34 Things That Felt The Effects of Father Time

Nathan Johnson Published 11/15/2023 in wow

Nothing escapes the grasp of Father Time.

We are but play dough in his hands, our pathetic bodies softening, melting under his touch. We are powerless to resist.

But resist we do. Whether it's a crystal marital aid from some friend of a (not) friend's Etsy store, a gym membership you honor for six weeks, or gluten-free, probiotic, plant-based, cleansing, ginger-turmeric eye drops, we try to slow time's advance in myriad ways.

But entropy finds a way.

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1.
This Deteriorating Combination Lock I found At The Beach
2.
A Vending Machine that Time Forgot
3.
Years of Paint Build Up I Chipped Off An Old Trestle At Work
4.
The Way This Tree Grew Over The Railing
5.
Tree Consuming Children … Sign
6.
The Border Of My Tattoo Turned Into A Stretch Mark During My First Pregnancy, Now It Looks 3D
7.
This Old Color Pencil Box After Termites Ate All The Wood
8.
A Coin Taped In My Father’s Baby Book Stayed Clean Under The Tape Only
9.
My Grandfather’s Liberty Dollar He Carried For 50+ Years Because “A Man’s Always Gotta Have A Dollar In His Pocket”
10.
Burned Out Microwave Bulb Left This Smoke Pattern Inside
11.
Old vs new.
12.
Mom Surprised Me With The Brand New Version Of My 27-Year-Old Childhood Stuffed Animal
13.
My Sister Has Kept The Same Koosh Ball Chain On Her Keys Since The Early 90s. What It Is Meant To Look Like vs. What It Actually Looks Like Now
14.
My ID Left An Impression Of My ID Pic On My Badge Holder
15.
Really old knife.
16.
This Truck In A Tree I Found While Driving Through The Woods
17.
The Colors Of This Bronze Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Is Fading Where People Touch It The Most
18.
They Served Me Well For 6 Years But It Was Time. $220 Plus A $60 Resole A Couple Years Ago From The Local Cobbler. Looking Forward To Another 6 Years
19.
This Old Copper Crayon Turned Green
20.
This Display In Ashmolean Museum Shows How Touching Artwork Affects Material
21.
“Biodegradable” Cups That Were Buried In A Composter For 15 Years. Everything Else Turned To Dirt Except These
22.
Can Someone Give Me A Jump Start? Haven’t Driven This Thing In A While
23.
My Rotting Goomba Pumpkin Looks More Like Goomba Now Than It Did When It Was Freshly Carved
24.
Cubic Crystals Growing In Old Play-Doh
25.
Planting 90,000ish Trees Take A Few Inches Of A Shovel
26.
My Dogs’ Nerf Frisbee. Still Their Favorite
27.
100 Years Ago Someone Lost Their Coin Purse
28.
A Cemetery Of Telephone Booths In The UK
29.
Berlin Wall: Graffiti Spray Paint Layers On A Broken Piece
30.
This Piece Of Wall That Got Rounded By The Sea
31.
The Walls In This Old Coffeehouse Have Shadows Where People Used To Sit
32.
Stairs On The Great Wall Of China. How Many People Do You Think Have Walked On Them?
33.
One Of The Oldest ‘Beware Of The Dog’ Signs In The World, Found In Pompeii Ruins, Italy
34.
My Great Grandfather’s British Army Issue Pocket Watch Along With The German Bullet That It Stopped In France 1914

1.
This Deteriorating Combination Lock I found At The Beach
2.
A Vending Machine that Time Forgot
3.
Years of Paint Build Up I Chipped Off An Old Trestle At Work
4.
The Way This Tree Grew Over The Railing
5.
Tree Consuming Children … Sign
6.
The Border Of My Tattoo Turned Into A Stretch Mark During My First Pregnancy, Now It Looks 3D
7.
This Old Color Pencil Box After Termites Ate All The Wood
8.
A Coin Taped In My Father’s Baby Book Stayed Clean Under The Tape Only
9.
My Grandfather’s Liberty Dollar He Carried For 50+ Years Because “A Man’s Always Gotta Have A Dollar In His Pocket”
10.
Burned Out Microwave Bulb Left This Smoke Pattern Inside
11.
Old vs new.
12.
Mom Surprised Me With The Brand New Version Of My 27-Year-Old Childhood Stuffed Animal
13.
My Sister Has Kept The Same Koosh Ball Chain On Her Keys Since The Early 90s. What It Is Meant To Look Like vs. What It Actually Looks Like Now
14.
My ID Left An Impression Of My ID Pic On My Badge Holder
15.
Really old knife.
16.
This Truck In A Tree I Found While Driving Through The Woods
17.
The Colors Of This Bronze Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Is Fading Where People Touch It The Most
18.
They Served Me Well For 6 Years But It Was Time. $220 Plus A $60 Resole A Couple Years Ago From The Local Cobbler. Looking Forward To Another 6 Years
19.
This Old Copper Crayon Turned Green
20.
This Display In Ashmolean Museum Shows How Touching Artwork Affects Material
21.
“Biodegradable” Cups That Were Buried In A Composter For 15 Years. Everything Else Turned To Dirt Except These
22.
Can Someone Give Me A Jump Start? Haven’t Driven This Thing In A While
23.
My Rotting Goomba Pumpkin Looks More Like Goomba Now Than It Did When It Was Freshly Carved
24.
Cubic Crystals Growing In Old Play-Doh
25.
Planting 90,000ish Trees Take A Few Inches Of A Shovel
26.
My Dogs’ Nerf Frisbee. Still Their Favorite
27.
100 Years Ago Someone Lost Their Coin Purse
28.
A Cemetery Of Telephone Booths In The UK
29.
Berlin Wall: Graffiti Spray Paint Layers On A Broken Piece
30.
This Piece Of Wall That Got Rounded By The Sea
31.
The Walls In This Old Coffeehouse Have Shadows Where People Used To Sit
32.
Stairs On The Great Wall Of China. How Many People Do You Think Have Walked On Them?
33.
One Of The Oldest ‘Beware Of The Dog’ Signs In The World, Found In Pompeii Ruins, Italy
34.
My Great Grandfather’s British Army Issue Pocket Watch Along With The German Bullet That It Stopped In France 1914