50 Interesting And Surprising Comparison Images That Help Make Sense Of The Things Around Us (New Pics)
Change is a completely natural—and unavoidable—part of life. In fact, it might be the only consistent thing we know. And yet, the world around us seems to change so imperceptibly at times that we might not notice what’s happening. That’s why photos are so powerful.
They can show how the passage of time has affected people, places, and objects. Others, meanwhile, directly compare similar things. Bored Panda has collected some of the most powerful comparison images from around the net to help provide you with a fresh new perspective on life. Odds are that you won’t see the world around us the same way after this. Check out the best photos below and upvote the ones that had the biggest impact.
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A Friend’s Aunt Gifted Me Her Deceased Father's Car. “If You Think You Can Get It Running, You Can Have It”. Before And After
Today I Got To Fly In My Grandfather's Restored WW2 Hurricane
Had My Facial Reconstruction Surgery 2 Months Ago. Was Called Megamind, Ken Griffey Jr, Jimmy Nuetron, Etc. 8 Weeks Later And Feeling A Lot More Confident In How I Look
I'm sorry op had to go through extensive painful surgery because some people think body shaming is sooo funny.
Seasons change, but the essential things necessary to live a good life stay the same. Having an active social life and spending time with the people you love. Finding purpose in your job or hobbies. Spending time in nature and traveling to new and exciting places. Taking care of your body and mind with the help of exercise, good food, and meditation. Slowing down to enjoy the world around you. Being grateful for what you have. Reading books. Sleeping in. Making art. Writing bad stories. Laughing—loudly and often! And just plain having fun.
These are but a few ways to fill your days with joy and meaning. No matter what age you are, having the courage to connect with others and taking care of your body is what will help you make the most of new opportunities that come your way.
My Parents Have Been Married For 25 Years Today. Then And Now
2,200-Year-Old Hellenistic Theatre In Laodicea, Southwestern Turkey, After Recent Excavation
My Dog Next To My Mom's Puppy, 8 Months Difference Between The Pictures
As we grow older and our bodies change, it becomes more and more important to watch what we eat and how much we move and sleep. We can’t binge on fast food like we used to, nor can we party until the break of dawn every single weekend. Taking care of our bodies becomes more and more important as time goes by.
So it makes sense to build good habits while we’re still young (though it’s never too late to start!). Regular exercise and nutritious food are key. In short, no matter who you are or what you do, prioritize your health.
Manitoba, Canada
This Naturally Occuring Ficus Tree Root Bridge, Me For Scale
Can You Tell Who's Related?
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns that loneliness is as dangerous to one’s health as smoking a whopping 15 cigarettes a day. Social isolation is a problem that is affecting as many as half of all Americans.
"I had neglected my family and my friends during that time, thinking that it was too hard to focus on work, and focus on family and friends. I was really suffering from the consequences of that, which were a profound sense of loneliness that followed me for weeks, which stretched into months,” Murthy told the BBC.
A Friend Found Some Hummingbird Eggs. Fingers For Scale
Shaking Hands With A Harpy Eagle
It's easy to see the link between dinosaurs and birds looking at those talons.
Works Like A Charm
I've seen this so many times and I always love his smile, both of them
Loneliness is a devastating force. It increases the risk of premature death by almost 30% via conditions like diabetes, heart attacks, insomnia, and dementia. The BBC also reports that people who lack social connections also perform worse at work and academically. The consequences of social isolation are very far-reaching indeed.
My Appearance While Unknowingly Living With HIV For 5 Years vs. 2 Years With Treatment
The Size Difference Between A Wolf Track And My Dog's Paw
They Were Talking About My Local Animal Shelter On National TV, And They Focused On Alys, The Cat We Adopted 7 Months Ago. We Got To See Where She Came From. We Were In Awe
According to Murthy, “pro-connection public policies” can help tackle the issue on a societal level. Meanwhile, everyone has the power to help fight against social isolation on an individual level, too. For instance, you can spend 15 minutes with your loved ones each day, without the distractions of modern life—like constantly checking your phone.
Maine Coon vs. Siamese Size Comparison
Here's My Echium Pink Fountain. It's About 2.5m Tall And Still Growing. Me For Size Comparison
A Doctor Chronicled The Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease In One Of His Patients By Collecting Her Signatures From Medical Forms Over Several Years
Being grateful for what you have now can help you stay focused on the present and take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. You could, for instance, make a gratitude list where you note everything in your life that you’re thankful for: a roof above your head, good relations with your family, a loving partner, loyal friends, a happy pet, a stable job, etc. It doesn’t matter how small you think something is, it’s still worth mentioning it.
Being grateful helps us get through tough times because we recognize how fortunate we’ve been, despite the challenges we’ve had to face.
