35 Images That Show How Time Affects Everyday Objects

In this fast-paced world where consumerism is at an all-time high, we rarely stop to think about the impact time has on the things we use daily. We take many things for granted, but the inevitable march of time will take its toll regardless. So today, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the ravages of time on ordinary things. Scroll to check out a few examples of several everyday items getting worn down over time, shared in the gallery below.

#1 Melted Steps

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#2 Good Boi Loves The Wind

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The amount of time this dog has leaned out their window…

#3 Before And After Powerwashing. New York Used To Be A Much Dirtier City Back When The Northeast Ran On Coal Plants

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

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

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#6 This Dog Statue Is Worn Down From Being Petted So Much

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#7 Kannesteinen – Special Rock Formation Formed By The Sea

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#8 My Mother’s Clipboard From Doing The Newspapers Crossword Puzzles For 30 Years

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#9 Stairs Worn Down By A Million Footsteps Over A Thousand Years At Sperlinga Castle, Sicily

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#10 My Teddybear I Had For Over 30 Years And One As Good As New

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I had this bear my whole life, he was my best friend for a very long time. He got loved and very abused. I searched for one good as new to give it to my child one day!

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

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#12 This Is A Real Knife That Is Used By The Fish Cutter At My Current Job. He’s Been Using It For 35 Years

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#13 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

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

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

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#16 The One And Only Basketball That Lives At The Local Park And Somehow Still Bounces

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#17 Stone Stairs Worn By Clogs

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#18 Years Of Water-Flow From This Drainage Pipe Has Worn This Bit Of Sidewalk Down To The Rocky Base

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#19 A Mooring Pole For The Local Ferry

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#20 Stone On This Italian Castle Being Completely Worn Down By 700 Years Of Rainfall Dripping Off The Roof Onto The Exact Same Spot

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#21 Door Lock

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#22 Was Told To Post This Here. The Local Place I Play Ping Pong At. They Haven’t Changed The Tables In 20 Yrs

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#23 The Railing On This Dock Has Groves Worn Into It From Years Of People Pulling Up Crab Traps

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#24 This Parking Garage At The Golden Nugget

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#25 This Shortcut Symbolizes Human Laziness (Yes, I Use It)

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#26 Pretty Close To A Normal Distribution In Gym Machine

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it shows the frequency that each weight is used!

#27 The Floor Has Worn Out Where People Have Been Standing At My Local Shop

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#28 Water Spirit Tummy Rubs

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Takayama Japan, not sure who this water spirit is but he seems to get a lot of tummy rubs.

#29 Tiles In A Restaurant Worn Down After 83 Years Of Use

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#30 The More This Seat Is Worn Down The More It Reveals The Old Design

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#31 The Bells Hanging On The Back Door Of My Parents House

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These bells have been hanging on this door since 2011 and their dogs ring them to go outside.

#32 500 Years Of Walking Up The Marble Stairs Of The Leaning Tower Of Pisa

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#33 Generations Of Deer Rubbing Their Antlers On The Only “Tree” For Miles

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#34 My Hair Stylist Only Uses One Chair

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#35 The Door Of Forbidden Planet In NYC

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