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86 Interesting Photos That Show How Using Things Affect Them Over Time (New Pics)
Many people dread getting old — we’re afraid of the signs of aging that are etched into our bodies as proof of time passing. Yet, when it comes to inanimate objects, there is something beautiful and intriguing about seeing the physical changes that are a testament to time moving forward, however mercilessly.
It’s interesting to see how time touches everything, and there’s even a subreddit dedicated to that — “Well Worn.” As per the community’s bio, it’s for all things “that have been through hell and back:” A butcher’s cutting board that has weathered years of cutting and slicing, clothes and shoes that are almost falling apart, posters faded from the sun so much that you can’t even make out what they say, and many more.
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#1
Donkey Statue At The Detroit Institute Of Arts
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#2
Metal Ring Wearing Into The Sandstone Of The Cathedral In Strasbourg, France
#3
My Great Great Grandmother's, Great Grandmother's, And Grandmother's Spoon
#4
32 Year Old Hat That Reddit Helped Me Replace
My dad has owned this hat for longer than I've been alive. I asked reddit a few months ago if they could help me find a replacement and I finally gifted it to him. He still plans on using the old one of course
#5
My Little Cousin Made Me A Bracelet Almost 5 Years Ago. It’s Hanging By A Thread So I Had To Have Her Make A Replacement
#6
This Playground Ladder
#7
A Real World Example Of A Bell Curve
Normal distribution
#8
Shovel After 2 Years
#9
Many Dog Treats Scooped
#10
Brick
#11
Gave My Dad This Wallet When I Was 4, I’m Gonna Be 16 Soon And He Still Uses It
#12
My Local Butcher’s Chopping Board
UnclePanda 1 month ago
My (63M) anvil (145I) was made during the US civil war. But because it was either owned by a left hander or someone who's shop was set up backwards, my right handed working edge is almost new.
#13
My Leather Work Gloves After 4 Years As An Aircraft Mechanic On Russian Planes vs. A New Pair. The One On The Left Was The Same Color As On The Right Originally
#14
Cat’s Old Scratch Pad vs. New One
Bewitched One 1 month ago (edited)
I wish mine would use ANY of the things we actually bought them to scratch on. Instead they’ve turned the corner of one wall into a rounded edge and have scratched the window frame of our bay window so bad we will most definitely have to replace the wood before we move so we get our deposit back. 🤦🏼♀️🙄
#15
Found On A Very Windy Lighthouse
Thomas Klobucnik 1 month ago
Looks like a doorbell pull. The wind spins it and marks the wall.
#16
Fence 'N Tree
#18
The Sun Damage On This Motel Telephone Avoids The Shadow Of The Phone Itself
#19
13 Year Old Docs
marcelo D. 1 month ago
i mean, they are a bit scoffed, but with some polish they wouldn't look very different from the new ones
#20
My Coworkers 70 Yr Old Vice Grips vs. My New Ones
#21
Original Sun Beaten 2008 Wall-E Sticker Still In Local Cinema Window
#23
23 Years And Still Works Perfectly
#24
Wooden Pole Has Worn Down To 1/3 Of What It Was From The Dock Hitting It
#25
Local Deli In My Little Town
#26
This Patch Of The Lawn That My Dog Has Been Waking In For The Past 6 Years Almost Everyday
#27
Press *red* Button
#28
1807 Church Bell Tower Stairs
#29
10+yrs Of Bass Guitar Use vs. A New Pick
#30
5 Months Of Using A Smart Water Bottle Through-Hiking In Europe vs. New
#31
Chain On Ferry In Montenegro
#32
New vs. Old Work Jeans
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 month ago
Don't tell me those are pockets - pockets - pockets - pockets - pockets . . . . Oh sorry! I was just dreaming of what it would be like.
#33
My Original Cricut Scraper And The One I Just Bought To Retire It
#35
Clipboard Just Had Its 30th Birthday
#36
My Grandfather Rode His Motorcycle So Much His Jacket Is Sunfaded Where The Light Hits It
#39
My Wife's Boots After 3 Years Of Factory Work vs. The Brand New Ones
#40
People Are Kind
Geoffrey Scott 1 month ago
Same with some of the rating pads for bathrooms I've seen at Loves truck stops. Gee, wish I knew about those when we traveled more when the kids were little. Bathrooms always very clean.
#41
Knee Pads After 5-6 Months Of Use
#42
Dropped A Deer Off At The Local Butchery And They Had A Bucket Of These
Janissary35680 1 month ago
TBF bonıng knives are pretty thin to begin with even when they're new because they need to be flexible. That's the (you'll pardon the expression) point.
#43
Old Folder I Got From Freshman Year High School
This folder was given to me in my freshman year of high school when Bill de Blasio was mayor and Kathryn Garcia of nyc was commissioner and now I’m graduating college with it lol
#45
My 005 Pen Nib After 5+ Years
#46
New vs. Old Door Stops
#48
Apple Pen Tip After Probably ~2-3 Years Of Daily Use vs. Replacement
#49
Door
Nicole Weymann 1 month ago
Strange pattern 🤔 People pushing the door with their shoulders, I presume?
#51
Show Must Go On!
#52
3 Years Of Daily Riding And 1 Accident vs. Brand New Boots
#55
Scrub Daddy I’ve Used For 2 Years vs. The New One I Just Got
#57
59 Years Of Wear On My Fender Bass Guitar
#58
Brother Had No Idea That You Can Replace The Blade
#59
My Boyfriends Drumsticks After 5 Years
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 month ago
If he's a professional drummer I'm surprised they've lasted this long.
#60
This Laptop Found On Instagram
Upstaged75 1 month ago
How did they get one to last that long? I swear they make them more breakable these days. My last one didn't even last a year. It's being held together with duct tape.
#61
My Old Ice Scraper. Worn From Years Of Use
#63
My Grandparents Living Room Floor
#64
My Wire Brush After 1 Week Of Use
#66
My Old Mac Next To My New Mac
#68
An Old Squid Keychain And A New One
#70
Three Year Old Crocs vs. New
#71
The Rock That Has Been Lodged In My Shoe Is Wearing Down With The Heel
#73
Apple Card Old vs. New
#76
My Wife's Slippers
#79
My Baby Blanket
#80
The Credit Card Machine At The Grocery Store. Guess What Our Area Code Is
#82
Holds For Pin On Leg Curl Machine
countpandula 1 month ago
I certainly wouldn't like to be the one using that machine when it fails.
#84
Soap Used On Eyebrows For 6 Years
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
Today I learned that washing one's eyebrows is apparently a thing. (Yes of course I wash my face! I just don't make a point of individually soaping my eyebrows).
#85
What Do You Guys Think The Mileage Is On These Bad Boys?
#86
My Dad's Kitchen Timer
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