A Comparison Between My Drawing Of 2013 And 2017 - Victoria Justice Is The Subject
Just Saw Black Beauty - One Of The Most Complete T-Rex Skeletons Ever Found. Excited 5'5" Primate For Scale
In classic 'death pose', her bones are black from a specific mineral exposure during fossilization.
I've heard that the infamous classic death pose is due to shrinkage and dessication shortly after death. Not due to position at the time of death. Beautiful skeleton.
Bald Eagle Nests Are Generally 5 Feet Wide And 3 Feet Deep. The Largest Recorded Bald Eagle Nest Is 9.5 Feet In Diameter, 20 Feet Deep And Weighed Almost 6,000 Pounds
Rangers helped eagles when endangered, so now those majestic birds are returning the favor.
Load More Replies...Comparing this with the picture of the hummingbird's nest a bit higher up is incredible. Nature truly is fascinating!
Majestic eagle, but I wish people would stop putting clothes n them for photos.
Bald eagles seen almost daily around my land. They're breathtaking... first time I saw one flying low and right over my head, my vocabulary was reduced to two words: "oh wow! Ooooh WOW!"
I live on a bluff overlooking a lake, the bald eagles and ospreys give us a grand show every morning fishing for breakfast.
I’m 5 feet 1 inch tall, I could probably sleep in there without a problem
Just googled how big their eggs are. Disappointed to discover they're not huge.
That’s awesome and huge, but clearly not almost 10 feet wide, and 20 feet deep.
Just like gratitude, reminiscing about the good times we’ve had in the past can help inspire us to remain resilient despite any troubles coming our way. Kemi Omijeh, a child and adolescent therapist based in London and a member of the BACP, previously told Bored Panda that nostalgia can be a good coping strategy “for times of low mood and challenges.”
My Dad And I, 1990 And 2012. He Had High Hopes For Me
I have a huge space in my heart for sweet dad-son relationships, they are awesome
The Size Of This Leaf That I Found In The Park. Me For Size Comparison
The Color Difference Between The Fall's Honey Harvest And The Summer's
Wow ive never seen a honey that clear, beautiful, I wonder how it tastes
However, if nostalgia starts interfering with our everyday lives, as well as our ability to be present here and now, it might become another problem.
"If we end up comparing it to our experiences today and feeling like nothing is as good as it was, then this will inevitably affect our mood and our ability to do what we need to do. We can become stuck in our nostalgia; in which case it might be best to seek help from a counseling professional to help you process your past in order to enjoy your present,” Omijeh told us during an earlier interview.
My Mom Asked If I Wanted To See Her Melon. Mom For Scale
My Dog And I Have The Same Size Foot
My Mom Next To This Moderately-Sized Cactus. Mom For Scale
Which of these comparison pics impressed you the most, dear Pandas? Which ones really got you to see things from a perspective you’ve never considered before? Let us know in the comments.
Meanwhile, for some more intriguing comparison images, check out Bored Panda’s earlier articles here, here, and here.
These Blackberries
He Really Does Have Tiny Hands (I'm A 5 Ft. Tall Woman For Reference)
My Brother's Father-In-Law (6'6") Working In Angola With His Crew
This Is My First Paint Layer Side By Side With My Finished Painting
Eye Test For "I Want To Speak With The Manager" Types
African Pixie Frogs Get Massive. Human Legs For Scale
Borat vs. My Dad. Very Nice
Shark Brain vs. Dolphin Brain
Found A Dog Toy That Is A Less-Spooky-Version Of My Husband’s Tattoo
The Inflation Has Now Reached My Butt
Both Sides Of A Neon Sign In NYC
My Mom vs. A 10-Month-Old Great Dane
Great Danes have no idea how big they are and are determined to prove that they are lapdogs.
My Dad Is Two Different People
8 Years Of Dental Work Correcting Missing Teeth Shown In The Comparison Of Start To Finish
I would love to have this done, even if it took 8 years 😢 Unfortunately, I am American and have no dental insurance. Seriously, again, take care of your teeth!
The Smallest And Largest Keys We Sell At My Shop, As Compared To A Typical Door Key
Got A Small Iced Coffee From Tim Hortons In Canada, Then Crossed Into The US And Placed The Same Order
Wait… the US has Tim Hortons??? All this time I thought it was a Canadian thing
64gb USB Drive vs. 70gb Worth Of CDs
Saltwater Crocs Are Kinda Big. Human For Scale
The Thickness Level Of A Strand Of One Of My Red Hairs, Compared To One Of My Blonde Hairs
Worn Down Escalator Landing: Left Foot vs. Right Foot
I'm actually left-footed. It's weird, because I'm right handed. But when playing football, going on a scooter etc as a child, I favoured my left foot :)
One Of My Hens Laid A Really Tiny Egg Recently. Normal Size Egg And A Quarter For Comparison
10 Days Of Wildfire Damage In Greece
The Size Of My Hand Versus My Friend's Hand
Bugatti Now And Then
My Son And I Have The Same 2-Freckle Spot On Our Hands
Michelangelo’s David Being Restored. Human Hand For Scale
Careful with showing that, some Karen in Florida might be offended
This Small Plantain, Locust For Scale
My God, locusts are huge. No wonder swarms of them are considered plagues. No banana on hand for scale, had to use the most banana adjacent thing I had.
