Nothing is immune to the wear and tear of time. From precious childhood teddies to the floors we walk on - the mark of life long-lived is present in everything. Some of the worn-down items on this list might make you wonder, “why didn’t they replace it earlier?!”. But these cool photos represent more than everyday use, and they are living reminders of stories that must have happened over the period of time. If only they could talk…
Check out these captivating before and after images compiled by Bored Panda of worn-out things that all have their tales to tell, and don’t forget to vote for your favorite of all these interesting things! Also, check out our previous post for more!
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How Time Just Flies By
Yes... " who knows where the time goes" ?
Load More Replies...They are related, Grandmother and Granddaughter (the younger one looks somewhat too young to be the daughter).
Load More Replies...Powerful. I wish I had an idea of what the hands' ages are. How unfortunate, that our beauty slowly slips away from us over time, yet, what an accomplishment and blessing it is just to live long enough to witness it in ourselves. Even if we don't like our wrinkles, and we wish for our younger years of beauty, we are all essentially beautiful in our own ways, in and out, and ever so graceful and wise, in our old age.
My mom was 47 and my great grandma was 95 at the time
Load More Replies...This made me laugh more than it probably should have.
Load More Replies...This is my mother and great granma's hands in the hospital days before she died of old age end of last year. My mom is 48 and my great grandma was 95 at the time. I can share the original post for you.
This Whole Brick Wall Which Has Been Shaped By The Sea
Amazing, the power of the ocean; even the brick wall undulates, like waves cast in stone and mortar! How wonderful this is! It should, and COULD easily, be a piece of artwork in a gallery. Nature's Art, cast by the waves of the mighty sea!
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.
The thread looks like it has come off the nose and left the pink plastic underneath
Load More Replies...It makes me think grandma made sure there would be a replacement if anything happened to the first. (Since identical can be hard to get if it's a few years later.) Very thoughtful. :)
From The Velveteen Rabbit: "Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”
I have a cat doll exactly like the one on the right. I can't believe it.
Picture Of The Same Woman Before And After 48 Years
Everyone, at some point in their lives, should have a side-by-side photo of themselves, just like this. This is really neat!
Mother Tombstone In The Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Ma. Love How The Tree Is Now Hugging Her
She literally is part of the tree. She probably helped it grow if u think about it
Centuries Of Use (La Meauffe, Manche, France)
I can almost hear the foot steps of my trusty steed and I galloping through this corridor!
Awful steep walls to be worn down by a walking path - possibly a railroad bed?
My Dads Cat Has Been Scratching The Same Leg Of This Bench For The Past Decade
Is that supposed to be a pun or are you just a bad speller?
Load More Replies...I'd be afraid that the thing collapses if I sat on it if the cat continues to scratch it. :P
A Bicycle Was Left Chained To A Tree
You are correct! It was simply just left there, no chains, and abandoned by a young boy.
Load More Replies...The story behind the picture is false. But the bicycle is real. https://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/bicycle.asp
Sorry to ruin an emotional story but just stop for a while and look the aspect ratios of the photo and the height of the bike. Obviously someone had left either an toy bike or bike suitable for 4 year old kid hanging into tree's branch or otherwise we have here a natural wonder..
Check out snopes.com. This bike was accidentally (sort of) left in the woods in the 1950's, but definitely intentionally placed at this height, as trees do not "grow up" like this implies. New growth grows up from below, and around the preexisting trunk, but no part of the tree literally moves up. So, if the bike HAD been chained at the base of the tree, the bike would STILL be at the base of the tree, with the tree having grown around it.
That's not a bicycle from 1914, looks more 1950-1960 era. After over 100 years, there wouldn't still be a tire left. Very cool, though!
I’ve been there. Hard to find but it is a local landmark on an island in Washington
Check out snopes.com. This bike was intentionally placed at this height, as trees do not "grow up" like this implies. New growth grows up from below, and around the preexisting trunk, but no part of the tree literally moves up. So, if the bike HAD been chained at the base of the tree, the bike would STILL be at the base of the tree, with the tree having grown around it.
That is really cool. My husband is a tree surgeon by trade, and he has found all kinds of things INSIDE of trees when he cuts them down. But this one is really shocking and interesting. I really doubt the validity of the title of this photo though--I mean, HOW do we know a boy left his bike and went to war, yadda yadda yadda.... that looks like a kid's bike to me, and what kid goes to war? Maybe I am wrong about that--maybe bikes long ago just looked like little kids' bikes.... The distance from the front wheel to the handlebars just looks like it is a small bike, meant for a child, not a man-child who is going to war.......but no matter how or why this bike got here, it is a neat story to consider, and a very poignant and sad one at that. But perhaps, my good friends, there is a different story to it, one that isn't so sad.............. you just never know. Meanwhile, let me say that that front tire still looks pretty good!! I would like to know the location of this tree.
Kids sometimes faked their age to join the army. During WWII, the youngest person to get into the armed forces was 12 years old.
Load More Replies...The Way The Floor Has Faded In Near Perfect Semi-Circles At This Barber Shop
The floor has not faded, instead the finish is worn off in the half circle the barber works
It's not wood. It's cheap ceramic tile. If you don't believe me, take a look at the grain pattern, it's identical on every "plank"
Load More Replies...wow this is fantastic years of work and walking around the chairs getting the hair just right
It probably wasn't even years. If they used residential-grade tile, it could have worn through the color-layer quite quickly.
Load More Replies...A very cool picture. A common occurrence on cheap vinyl floors as well, it might not be that long.
