock
Never really thought about it, but I suppose you could build a cement wall just by stacking bags of cement and letting nature take its course.
That's a very common way of mass deploying large cement bricks. Especially in places that retain water. You just stack the bags and move on. Eventually nature will dissolve the paper and leave you with hearty bricks
Load More Replies...This Is A Real Knife That Is Used By The Fish Cutter At My Current Job. He's Been Using It For 35 Years
The Way The Floor Has Faded In Near Perfect Semi-Circles At This Barber Shop
I worked at a salon that had the exact same floors. They just súck. Thats probably not even that old.
My barber shop remodeled her place last year. So all the wear and tear is gone. Plus she had a white board that young kids could write on. I thought that was a neat idea. Each time I came in there, there was always something different on the board. Sometimes there were interesting stuff on there. That is gone now. I never wrote on the board myself but I miss that for the young ones.
Stone On This Italian Castle Being Completely Worn Down By 700 Years Of Rainfall Dripping Off The Roof Onto The Exact Same Spot
Fortunately, unlike stone, our bodies have the ability to heal.
Load More Replies...The Floor In Front Of The Register Has Worn Through All The Floors Since This Restaurant Opened In 1924
Give employees chairs or at least anti-fatigue mats? If that’s the wear on hard tile, imagine the commensurate damage to their skeletal system.
This wear is from customers standing in front of the register, so the employees having chairs or anti-fatigue mats would have no impact on this developing over time. The employees are on the other side of the counter.
Load More Replies...I’m willing to bet that multiple layers of the flooring contain asbestos. That needs to be sealed and covered.
Some Skipped Some Scales
As a pianist, I find that gross and would not ever play that instrument.
Piano keys are sometimes made from pretty soft wood. If the "ivory" (usually plastic nowadays) comes off the wood wears pretty fast. note how the keys with the white caps intact aren't particularly worn. I'm going to guess that this is the second piano in an old church.
How Time Just Flies By
I read a story once about Nuns in France that had a vow of silence and no facial expression allowed and they isolated themselves. During WW2 the soldiers entered the compound and were surprised at the 60ish year old women looked like they were in their 20s. It is probably not true but it makes sense.
This is two different people? Grandmother and grandchild? Someone explain, please.
This Key After 10 Years Of Entering Orders At My Grandmothers Shop
My Teddybear I Had For Over 30 Years And One As Good As New
The Way This Door Was Worn Down By Its Bell
We Still Have This Small Pumpkin My Wife Carved 3 Years Ago
I made a snowman out of a parsnip about 15 years ago. He dried out in the office atmosphere and is now about a third of the original size and solid wood.
This Tire Reads "Replace Tire" When It Gets Worn Down
Can anyone tell me if this is a common feature used by several manufacturers? My S.O. Likes to replace tires about 15K miles before the recommended time.
I bought my first front wheel drive Camry 20 years ago. That car destroyed tires. No matter that I had them regularly balanced and rotated, they would only get 20 K miles on them and be completely bald. I tried three different brands. I was not a fast driver either. No one could figure it out other than to say the front wheels drive design causes more tire wear.
Load More Replies...and how am I supposed to read that? the car is standing on the writing, or the car parts are blocking the view. Any I hope any mechanic looking at the tires would recognize when to change the tires anyway.
My Grandfather's Screwdriver
2024 Midori Hibino
Every thought, every time I exercised, every major event. Love this. GPT another for 2025.
For those who also weren't familiar with a Hibino, it is a Japanese planner, a diary, and a notebook. It takes in all of your emotions and thoughts to record “your day”.
The Markings On The Bottom Of My Coffee Cup From A Year Of Stirring
I had to close over 30 pop up ads to get through this article. Oh look... there's another. And another...
I think that's your settings, I didn't have any.
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I think that's your settings, I didn't have any.
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