A plantain is close enough. At least this poster knows the banana rules.
A Card My Sister Just Found In A Store vs. A Picture I Posted On Reddit Six Months Ago
Unfortunately, Reddit is known as a place where artists get their art stolen.
The Wear On The Croc Worn By My Meat Foot Versus The Wear On The Croc Worn By My Prosthetic Foot
The Difference Of DVD Covers Between Comedy Movies Against Sci-Fi And Horror
My Child’s Tablet Compared To My Childhood “Computer”
McDonald's In The 1980s Compared To Today
The Size Difference Between These Two Allen Keys
How My Girlfriend Makes My Sandwich vs. How She Makes Hers
The Difference Between A Smoking Side vs. Non-Smoking Side In My Century-Old Quadplex
The Texture Difference Between The Pages Of My Journal I've Wrote On And Those I Haven't
A Live Sand Dollar vs. A Dead Sand Dollar
You have to be careful if you pull up a live one and make sure to put it back down the same way. They can't flip back over and will die if you leave them upside down.
Pulled Up My Carrots To Find I’ve Grown A Monster. Store-Bought Carrot For Comparison
The First Crop Top I've Ever Made (2020) vs. Now (2022)
This Big Toblerone Compared To A Small One I Bought
NOW WE GOTTA HAVE A REGULAR TOBLERONE FOR COMPARISON!!!!! but thanks for the bannana! 😊 🍌
Picture Of My Hotel Room On Booking Website vs. Picture I Made When We Walked Into The Room. I Hope My Roommate Doesn't Need To Use The Toilet Tonight
Oh hell no. I'd be wanting either a room with more walls or failing that a completely different hotel.
Neighbor's Lawn vs. My Mom's Lawn
Found My 6'3" Husband's Newborn Footprint, Compared It To Our Early-Term Son's Newborn Footprint
Massive Harvester Ant Mound On My Land, Banana For Scale
Making Tea For My Wife And I In The Dark. Grabbed Tea Bags That I Thought Were The Same. Will Report Which One Of Us Pooped The Bed And Who Slept Through It
Do these work at all? Or is it placebo ? The sleep one I mean
My Morning Pill Dosage. Leukemia Post Stem Cell Transplant (Apple Airpod Pro For Scale)
This Massive Wrench I Use At Work. Size 11 Boot For Comparison
These Two Cars Have Opposite Paint Jobs
Giant Earth Worm, Shoe Size 9.5 For Comparison
This Absolute Unit Of A Stone Cutting Blade In My Work. People For Scale
1-Year-Old (Left) vs. New (Right) Home Reverse Osmosis Filter
The Difference Between A Restaurant And A Kitchen
The Hanja-No-Ontachi Sword, In The Hananoka Hachimangu Shrine In Japan. Stands At An Amazing 15.25 Feet. Human For Scale
A Week Before Wisdom Teeth Extraction vs. A Week After
On Christmas Of 2019 I Got Two Pillows And Used 1 Of Them Every Night For A Year
$8 Worth Of Gochugaru At A Regular Grocery Store vs. $4.39 Worth At A Korean One
Spices are mostly better and more intense too if you go to an Asian grocery store, especially the Indian ones with’ scoop your own mixes’ etc
Got This Big Roll Of Toilet Paper As A Gag Gift For Christmas. Usual Size Toilet Paper Roll For Scale
Small High School vs. Big High School In The State Championship Game Last Saturday (Illinois)
A Giant Orange. These Are The Hands Of An Adult
Huge Lemon From My Mother's Lemon Tree - Posed Next To My 100 Lbs Dog For Comparison
Spalding Neverflat Basketballs After Five Years Of Use Strictly Indoor vs. Outdoor
2022 Mid-Sized Pickup vs. Early 90's Mid-Sized Pickup
I hate how big they are getting. (and hate me all you want but this is my experience) soccer mums who can’t drive them or park them and the over 60s who text and drive in them p**s me off 😂 don’t phone and drive it’s bad
8 New, Fluffy Gym Towels vs. 8 Much Older, “Deflated” Towels
Dad Retired Recently And We Found These While Cleaning Up His Office (Phone For Size Comparison)
Some of us don't need neither phone nor banana for scale, I am afraid...
A Size Comparison Between A (Left To Right) 90s Tape Camera, 2000s Disc Camera, And 2010s And Modern Chip Cameras
I always wanted a camcorda so bad as a kid watching ‘Australia’s funniest home videos’.