Ha! I go to this barbershop for all of mine and my boys' haircuts! Very friendly guys working there.
There is a barber shop in my village that has this, solid oak floor with deeply dished circles around the 2 chairs where the barber spent decades going round and round :) adds real character
Trinity Abbey In My Home Town, Mid-Cleaning
So you think, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell...
Load More Replies...Six Months Of Buildup In A Pipe Used For A Mineral Pool Spa
This is actually really beautiful! I bet there are some science teachers who would love to get their hands on that and use it in a lesson.
My Best Friend From 33 Years Ago And A New Old Stock One My Pop Got For My Baby Son
Oh my god! I have the same toy from 34 years ago... handed him down to my son, he is going to love seeing the before picture of his beloved soft toy!
I have the same one!! I named him Ben and he looks like your old one just a little more worn. Mine went everywhere with me, including the delivery room when my first child was born. Where did you find the newer one? I would love to get one. I even had a small one. The original name was Lemutt, if I'm not mistaken.
<3 I have a dog which I have it from 20 years. Still is beautiful and still I love him so much.
Childhood stuffed animals are beautiful any way. Tattered or mint condition, they can never be ugly.
Love'll do that; my body is worn out from 30+ years of cuddles LOL At least I'm blaming it on the cuddles.
WWI Trench 95 Years Later
In thousands of years, archaeologists will wonder what strange rites were performed here...
if there are humans in thousands of years...
Load More Replies...Problem is the earth will heal that wound quicker than humanity will cure itself of war mongering.
War, leaves not only. A. Scar. Upon the land, but forever leaves a scar on the hearts that survived. The mind may move on, but it never forgets, and we, mustn’t either.
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
you might wanna checkout "Fordit" or " Detroit Agate", too
Load More Replies...Proves a layer of paint has depth even though it may not look like it, also the type of brush & stroke will make a difference in that depth, too.
This is just like fordite, a stone like material created from years of automobile paint build up
Exactly! If they finish this stuff off with enamel, it would make some real cool jewelry pieces!
Load More Replies...Reminds me of Fordite - "gems" made from layers of paint at old car factories.
I've seen artists make jewelry from such chips of layered paint. They polish it into "gem stones" ....
Ghosts Of Union Station
Probably some dirty people, but if this is the Union Station in Washington, DC it opened in 1907. So, people sat here probably 7/24/365 for about 100 years, I'm guessing even if all the people bathed that morning they'd still leave some body oil on the wall that probably was seldom or never washed with the result we see.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of the Eddie Murphy/Arsenio Hall movie "Coming to America" where the bf of Akeem's prospective "Queen" and his family get up from the couch and leave a huge amount of "Soul Glo" behind lol
Clearly this is something else................. My first thought is that it is a photo from Hiroshima-- an atomic photo, an 'x-ray photo' that is left behind after a nuclear bomb explodes. The flash from the bomb would leave shadows of people, animals, or objects on walls or other structures, just like this.
They are all looking to the left (our right)... I wonder what they where looking at?
Probably the direction the trains were coming from.
Load More Replies...My Grandfather's Screwdriver
Wow! This screwdriver seems to say something about a bygone era of folks who did everything by hand, who fixed things up vs threw it out.
This Tree Holding Up Stones From A Collapsed Wall
These Sand Bags From 40+ Years Ago Are Now Solid Rock
Lol these are poured from concrete, they were never sandbags. That's what happens when you use reddit as a source.
Or at least they just look that way? Did they turn to cement? Clearly this is a good vantage point--it's still there! Not bombed!
These were concrete, not sand, but that's still really neat looking.
Each Bottle Is The Same Whiskey Matured In The Cask For One Year More Than The Last
Judging by the number on one of the bottles, the first bottled is a completely unmatured, freshly distilled spirit. Basically, malt vodka.
Notice how with each year the whiskey brewer took a bigger taste!!
Glengoyne distillery, it's sat at the edge of the highlands of Scotland. The whiskey is actually brewed in the highlands and then stored and aged in the lowlands across the road. This is in a big room and they have 4 of these each for the different kind of casks they use
Load More Replies...A Silver Dollar That My Great Grandfather Carried In His Pocket For 20 Years Until The Day He Passed Away
My Grandpa did the same thing. I now carry it where ever I go. He would say that you would never be broke with it in your pocket.
Eisenhower dollar from 1971 - Circulation strikes: outer layers of 75.0% copper 25.0% nickel clad with a core of 100% copper (in all 91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel). For silver clad: Outer layers of 80% silver with a center of 20.9% silver. Aggregate 60% copper, 40% silver
Veteran Great White
Wow thats so amazing poor thing though wonder how many fights he has gotten into
Dagone!! That shark has been thru some things!! He's definitely battle worn!
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
For a second I had no idea what I was looking at. .-. Thought it was like a giant prince cone thingy bc of the staplers!
I love the idea that this became a "thing", anyone could've removed a staple in order to make room for their flyer and all of these could've been removed just to keep the post neat and it wasn't. Thus it gives me the vibe that this became a "thing"
One Pillowcase Has Been Used Nearly Everyday For 40 Years. The Other Has Been In A Closet
If that pillowcase is really an original Star Wars (the first movie) merchandising, most likely today is worth a pretty couple bucks!
Load More Replies...Just realizing Star Wars was over 40 years ago is mind blowing!! Damn, I'm old!!!
