40 Things Showcasing the Power of Father Time

Nathan Johnson Published 12/25/2022 in wtf

They say time heals all wounds. And that's totally not true; time takes no prisoners. Nothing escapes the withering touch of father time. Whether it's our own increasingly-dilapidated bodies, steadily breaking down or the front step of the local dive bar that we''ve seen too many times, everything in the universe is working its way towards a state of equilibrium.

And watching decades of use being whittled down to a singular picture is some powerful stuff.

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"I found a penny from 1919 at a dairy queen"
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"Bicycle freewheel that went too long without a new chain."
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"My great-grandpa's rotary phone from the 1940s. It has a crack because he threw it at a parts salesman that ticked him off. It still works and is in use at the shop to this day."
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"5 years of hand resting on my laptop"
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"Where my dog lays to nap in the sun…"
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"Casio Pro Trek 5 years on my wrist"
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"These nails I pulled from the external wall of my 150 year old house."

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"I found a penny from 1919 at a dairy queen"
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"Bicycle freewheel that went too long without a new chain."
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"My great-grandpa's rotary phone from the 1940s. It has a crack because he threw it at a parts salesman that ticked him off. It still works and is in use at the shop to this day."
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"5 years of hand resting on my laptop"
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"Where my dog lays to nap in the sun…"
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"Casio Pro Trek 5 years on my wrist"
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"These nails I pulled from the external wall of my 150 year old house."