1950s Grain 2x4 (Bottom) vs. Current
Probably old growth (50s) vs. second growth (current)
Today I Realized That My Husband Has An Extra Section Of Pinky (Mine For Comparison)
My Left Thumb Compared To My Fiancée’s Thumbs
My New Work Pants vs. 6 Months Of Use
How did they shrink? or are you young enough to still be growing?
How Big This Toilet Seat Is (Safety Glasses For Scale)
Why would you put glasses, safety or otherwise, on a toilet seat ?!?
My Hand In The Summer Versus Winter - Raynaud's Phenomenon, Do Not Recommend
First Class Airline Utensils - Today vs. The 1960s
I remember metal utensils on Finnair flights and i was born in 1994. Now you dont even get food on most flights(unless you pay)
My Cousin Just Caught The Biggest Lobster I've Ever Seen. She For Size Comparison
I'm hoping it was returned to the sea, a lobster that size has lived a very long time.
An Apple From My Local Orchard vs. From The Grocery Store
Chinese Painted Quail Chicks (Aka Button Quail). Hands For Scale
Omg ❤️ I’m about to breed my two, for more babies, I had 11 Japanese ones hatch a few month back, now it’s button time
After Almost 8 Years Of Service, I Replaced My Office Chair With An Exact Replica I Happened To Have Bought From The Exact Same Store
At least you will know if you are getting good wear and tear on it.
Difference Between A Waxed And Unwaxed Floor, Taken At My Janitor Summer Job
The floor looks so much cleaner when it shines I guess. Nice job!
One Of The Biggest Trees In Our County. A Sycamore, And My Friend Bob For Scale
Dark And Light
My Biggest And Smallest Playing Cards Compared To Normal In The Middle
Utz Pub Mix And Their Ratio
McDonald's Grand Big Mac And Regular Big Mac Side By Side
The Size Of A Snickers Bar From The 1980s vs. One Bought Now
This Fake $1 Bill Made For Use In Movies That Ended Up In My Wallet. Real Bill For Comparison
So, movies have $100M+ budgets, but they use fake $1 bills?! It probably costs more to make the fake ones than to go to the bank and just get some
Picture Of My Friend Taken On iPhone vs. Film
The person who dissed me for still using disposables and developing my own films - this is why 😆 💕 so fun
Absolute Unit Of A Coke Bottle
Male Alligator Snapping Turtle With Me For Scale
Flood of '93 invited those beasts into local houses. Cleanup was crazy enough without having to go Steve Irwin mode. 👀☠️
Giant Zippo Lighter vs. Regular One
Wild-Grown vs. Domesticated Raspberry
Size Difference Between The European And Asian Pringles Cans
The Number Of Political Ads Versus Bills And Personal Mail In The First 3 Days Of The Month
My Aunt’s Hand Compared To The Claw Of A 25 Pound Lobster Caught Off Cape Cop In The Early 1960s
I Received Two Identical Cases For Christmas Last Year. This Is What 10½ Months Of Daily Use Looks Like
In France, You Can Buy Giant Babybel Cheese. Normal One On The Bottom For Size Comparison
Erm, Babybel originated in France, and the big ones were the first to appear, back in the late 60s/early70s. The bite-sized ones came later.
The Butter, Extra Butter, Double Butter, And Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Have The Same Sodium And Fat Content
Brand New Loofah vs. The Same One Bought 5 Years Ago
You used the same loofah for 5 years?! I thought I was bad, changing them out after a year! 😳
.22 Round vs. .50 Cal Round
The .50 cal has a brass bullet. Probably armor piercing. It'll go right through an engine block.
This Italian Hoagie I Got Today
Cereal - US Box vs. Canada Box
This Sign Compares Regular Snacks To Insect Snacks
Smarties Size Comparison With Mini And Large
In Canada, smarties are candy coated chocolate and these are called rockets
I Found This Old Head And Shoulders In The Cabin I'm Staying In. It Says 1992 On The Back. Compared To The 2014 Model I Brought With Me
I Saved All My Junk Mail For A Year. iPhone For Scale
The Size Difference Between Kirkland (Costco) Versus Angel Soft Toilet Paper
An Exhibit Showing The Earth's Water Resources In Comparison To Its Size
This Tide Pod Is Large Compared To The Rest In The Package
I am not sure how and where it originated, but somehow it became a thing on the internet to use a banana for scale if you want to show the size of something. It‘s basically a running gag
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I am not sure how and where it originated, but somehow it became a thing on the internet to use a banana for scale if you want to show the size of something. It‘s basically a running gag
Load More Replies...Bored Panda, is a wonderful program, it offers a variety for many, so enjoy people. More animals, please and thank you, I love Bored Panda !!!