40 Examples Of Time Wearing Things Down
Time tends to change things, whether you like it or not. Most of the time the changes are very subtle and we hardly even notice them while going about our daily lives – and it’s only when we look back that we see just how much time has worn things down.
Reddit users are sharing incredible examples of things wearing down as years go by and they’ll make you realize that even the toughest things aren’t safe from the power of time (and from people touching them with their greasy fingers, of course). From sculptures polished from constant touching to trees reclaiming old signs, check out some amazing examples of time wearing things down in the gallery below! And if you want more, see our previous posts here and here!
#1 The Way My Dog’s Spots Faded Over 10 Years
Image source: short-_-cakes
#2 This Dog’s Favorite Spot
Image source: iPierre
#3 Donkey Statue At The Detroit Institute Of Arts
Image source: NeilTBoneWatkins
#4 Stone On This Italian Castle Being Completely Worn Down By 700 Years Of Rainfall Dripping Off The Roof Onto The Exact Same Spot
Image source: VersaceRabbit
#5 Cross Section Of Our Painter’s 1-Year Old Stir Stick
Image source: infernal2ss
#6 The Vibration Wear On This Stainless Steel Bolt
Image source: tallmin22
#7 The Way That The Statue Has Been Worn By People Stroking The Dog On The Charles Bridge
Image source: mymumwontbehappy
#8 After A Hard Rain, A Pothole Opened Up In Front Of My House Revealing The Original Brick And A Train Track
Image source: Whinke
#9 I Was In Ireland Two Years Ago And Found This Piece Of A Brick Wall That Had Been Shaped By The Surf
Image source: TheDancingFool
#10 This Doberman Metal Sculpture Rusted To Look Like An Actual Doberman
Image source: EdGeinIsMySugarDaddy
#11 This Tire Reads “Replace Tire” When It Gets Worn Down
Image source: lxgo
#12 My Dog Runs Around My Pool In The Exact Same Track So Much That There’s A Ring Of Dirt In The Grass
Image source: Amahoney77
#13 This Rug Is So Well Worn It’s Almost Invisible
Image source: Svengelska1990
#14 This Old Screen Has Pac-Man Burnt Into It
Image source: unit2981
#15 This Chain Is So Old And Rusted It Looks Like Wood
Image source: MigatteNoG0kui
#16 Layers Of Paint. It’s A Piece Of The Wall In A Detroit Car Factory. People Have Actually Been Tumbling These And Calling Them Fordite Or Detroit Agate
Image source: LabMantis
#17 We Still Have This Small Pumpkin My Wife Carved 3 Years Ago
Image source: Turkeyfart2
#18 Local Pho Shop Smooths Edges Of Chipped Bowls And Keeps Using Them
Image source: jlespins
#19 Crosscut Of An Old Waterpipe Showing The Layers Of Limescale Built Up Over Time
Image source: parasite3go
#20 This Door Has Worn Away From 50 Or So Years Of Being Hit By A Bell When Opened
Image source: noblecloud
#21 Stanley Thermos Used Every Day From 1970 To 2018
Image source: MrJwoj
#22 Took My Dad To See If His First Car Was Still Where He Left It When Its Engine Seized — 40 Years Ago. It Was
Image source: Deletraz
#23 When Its Obvious Who Got All The Love For The Past 21 Years
Image source: Aniqueelise
#24 The Way This Tree Is Growing Around The Hiking Sign
Image source: AngDag
#25 Rust Formed On This Old Spool Of Wire In One Of The Coolest Ways I’ve Ever Seen
Image source: ggpurplecobras
#26 Super Secure
Image source: Frog_the_gamer
#27 Rainbow Stalactites Formed From Years Of Dripping Dye
Image source: TheRed7God
#28 The Paint Peeling On This Building Kind Of Looks Like The Head Of A Lion
Image source: arennesree
#29 Windmill (1680) With Worn Down Stairs And Bottom Step (Where Everyone Would Pivot)
Image source: theemilystuds
#30 My Mother’s Clipboard From Doing The Newspapers Crossword Puzzles For 30 Years
Image source: pairofcrocs
#31 The Way This Tree Is Stripping The Paint Off This Sign Only To Cover Itself In Paint
Image source: toka_smoka
#32 This Skateboard Deck That Scratches Off To Reveal The Full Graphic
Image source: Deathwishskateboards
#33 This Tree Swallowing A Trespassing Sign
Image source: daito-
#34 My Aging Shift Knob And A Perfectly Good One Lurking Underneath
Image source: ripyurballsoff
#35 This Weathered Target Sign Looks Like A Heavy Metal Band Logo
Image source: mooowolf
#36 Some Skipped Some Scales
Image source: ShinigamiDady
#37 This Shoe Was Left In The Window For 2 Months & It Shrunk
Image source: beaverkc
#38 My Great-Grandfather’s Driving Licence No. 052 Issued In Halifax, Yorkshire. It Is Printed On Cloth
Image source: The_Wilderness_1959
#39 A Nut And Bolt: Far From And Close To The Sea
Image source: Mprovin
#40 Statue In Munich
Image source: mysteriousflux
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