Time waits for no man, a saying as old as well... time itself. The force of time is an unmovable, unstoppable force. From the wear and tear of things being touched and used on a daily basis, to the natural decay seen in life and nature, one thing is clear and that is nothing escapes time. Check out these examples of people, places and objects feeling the effects of days gone by and the before and after state they find themselves in.

“At my desk working hard in 1992 and in 2019 right before my retirement”

“This saguaro cactus my parents planted 30 years ago”

“I had a ring that I never took off for 8 years removed and got sunburnt only in that spot.”

Years of people touching the map at the “you are here” spot

“The sill of the door frame to the office of my buddy’s marina has been ’sanded down’ from like 20 years of boots stepping on it.”

“The way these elevator buttons have worn down based on willingness to take stairs”

“The basketball I got 5 years ago vs the basketball I got today”

“My mom has had these shoes for 13 years and her footprints are forever there.”

“This penny that has been stuck in my washer for years”

“The way my bike pedals have worn grooves in my shoes”

The difference between a keyboard that was used for years and a brand new one

“Until my twenties, my eyes were completely brown. Since 2008, they have been changing their color.”

“A teeter-totter in my local playground where thousands of little feet have worn through the asphalt”

“I have compulsively picked the skin off my finger for 15 years, resulting in it being covered in scar tissue with a lack of a fingerprint.”

An 18-month difference

“My mom’s flip-flops somehow have only worn out on the left foot.”

Do you remember hobbit Sam with a baby girl in his arms?

“The sticker on my high school hat I’ve had for 10 years fell off, showing the original color.”

“After high school, I was interested in special effects makeup. Now I can see how much my ear has grown over the last 35 years.”