The Difference In Shoe Wear Between My Regular Foot And My Prosthetic Foot After A Year
The prosthetic foot doesn't sweat or produce natural oils, and the toes don't bend to create wear around the front of the shoe.
Load More Replies...I think it's showing that they recently lost their leg so they got a new shoe for the prosthetic leg and that's why that one hasn't worn down yet
Load More Replies...It's not about ugly or beautiful:) it's about the affect throw the years ..
Load More Replies...An Old CRT TV Screen That Has Seen A Lot Of Pacman
my bf collects & repairs 'em. i agree with you.
Load More Replies...That's why we had screensavers for computer
Load More Replies...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
possibly sense it is the middle finger it is "frick, I am going to crush my part!"???
Load More Replies...lot's of statues are touched for luck there is one in Bruxelles known as "t'Serclaes" that's been touch so many time that it had to be renovated it was so worn down https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dillens_t%27Serclaes.JPG or this one in Wavre ( also in Belgium) it's called "Maca" and it's good luck to touch his a*s ©RPE-467A4163.jpg
I don't know how those tradition started they just kinda are.
Yaaas Belgium's the best ! I've never seen Maca, what a shame
Load More Replies......Now y'all got me thinking about the Victor Noir grave/statue in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris...which has some comical wear due to his posthumous fame as a fertility symbol.
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!
It's amazing what a little bit of love will do to our cherished stuffed animal friends <3
I had that same giraffe and loved it just as much as this person. Mine was named taggy and my mom would sew patches on it to repair it from time to time. Its amazing to see someone else's love for this toy
He's still beautiful to me. I have 4 cherished stuffed animal friends, one of them I've actually had since birth!
This Church In Detroit, Mi Hasn't Been Cleaned Since It Was Built 134 Years Ago. I Always Thought The Stone Was Black
You mean soot right? Smut makes me think of porn because well....lol
Load More Replies...Makes me wish they'd cleaned it earlier although I bet it's costing a fortune.
Superstition
Personally, I avoid walking under such places for fear of possible spider webs....
I just don't trust anyone's construction skills if I don't have to. For all I know they hate their job. They may love it too, but I can't tell the difference so I err on the side of caution.
Load More Replies...Maybe the same as walking under a ladder? People have walked on the grass to avoid walking under the poles
Load More Replies...I would avoid walking under it just in case a bird poops on my head! Lol
My Bedroom Wall Has An Outline From My Dog Sleeping In The Same Spot And Position For Years
LOL It's tail and paws. I thought he is covered with the fluffy blanket or something.
Yeah, we all know, how this usually ends up. :D bed1-570x428.jpg
Two Cars Left Somewhere In The Woods Of Japan For Years
Yep! Who knows what item these may hold to add into your equipment or inventory. ♥
Load More Replies...Probably people parked there to go kill themselves and after they were gone no one went to get their car
Buddy At Work Has A Very Worn Out Id Card And It's Kinda The Scariest Thing I've Ever Seen
What's scary is Security looking at the ID, then looking at him, then saying, "OK, it's you"
he keeps using that one to remind fresh faces of how senior he is at the workplace....lol
The Men's Bathroom Door Vs The Women's At My Engineering University
At first I thought that us women are just more "precise", let's say and use the proper place to push the door. Then I thought that it might come from the fact that there are probably way more men at an engineering university. Which makes me sad...but I don't know really, do I? So yes - it made me think. :) A lot.
Load More Replies...Sadly, I believe the implication here is that there are significantly more men studying engineering than there are women.
Funny, isn't it? In my high school engineering class of 30 there are only 3 girls, and our choice in taking the course wasn't impacted by outside pressure at all. We were just the only ones interested in engineering.
Load More Replies...Friends, it's not about how women open doors it's about the LACK of women in engineering. This difference in gender ratio in the STEM fields is why many groups are working hard to encourage women to apply and be hired.
Folks don't even know STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering & Math.
Load More Replies...An engineering university, right? Probably a result of the male/female student ratio...
Two good reasons for the markings at the gents' room.. 1) Gent's are usually taller, but the handplate seems to be at same hight.. Solution to this.. raise the gents' plate aprox 10 cm. 2) Aprox 80% of the population is right handed. But the gents' plate is on the left side. The righties are so imprinted to use the right hand even if the handles are on the left! So righties tries twist body to reach plate on the left. Solution: hang door on left as the ladies door.
But no one cares when there are more men in the military. Or cleaning sewers. It only matters when it is a low risk, high paying job that has less women.
Women use their feet to push the door at the bottom kick plate, along with their bottom and shoulder....go in like a linebacker. No hands needed.
These Trees Are Curved Due To The Constant Airflow From Nearby Exhaust Vents
It's really not... the trees are fine. Nothing is wrong here really.
Load More Replies...Wow... I'll bet those trees are...wait for it...EXHAUSTED! Yes, I know the way out
A Tale Of 2 Teddies - My Sister And I Both Got Them At The Same Time, ~18 Years Ago
One of them was loved literally to pieces while the other wasn't :)
Load More Replies...I have a cuddly rabbit that is very similar to the bear on the left. He was 27 years old the Christmas just gone, and went EVERYWHERE with me as a child. He has next to no fur, has had his stuffing replaced numerous times but still is very pear shaped with nothing up top where I’d carry him round by his upper body (doesn’t really have a neck), fur is all scratched away on one ear where I used to rub/scratch for comfort. Even now if I’m having a bad day or my anxiety/depression is acting up he’s a comfort. He’s a very well loved rabbit, and is still the one item I’d grab from a burning building.
