166 Unbelievable Examples Of Things Being Worn Down Over Time (New Pics)

Nothing is immune to the wear and tear of time. From precious childhood teddies to the floors we walk on - the mark of time is present in everything. Some of the items on this list might make you wonder “why didn’t they replace it earlier?!”. But these pictures represent more than use, they are living reminders of stories that must have happened over the period of time. If only they could talk…

Check out these captivating images compiled by Bored Panda of worn down things that all have their own tales to tell, and don’t forget to vote for your favourites! Also, check out our previous post for more!

#1 How Time Just Flies By

How Time Just Flies By

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#1 How Time Just Flies By

#2 This Whole Brick Wall Which Has Been Shaped By The Sea

#3 In 1995, My Great-Aunt Gave Me A Stuffed Cat. It Was My Absolute Favorite, And Slept With Me Every Night Through My Childhood. When She Passed, We Found Out She Had Bought An Identical Cat And Kept It In Pristine Condition For Two Decades. The Years Of Love Certainly Left Their Mark.

#4 Picture Of The Same Woman Before And After 48 Years

#5 Mother Tombstone In The Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Ma. Love How The Tree Is Now Hugging Her

#6 Centuries Of Use (La Meauffe, Manche, France)

#7 My Dads Cat Has Been Scratching The Same Leg Of This Bench For The Past Decade

#8 A Bicycle Was Left Chained To A Tree

#9 The Way The Floor Has Faded In Near Perfect Semi-Circles At This Barber Shop

#10 Trinity Abbey In My Home Town, Mid-Cleaning

#11 Six Months Of Buildup In A Pipe Used For A Mineral Pool Spa

#12 My Best Friend From 33 Years Ago And A New Old Stock One My Pop Got For My Baby Son

#13 WWI Trench 95 Years Later

#14 What Happens When You Peel Off 30 Years Of Graffiti? You Get A Layered Timeline Of 30 Years, Just Like A Tree But Made Out Of Spray Can Paint. That Is The Wall (And Part) I Took It From

#15 Ghosts Of Union Station

#16 My Grandfather's Screwdriver

#17 This Tree Holding Up Stones From A Collapsed Wall

#18 These Sand Bags From 40+ Years Ago Are Now Solid Rock

#19 Each Bottle Is The Same Whiskey Matured In The Cask For One Year More Than The Last

#20 A Silver Dollar That My Great Grandfather Carried In His Pocket For 20 Years Until The Day He Passed Away

#21 Veteran Great White

#22 This Light Post Is Outside Of A Popular Music Club In New Orleans. After 40 Years Of Having Band Flyers Stapled To It, There's No More Room

#23 One Pillowcase Has Been Used Nearly Everyday For 40 Years. The Other Has Been In A Closet

#24 The Difference In Shoe Wear Between My Regular Foot And My Prosthetic Foot After A Year

#25 An Old CRT TV Screen That Has Seen A Lot Of Pacman

#26 Bronze Statue Of Iconic Ballerina, Margot Fonteyn, At The Royal Ballet School In London. Ballet Students Touch The Middle Finger For Luck Each Time They Walk Past

#27 Heard You Guys Like Old Stuffed Animal Stories. On The Left Is My First (Now Un)stuffed Animal I️ Received For Christmas 29 Years Ago. On The Right, The New Fraffy My Mom Tracked Down To Give To My 8 Month Old Son For His First Christmas. I️ Can’t Believe He Used To Have Horns!

#28 This Church In Detroit, Mi Hasn't Been Cleaned Since It Was Built 134 Years Ago. I Always Thought The Stone Was Black

#29 Superstition

#30 My Bedroom Wall Has An Outline From My Dog Sleeping In The Same Spot And Position For Years

#31 Two Cars Left Somewhere In The Woods Of Japan For Years

#32 Buddy At Work Has A Very Worn Out Id Card And It's Kinda The Scariest Thing I've Ever Seen

#33 The Men's Bathroom Door Vs The Women's At My Engineering University

#34 These Trees Are Curved Due To The Constant Airflow From Nearby Exhaust Vents

#35 A Tale Of 2 Teddies - My Sister And I Both Got Them At The Same Time, ~18 Years Ago