Probably because she held the bear by the neck most of the time , like the arms have that too
Load More Replies...The one on the left is suffering from mange and has just been stretched on a rack!
I (77 yo) still have stuffed squirrel I was given shortly after birth. No tail, eyes, nose, ears, legs. Basically one oval beanbag with large numbers of repairs.
My Paint Mixing Stick Got Heavy After 10 Years Of Use So I Cut The End Off
Old Public Piano Has Its Pedal Worn Away From Constant Use
Iron Chef Morimoto's Knives. Top Is A New Knife. Bottom Is After 3 Years Of Use, Sharpening, And Cleaning At His Restaurant
This Tree Grew Through A Fence And Still Has The Markings
" Ha ha ha, Fence, you are but a mild annoyance, an inconvenient trifle. What are the kids saying now? "Bye, Veronica"
I Left This CD Sitting In My Car For Over A Year. The Sun Made This Crazy Design On It
Oh my god, that's exactly what I was gonna say! 😲😲😲😄😄😄 (Sorry for heavy emoji usage. I never use just one emoji. Always really 3 or more.)
Load More Replies...It feels so mesmerising. The bottom part looks like a tree. So much detail
I 'm going to leave some old cd's in the sun and see if this can be duplicated!
I put my dvds in some cardboard box and it also happenned, without any sun. I wonder is it some kind of living things causing this?
A Gravestone And A Tree Blended Together
So sad to read the ages of the children and the fact the mother could be the only one still alive in the family....
And that they lost 2 kinds in couple days. That reminds of family in grave yard in my hometown. They had a girl that died at age of 6. The same year her sister was born and she also died at age of six.
Load More Replies...That tree is probably the only thing holding it together at this point.
Probably a simple childhood disease. People died from measles, cholera, influenza, a cold, whooping cough, etc.. that is why we have vaccinations to protect people, especially children, from disease. That is why it is so important to get your kids vaccinated, to prevent these illnesses from coming back. Also had no antibiotics then so a simple scratch could become infected and kill you.
That tree looks like the hand of God reached down to hold up the tombstone
After Six Rounds Of Chemotherapy, My Mother-In-Law's Nails Look Like Tree Rings
These are called Beau's lines. Whenever your body is highly stressed from illness, your fingernails stop growing for a while.
that mark the different cycles of chemotherapy. These spots are not permanent, and will grow out with the nail.
Mine looked the same. But, I just had 4 rounds. Chemotherapy attacks all fast growing cells. That's why your hair falls out. The same thing that happened to our nails, happened to our hair cells. I'm a 15 year survivor.
Hope she is doing much better. My gf went through 2 rounds and it is absolutely insane what it does
Here Are Some More Worn Steps. Great Wall Of China
I tried climbing some of the stairs to a turret but people had sanded it down so much I slid back when I tried to climb
Load More Replies...thousands & thousands & thousands of people walking along here for over 2,000 years all stepping in the same spots.....
Willie Nelson's Guitar "Trigger" After About 45 Years Of Use
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
m sure the rick has worn the chain away too.. just that the chains can be replaced...
Load More Replies...A lot of chains are completely polished from use and some of the posts they are attached to have been worn down.
Footsteps Used By Children For Years (Donnelly's Hollow, Ireland)
My Hats, Past Present And Future
I can get you one! I live in the home city of Menards.
Load More Replies...How come you gave up on hat # two before it actually died, like hat # one?
Bet #1 has been retired, he's currently wearing #2 and the third is just to compare what new looks like. (Hint: the tag is still on it)
Load More Replies...Maybe wash the present one here and there. You put that in your head? Gross.
Foot Holds Deeply Worn Into The Volcanic Rock Along The Trail At Tsankawi, A Popular Hiking Area
I'm from White Rock, NM, which is very close to here. We used to call these "Indian ladders" or "Anasazi ladders." I liked to use them when we were hiking, but they are protected as artifacts in many places. Some of them go up very steep inclines and can be dangerous if you aren't accustomed to them. They are only for climbing. Some of the rock paths on straighter sections are worn down over a meter deep, but don't have individual footsteps. They are strangely narrow and hard to walk on, and they used to tell us that the Anasazi walked by keeping one foot in front all the time -- scooting, kind of. I recently talked with an expert who says this is nonsense -- the Anasazi probably had narrow frames.
There is something weird with the photograph. How come all the feet stepped on the same place when there is so much place around to walk? And also, holes made from wear from normal feet should not be bowl shaped like that.
Perhaps notches were cut in originally for people to follow and erosion by feet did the rest
Load More Replies...The Flooring At This Cafe Has Been Worn Down By The Feet Of Customers Over The Years
Pete's Feet - Inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Pilgrims Have Been Touching And Kissing The Statue's Feet For Centuries
Pretty gross kissing it after everyboby touching it with there Hands ;-)
10 Years In Service. Finally Retired. May The Force Be With You
This Mayan Calendar Has Slowly Dragged The Nail Down The Wall
i from mexico and in mexico nobody had said that the mayan calendar said the world is going to end in a certain point. that is just an american invention.
It's because the Mayan calendar counted backward and the start date was when people took it that the Mayans thought the world was going to end.
Load More Replies...I agree! I've worked with wood, nails and everything in between (*and* got an A+ in Physics 101). This is BS.
Load More Replies...The Textured Floor Of This Train In Paris I Was On Today Has Been Worn Completley Smooth
A Cinderblock That Washed Up On The Beach After A Bit Of Time Tumbling Around In The Ocean Currents
I love seeing things worn down by water... I have a shelf in my bedroom just covered in river rocks.
If you ever travel to Venice, the most AMAZING sea glass can be found there. I found the head of what used to be a glass bird--long tossed into the water and weathered, but still recognizable.
Load More Replies...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
This Parking Lot Used To Be Some Sort Of Building. Instead Of Removing The Old Tile Floor, They Simply Paved Over It
It looks like it could be a stone floor in Europe.
Load More Replies...They need to find out what the flooring material is. It is obviously stronger than asphalt.
It wasn't broken and they fixed it. Bad idea now it really is broken, should have just left it.
Environmentally friendly thing to do, and now more interesting than the usual asphalt desert
Road Was Closed For A Very Long Time
This Touchpad Is So Worn Out That You Can See What's Beneath The Paint
What is really cool is that this piece of electronics lasted long enough to be worn that much.
Twelve Years Of Everyday Use Vs The Once A Year Leaf
Lots of lovely once a year memories there....same here but our table does not record it. Cool.
The Marks On The Floor Of This Bathroom Are A Perfect Demonstration Of "The Bro Code."
Customer States He Feels Slipping While Riding
I can not believe the bike actually moves. The gears are completely worn out.
Wife Suggested I Power Wash The Fence. For Some Reason I Was Not Prepared For The Difference
It's the dirt on the fence and then the clean fence.
Load More Replies...certain wood, like oak and cedar, age to grey, and power washing can erode the wood
Load More Replies...The Bricks On This Wall Are A Different Style And Colour Where An Older Building Was Once Attached
I saw this in Montreal with my husband who is a stone mason... the silhouette on the bottom wasn't original (just art), but you can see the real outline of the missing building at the top - the chimney outline and tar from the original roof. It's amazing.
I don't think this is just art. The silhouette on the bottom may be the first building, then at the top - next building, and then came this one.
Load More Replies...As a Montrealer, I recognized this right away. The ghost building silhouette. Near Old Montreal if memory serves...
Lithuania is full of these, very sad :(. Got Russians to thank for destroying our cities after WW2.
My Gf Is A Transcriptionist. All The Letters On Her Keyboard Are Completely Worn Off
and she'll still be able to type without her needing the letters on it in anyway. :)
This looks like my keyboard. I was a transcriptionist for 30 years. Microsoft used to replace them for me when I wore off the keys. Certain letters: R, S, T, H, L and Y had divots in them from more use than other keys. My family could never use my keyboards because they look at the keys.
Same here. I have the exact same keyboard. I was an MT as well. My family didn't like the keyboard because it was ergonomic, AND because the key letters were missing, so they never used my computer. I used to have to replace my keyboard every 2 years. It's kinda cool seeing someone else having the same situation.
Load More Replies...Cool! That looks exactly like MY keyboard after decades of typing at home! Did transcription for awhile but years of typing will wear it down. I refuse to get a new one as long as this one still works.
It's a Microsoft Natural. I've had the letters wear out on mine like that. I've bought the same type 5 times now over the last decade or so.
Load More Replies...I had to replace my keyboard after I wore it so down that I punched a hole through one of the keys. My new keyboard has very few letters on it. I had to type something for a friend who wanted to use my keyboard because there were no letters and he doesn't have the board memorized.
Today My Grandmother Was Still Using This Cookbook She Received 70 Years Ago From Her Mother
I have this cookbook! Some recipes are hard to follow because some ingredients are not used much anymore, and can sizes are numbered but not by volume. I have no idea what size a #2 can would be. It was given to me by an aunt who has long since passed.
2 1/2 cups, according to google. https://www.thespruce.com/can-sizes-for-recipes-4077057 :)
Load More Replies...We have a Family Cookbook that has receipes that were once so common "everybody" knew them. It has some ingredients as "a pinch of this" and "a pinch of that"!
My daughter was trying to make my grandmother's ginger cookies for the first time, and called me in a panic to ask, how much flour is "flour to roll" -- she is now expert on them
Load More Replies...Shovel My Dad Has Been Using For Snow For ~20 Years
Won't hold much snow now......snow is heavy....older guy needs lighter load...LOL it works
Why not get a new one? They're like what, $40? $40over 20 years is cheap, even over 10 years.
Go around a few old barns and look at their pitchforks. The teeth are usually worn like this from scraping the harsh stable floor over the years!
This (Still Working) Garage Key
We had a very old car, it did not even have a key because a screwdriver worked just fine. (We left the screwdriver in full view, by the way. No-one ever stole the heap o' c**p.)
So that means if you stuck most anything in that lock it would open?
Baskets Sun Bleached In Correlation With Frequency Of Use
I would feel compelled to reorganize them so that it's a perfect gradient...
Looks like they have just enough baskets for their maximum number of shoppers
This Root Across The Trail Has Been Polished From Constant Foot Traffic
Wall Gets Worn After Years Of Swiping Cards
Same Towel Design, 16 Years Apart
Good for you to keep using it so long instead of feeding the landfill
I like the old one better, those bright colors are ugly. I'm a pastel type of gal.
Load More Replies...Hard Working Ballet Dancer Shoes
Being a ballerina myself, I would say that these shoes are most likely an older version of pointe shoes, which were generally a lot softer than shoes used today. They would then probably be around 2 - 3 days old, depending on the level of dance.