#36 My Paint Mixing Stick Got Heavy After 10 Years Of Use So I Cut The End Off

#37 Old Public Piano Has Its Pedal Worn Away From Constant Use

#38 Iron Chef Morimoto's Knives. Top Is A New Knife. Bottom Is After 3 Years Of Use, Sharpening, And Cleaning At His Restaurant

#39 This Tree Grew Through A Fence And Still Has The Markings

#40 I Left This CD Sitting In My Car For Over A Year. The Sun Made This Crazy Design On It

#41 A Gravestone And A Tree Blended Together

#42 After Six Rounds Of Chemotherapy, My Mother-In-Law's Nails Look Like Tree Rings

#43 Here Are Some More Worn Steps. Great Wall Of China

#44 Willie Nelson's Guitar "Trigger" After About 45 Years Of Use

#45 Took This Pic On The Angel's Landing Hike At Zion National Park. People Hold On To The Chain As They Climb To The Top Because The Route Is On The Edge Of A Cliff. The Chain Has Worn The Rock Away

#46 Footsteps Used By Children For Years (Donnelly's Hollow, Ireland)

#47 My Hats, Past Present And Future

#48 Foot Holds Deeply Worn Into The Volcanic Rock Along The Trail At Tsankawi, A Popular Hiking Area

#49 The Flooring At This Cafe Has Been Worn Down By The Feet Of Customers Over The Years

#50 Pete's Feet - Inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Pilgrims Have Been Touching And Kissing The Statue's Feet For Centuries

#51 10 Years In Service. Finally Retired. May The Force Be With You

#52 This Mayan Calendar Has Slowly Dragged The Nail Down The Wall

#53 The Textured Floor Of This Train In Paris I Was On Today Has Been Worn Completley Smooth

#54 A Cinderblock That Washed Up On The Beach After A Bit Of Time Tumbling Around In The Ocean Currents

#55 This Exterior Corner Next To The Front Door Of The Local Bike Shop Shows Significant Wear From The Last 30 Some Years Of Customers Striking It With Their Pedals

#56 This Parking Lot Used To Be Some Sort Of Building. Instead Of Removing The Old Tile Floor, They Simply Paved Over It

#57 Road Was Closed For A Very Long Time

#58 This Touchpad Is So Worn Out That You Can See What's Beneath The Paint

#59 Twelve Years Of Everyday Use Vs The Once A Year Leaf

#60 The Marks On The Floor Of This Bathroom Are A Perfect Demonstration Of "The Bro Code."

#61 Customer States He Feels Slipping While Riding

#62 Wife Suggested I Power Wash The Fence. For Some Reason I Was Not Prepared For The Difference

#63 The Bricks On This Wall Are A Different Style And Colour Where An Older Building Was Once Attached

#64 My Gf Is A Transcriptionist. All The Letters On Her Keyboard Are Completely Worn Off

#65 Steps Near My House

#66 Today My Grandmother Was Still Using This Cookbook She Received 70 Years Ago From Her Mother

#67 Shovel My Dad Has Been Using For Snow For ~20 Years

#68 This (Still Working) Garage Key

#69 Baskets Sun Bleached In Correlation With Frequency Of Use

#70 This Root Across The Trail Has Been Polished From Constant Foot Traffic

#71 Wall Gets Worn After Years Of Swiping Cards

#72 Same Towel Design, 16 Years Apart

#73 Hard Working Ballet Dancer Shoes

#74 Same Knobs, 50 Years Apart

#75 A Wall Disappearing Around A Dart Board In A Bar In Copenhagen

#76 My Retired Hiking Poles After ~2000 Miles Vs My New Ones Of The Same Model

#77 Tow Rope Marks. These Are Marks Left From When Canal Barges Were Pulled By Horses, Up To About 100 Years Ago

#78 A Square Fence Post Has Rotted To The Form Of It's Younger Self

#79 This Wall Is Worn Down From Years Of Customers Resting Against It