Load More Replies...Same Knobs, 50 Years Apart
It's so amazing that years of use can actually change the state of that object
A Wall Disappearing Around A Dart Board In A Bar In Copenhagen
My Retired Hiking Poles After ~2000 Miles Vs My New Ones Of The Same Model
Tow Rope Marks. These Are Marks Left From When Canal Barges Were Pulled By Horses, Up To About 100 Years Ago
You do realize that it wasn't just one animal pulling a boat by itself yes?
Load More Replies...A Square Fence Post Has Rotted To The Form Of It's Younger Self
This Wall Is Worn Down From Years Of Customers Resting Against It
Book Shelter Bent Down From The Weight Of Old Document Binders
No, these shelves aren't bent from the weight of the binders, they've disintegrated due to water damage. I mean just look at the rot, it's all very soggy.
What is a book shelter? These look as though they have been anything but sheltered.
The Seat Belt Warning On This Bus Is Worn, Now The Figure Appears To Have Luscious Locks
Seems like a rockstar with long blonde hair to me xD
Load More Replies...The D20s My Dad Bought In 1977 And My Brother Used Through Middle School In The 80's
Spherical dice. There is a "Define Futility" joke in there somewhere.
The Way Toes Have Appeared On My Worn Out Shoes.
The Amount Of Wear On This Disney World Hook
And then there will be anarchy, I tell you...ANARCHY.
Load More Replies...The Way That Everything Except The Letters Has Worn Away/disintegrated On This Notice
How odd, the ink must act as a preservative, or insect repellent maybe.
I think its rather like the difference between paper and plastic. Leave both outside. Paper will disintegrate very fast. Plastic maybe in a thousand years or so, if ever. So, its not a good thing that the writing is "tougher".
Load More Replies...Due To Years Of Beaver Damage, This Tree Now Looks Like It Is Melting
Years Of Pointing Has Rubbed Away The "You Are Here" Mark
Locked Vs Unlocked Door Handle At My University
The plate and handle have just been replaced on one side. It's similar, but still obviously different
You have a collage of door handles? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage
Load More Replies...The Key For My Bike Vs. The Spare. The Worn One Still Works
Now we can all contact Abus and have a new key made. If only we could find you and your bike....
Progression Of Coral Growing On Underwater Woman Sculpture
Love how the first 3 pictures makes the face look like it belongs to different races- how beautiful and natural this artwork is!
you can see that quality of the picture get better in each photo lol
Only The Left Handle Has Scratches Because Of Wedding Rings
depends of culture, I guess. In Poland we wear our wedding rings on right hand
Load More Replies...I Bought The Same Wallet Twice In 2006. One I Used For 10 Years, The Other One I Saved Until Today
Smart! When you find a good wallet, buy two. Good ones are hard to find and crappy ones are everywhere.
My farther has the same one worn the same way! Mayble a little older though.
My husband has one that looks a good deal more worn than this. He refuses to replace it.
HA! you should see my husband's wallet!! Likes it, won't replace it
My Socks Have Worn Down So That They Look Like Sad Faces
My Faded Shirt
Wow! It's hard to believe it's the same shirt but I can faintly see a few of the tie-dye circles.
The Difference A Decade On Mars Makes
That's the Spirit Rover. It lasted 20 times longer than expected! Until she got stuck and the dust accumulated until she became unresponsive. Not too shabby, turning a 90 sol day mission into 7 years! Her sister Opportunity is still active and sending data after 13 years.
Too bad her sister couldn't pull her out the dirt and wipe off her panels...might even bring her back to life!
Load More Replies...A billion dollars to design and send a probe to Mars but they couldn't figure out a way to Dust It Off !!!!!?????
The Way This Bathroom Lock Has Worn The Door Over The Years
I think how much time it must have taken to make this piece of ... Circle art?
This Area Of Discoloration On The Wall From My Two Cats Rubbing Their Faces/Scent Glands Over The Years
If you wash it off, then the poor cat will have to work extra hard to put his scent back on it.
I get these all the time in certain areas of my house. Usually near the kitchen where my cats wait to be fed. A little spray and wipe gets it off pronto :)
We had a cotton wardrobe which the cat would just SMOTHER in scent. The area was completely black...
Yup, I've got a few spots in my house that look that same way in the same places mostly corners 8 inches to 1 ft. above the floor. And because I don't look down except when cleaning the floors the wall spots aren't cleaned as often.
Bicycle Tire After Seven Years And 9,500 Km Versus Its Brand-New Replacement
This Step Into The Clubhouse Of My Local Golf Course
A Pitchfork, Used By A Left-Handed For Over 20 Years
Weve got two of these at my barn. Lays the best in your hand and since the teeth arent crooked we aint buying new.
The word 'sinister' comes from the Italian word "sinistre' meaning left. Left-handed people were once considered to have something wrong with them, to be touched by the devil, to be sinister.
I Found Some Well Worn Stairs In An Old Castle In Germany
Nearly every building stairs in Germany looks like this...most of them are over 200 years old.
Edc Notebook Of A Year Vs New
New Welding Gloves Vs Old Ones
This Tap Has Worn So It Looks Like It Dispenses Cola
The Restaurant I Work At Gave Me A New Apron Today
This Is What Nearly 20 Years Of Nuke Testing Did To A Patch Of Desert In Nevada. Only A Small Fraction Was On The Surface, And Over A Thousand Nuclear Detonations Were Carried Out Altogether
"Only a small fraction was on the surface,and over a thousand nuclear detonations were carried out altogether"
This Tray Only Used To Make Lasagne Is Wellworn
I Used This Mouse For So Long, I Wore A Thumb-Groove Into It
At Some Point In The Early 1900s, This Colorful Sozodont Advertisement Went Up On The Side Of A Stately Building. Sozodont Fell Out Of Favor In The Early 20th Century
In the town I grew up in, there was an add for a "biscuit company" on the side of one of the buildings downtown. I was informed that the term "biscuit" was slang for a prostitute at the time, and the location advertised (torn down a hundred years ago) was a brothel of some repute which the local authorities winked at (likely because they were frequent customers).
"Cleans teeth clean. Our only claim." Probably why they went out of business.
Where my kids go to school, there's an old gum dispenser on a post on the corner of one popular street. You can still read most of it. I love stuff like this!
In England the term Tart meant not exactly a prostitute but pretty close.
In some parts of the US, tart still means a woman of negotiable virtue, more in the amateur than professional sense.
Load More Replies...Everyone Gets Cheap Gas
As they should. Unless your engine is designed for it, buying higher octane gas isn't a "treat" for your car, it's a waste at best and possibly damaging. Higher octane gas combusts at a higher temperature, so unless your engine is built to do that, you're just making it work harder.
I've Been Studying From This Textbook For Over A Year, And My Progress Is Clearly Visible
And This Is A Drill Bit Before And After It's Been Used To Drill For Oil
This Fretboard Shows The Amount Of Usage Almost Like A Graph
H? I play bass guitar and I don't know what that means. I'm not being sarcastic...I really don't know. Help me out.
Load More Replies...What Eight Months Of Sharpening Do To A Butcher Knife
This Can Has Been Sitting In That Cup Holder Exposed To Texas Elements For Over Two Years Now
The Top Of This Fence Post Is Used By People To Swing Around A Corner
These Were Once Identical Balls... Over The Years, One's Been Used For "Street Soccer", The Other Sat In A Shed
Door Handles At University Of Michigan Union
Also "keep right". You'd go in on the right and people would exit from the door on the left.
Load More Replies...I Used This Towel As A Blackout Curtain For 7 Years
This Swinging Park Gate
So, I Compulsively Spin And Balance My Phone On My Finger. This Is My 2nd Case In 2 Years I've Worn Through
My Mom’s Apron After Years Of Leaning On The Kitchen Counter While She’s Cooking
My Grandfather Has Been Using The Same Knife For Well Over 40 Years
People Physically Touching Their Location On A Map
To the left of the spot - the well-dressed people... what kind of place is that?
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is a concert hall that features primarily musical performances, opera and ballet. The little icon on the map is supposed to be performers on stage. It is supposed to be an incredible venue. Unfortunately in the 8 years I lived in Japan I never had the chance to see a performance there.
Load More Replies...Intriguing. Why? This is the 2nd photo to show this effect. Here: Japan, the other: China or Taiwan. Do I do this as a Westerner - touch my location on a map? Or is this a cultural-difference thing?
The skinny people rest rooms and the 'large' people rest rooms.
The Path Of Bowling Balls On This Ball Return Machine
I guess it’s more common to roll to the left.. I’ve seen it on soooo many machines that returnes 🎳 balls
The 21 Steps At The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
I've been lucky enough to see this in person. This is the changing of the guard. Usually it's just one guy, except when they change shifts. Also, I'm sure they replace those tiles when they get too warn.
Load More Replies...Well, maybe stop invading countries, less dead young people, less worn out tombs.
Tiles That Have Been Worn Back To Concrete At My Local Bp
Holes Cut Into Our Drawers Over The Years Just From Quarters
That’s a cashiers box and the quaters are such a popular coin that the movement of these over the years made holes in the back of the box
Load More Replies...Several Decades Of My Band Teacher Tapping On His Music Stand With A Wooden Baton Has Caused The Metal To Flatten
Makes the chairs slide around easier. Musicians need to adjust to see the conductor.
Load More Replies...My Old Lunch Bag (Modelled After A Traditional Brown Paper Bag), Four Years Old And Used Every Day, Vs A Brand New One I Have Bought Replace It
It isn't an ordinary paper bag! https://www.luckies.co.uk/product/brown-paper-bag/
Load More Replies...The Soap From This Dispenser Has Worn Away At This Stone Counter-Top
The Red Ring And Red "Usa" Lettering On My Olympic Cup Have Completely Disintegrated Over Years Of Washing, But The Other Rings Look Brand New
Red paint wears out faster than all other colours. Fades the fastest too. I'm not sure of the chemistry.
Communist? You must mean the color of love is missing :)
Load More Replies...My Mom's "Cooking Chopsticks" Worn Down Over 10 Years Of Use
My Cousin's Ipad From Playing Too Much Minecraft
you can do that in Minecraft too, so he probably does... ;)
Load More Replies...Brand New Microbead Pillow Vs. One Used For Over Ten Years
Old Vs New Demo Chisel
Started Carrying 6yrs Ago My First Day Of Undergrad. Can Still Read The Logo But Can't Open Bottles Anymore
This Spoon Worn Down By Years Of Right Handed Eating
I dont know... my parents have a spoon dating from the ww2. My father uses it every time he eats something with a spoon... it doesnt look as worn as this one
Maybe you should pass it on to a Leftie for a few more decades of happy eating.
This Deck Of Cards From A Board Game Shows A Clear Difference In Usage Between The Draw Pile And The Hand-Cards
The Left Handle Is Worn On The Bottom But The Right Handle Is Worn On Top
Obviously, the building employs two doormen- one a 6'4" left-handed man, the other 5'2" and right-handed.
Load More Replies...Germaphobes who only touch the bottom of the handle are more likely to be southpaws.
The are using their left hands to "brace" themselves with the left handle, and pulling on the right one.
May be ... Children are left handed but society make them right handed aas they grow up ...
right handed people will pull the right door open to enter, on the way out, the left door becomes the right door and would be pushed open, as you walk throught you hold the bottom of the handle (from behind you) as you walk away to slow the close of the door.
The Edge Of My Dog's Tag Has Been Hammered Down By His Collar's Buckle
My dogs have the same collar… just something I realized and had no one to tell… :p
Both chipping and a physical tag is mandatory by law in many places.
Load More Replies...Stairs Going Up The Arc De Triomphe In Paris
The Wall Is Worn From People Putting The Pool Cues In The Rack Over The Years
My Dog's Key Ring Has Worn A Notch In His Metal Name Tag Over The Past Ten Years
Why not, how else will he open the front door?
Load More Replies...Identical 15 Year Old Mugs. Right Hand Mug Shows 15 Years Of Dishwasher Wear. Left Hand Mug Has Been Kept In Storage
My Dogs Favorite Toy. Old Vs New
Your adorable dog is concerned about how you're handling his/her favorite toy
the dog waiting in the background. "could you stop making pictures and let me play with my toys now, please?"
8 Years Of Carrying Pocket Knives Has Worn My Freeworlds Down Quite A Bit
Field Notes, Carried In Various Pockets Every Day For 3.5 Months
Gas Pump Button Is Worn Out By Multiple People Saying No To The Car Wash
The Doors At My Local Burger King. Guess Which One Opens Out
This Road Where You Can Only Go Left
New Watch Strap Next To A Watch Strap Worn Every Day For Four Years
Carpet Turned From Blue To Grey Over A 9 Year Period
Is this an office or an auto repair shop? Trying to work it out.
Maybe it's the office of an auto repair shop. I take my car to a shop with a floor that looks somewhat like this one though they've been in business for over 50 years. Hmm, maybe I should take my camera in there and take a picture of their black & white tile floor where some of the tiles have completely worn away.
Load More Replies...The Floor In This Forever 21 Dressing Room Is Worn Out Where Everyone Stands
Distressed Dress Form
What 60 Years Of Light Switch Usage Does To The Wallpaper
And as we all know, USA is the only country in the world. So this must be fake. Like the one I have in my living room, also fake.
Load More Replies...The Way This City Light Was Scratched By Bike Pedals Over The Years
30 + Years Of This Light Switch Swinging After Being Pulled
My Dads 20 Year Old Knife Vs. New One He Got For Me
Strange finish on the blade for a new knife. Bellingham is a nice place. If you live there, go see the races at Skagit Speedway. We used to drive up from Seattle a couple times a year.
I'm guessing this knife is not brand new, but newer than the left one
Load More Replies...This Fingerprint Pattern On An Ipad Used Primarily For Sudoku
its not damage to the ipad, its just fingerprints
Load More Replies...Where My Skin Has And Has Not Touched The Band Of My Watch Over The Last 2 Years
I've Had This Circuitboard On My Keychain Since 1994
This Counter Lost Its Paint Over Years Of Groceries Being Scanned
Time For New Skates. I’m Running Out Of Steel And This Is The 2nd Set. Heels Held Together With Duct Tape. I Don’t Even Remember When I Bought These, But I’m Sure It Was Over 15 Years Ago
My Worn Shoe Vs My New Shoe Of The Same Model
My Steering Wheel Used To Have The Same Finish All Over
I used to love how the top of the wheel was worn down smooth on my grandpa’s work trucks 🙂
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.
I need some advice.. I'm 17 and pregnant-due on January 1st. I'm going to keep my baby girl, as I think that's the best thing to do. I know a lot of people will be reading this and will be disappointed in me. Before you judge me, know that this is because of rape. I need names for my baby girl, and advice for being a teen mom.
I hope you would have a smooth delivery today. It was brave for you to decide to bring a life to the world. I hope your baby would grow up as a brave woman like you. I like the name Valentina, which means brave, it sounds sweet too ^^ Hope you find a name that suits your princess!
Load More Replies...I just did a side by side of me before I started Chemo. This post is amazing.
The one of the bicycle in the tree is not true. I mean, yeah, the bike was stuck in the tree, but it was not left there by a boy going off to war. The bike isn't even old enough...I wish you people would do research before blindly reposting things. Google Don Puz for the real story of the bike in the tree.
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.
I need some advice.. I'm 17 and pregnant-due on January 1st. I'm going to keep my baby girl, as I think that's the best thing to do. I know a lot of people will be reading this and will be disappointed in me. Before you judge me, know that this is because of rape. I need names for my baby girl, and advice for being a teen mom.
I hope you would have a smooth delivery today. It was brave for you to decide to bring a life to the world. I hope your baby would grow up as a brave woman like you. I like the name Valentina, which means brave, it sounds sweet too ^^ Hope you find a name that suits your princess!
Load More Replies...I just did a side by side of me before I started Chemo. This post is amazing.
The one of the bicycle in the tree is not true. I mean, yeah, the bike was stuck in the tree, but it was not left there by a boy going off to war. The bike isn't even old enough...I wish you people would do research before blindly reposting things. Google Don Puz for the real story of the bike in the tree.
