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Now and then, it's good for us all to shake up our perspective. We each have our own unique lenses formed through various experiences - but this list of side-by-side comparison photos might make you look at the world differently.
Sure we have all seen before-and-after pictures, maybe between old and young or weight loss, but these aren't the only awe-inspiring cool photos. What about different locations during different seasons? Or size comparisons of creatures and their anatomy? Or even some good stories with rough starts and the best possible outcomes? This Bored Panda interesting things round-up will include all of these and more, and it is sure to challenge your perspective. Don't forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
Then And Now: Cancer Patient vs. Cancer Survivor
#2
The Day After Asher Was Adopted In 2012 vs. Today
#3
A Friend On Facebook Shared This Slide From Her Class. The Difference Between Urban, Suburban, And Rural
#4
Chinese Explorer Zheng He's Ship Compared To Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria. They Both Lived In The Same Era
#5
Ski Trail Sign In Summer vs. In Winter
#6
We Have Two Skinny Cats, And One Fat One
#7
The Difference 11 Days Can Make For This Maple Tree
kristy sickles 5 years ago
11 more days and they will be dark purple! Love maples in the fall!
#8
B2 Stealth Bomber Compared To A Falcon
#9
My Wife’s Face On Our Wedding Day Compared To When She Met Rob
#10
Movie vs. Real Life
#11
Size Comparison Of My Maine Coon To My American Shorthair
#12
My Brother And His Friend, Both Age 13. We Loved The Difference In Height
#13
The Size Of A Tornado Compared To The Size Of Wind Turbines
#14
At The Beach vs. Cleaning Feet After
#15
Coming Home vs. Leaving
#16
Smoker vs. Non-Smoker
#17
Barcelona During The Day vs. During The Night
#18
Graphics Then vs. Graphics Now
#19
Nearly 25 Years After The Fall Of The Berlin Wall, The Difference In Types Of Light Bulbs Can Still Be Seen From Space
#20
Shark’s Brain vs. Dolphin’s Brain
#21
World's Smallest Computer Compared To A Grain Of Rice
Withnail 5 years ago
This computer measures 0.33mm on each side! According to my pal Google: "Currently, the tiny computer serves as a precision temperature sensor. It uses electronic pulses to convert temperatures into timed intervals. The result, for example, is the ability to report temperatures in a cluster of cells within a tumor with an error rate of around 0.1 degrees Celsius. 'Since the temperature sensor is small and biocompatible, we can implant it into a mouse and cancer cells grow around it,' said Gary Luker, a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering. 'We are using this temperature sensor to investigate variations in temperature within a tumor versus normal tissue and if we can use changes in temperature to determine success or failure of therapy.' https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/worlds-smallest-computer-dwarfed-by-rice-grain/
#22
Fluffy Corgi vs. Regular Coat
Juliana Kessler 5 years ago
Breed standards were a byproduct of the eugenics movement in the 19th century. (See https://www.trutv.com/shows/adam-ruins-everything/videos/pure-bred-dogs-are-genetic-monsters.html it's a tv Episode but they give all their citations) Genetic hybrids are healthier and usually super cute!
#23
Human Skeleton Compared To Gorilla Skeleton
#24
We Live Next To The Ocean, Here's The Comparison Between The Outside And Inside Doorknob
Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago
The outside doorknob can double as a salt lick for any passing deer or cows.
#25
Eagle Claws Are Pretty Big Even In Comparison With Mammalian Predators
#26
Microscopic Look At Bee Stinger vs. Needle
#27
You Can See The Difference Between The Tap Water And The Sparkling Water That I Poured Over It
#28
The Difference Between A Norwegian Soldier 75 Years Ago And Today
#29
Japan’s Highest Bridge’s Height Is Compared To Godzilla
#30
Before And After Comparison Pics Of A Street In Surf City, NC After Florence
Wil Vanderheijden 5 years ago
And then there's one president denying climate chance, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and allowing American companies to continue or even to expand their environmentally-polluting activities. Because climate change is invented by the Chinese to harm American competitiveness.
#31
My Jeans vs. My Wife’s Jeans. I’m 6’ 3”and She’s 5’ 2”
#32
Whenever Somebody Posts A Photo Of The Milky Way, People Invariably Ask "Is That How You See It With The Naked Eye?". Here's A Representation Of What You Do See Compared To What Comes Out Of The Camera
This photo was taken at the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, the moon had just set below the horizon and the core of the Milky Way was rising towards the east and was at about 40 degrees. This obviously isn't a perfect representation but it's pretty close. You won't see any color as our eyes can't determine color very well in low light.
The photo you see on the left is directly out of the camera, no post processing has been done at all and you can see quite a bit of green towards the horizon and some orange and magenta hues in the core. My camera's white balance was set to auto and this is a 30 second exposure. ISO was set at 3200 and aperture was f2.8.
edit Ok it seems some people are able to distinguish color in the Milky Way and some aren't. Though it's more common to not see any color. I did quite a bit of research and almost every time this question was posed, people had varying views on what they could and couldn't see. No color - some color - lots of color. So I came to the conclusion that there are just too many variables to accurately depict what you can see, you can only approximate what the average person can see. Yes, some will see it more vividly, some will see it less vividly but the average person will see it similarly to what I showed in my photo. Oh and of course the location plays a large factor.........not everybody is able to sail 100 miles off shore to get the absolute best view possible so it's a bit pointless to use that as the standard bearer :) One other factor you should bear in mind is the technology we choose to portray these images on. Computer monitors. Again there are way too many variables at play here, especially when it comes to contrast and brightness. What I see on my computer monitor is most likely to be different to what another person sees.
#33
Earth Compared To Its Water And Air
#34
Stairs Built In 1829 vs. 2005
#35
View From My House Of California Normal vs. California With Fires
#36
My Mom’s Phone From 1998 vs. My Phone From 2018
#37
'Chernobyl' Actors vs. The Real-Life People They Played
#38
The Comparison Of Right Handed And Left Handed People At My High School
#39
$10 vs. $400 Lightsaber
#40
Shoe That Is On The Longboard vs. The Shoe That Does All The Pushing
#41
Ken 1985 vs. Ken 2018
#42
The Tan Of My Hand Compared To My Foot
#43
My Mood Every Day During 2018 Compared To 2017
ArchangelLoki 5 years ago
I use this app. It's been really useful for learning about my own mood trends. Really helped with my depression.
morgan jeffries 5 years ago
So sad in October / November that they couldn't bear to rate the day
Panda Panda 5 years ago
This reminds me of a theory that I have about the effectiveness of Presidents in the United States. I don't think that Presidents (or their decisions) really matter unless the decisions are REALLY bad (like gets the people into a war or causes mass demonstrations in the country). The thing that seems to matter most is whether the people have hope. When the people believe that things will get better, they spend more money and things actually get better - regardless of what the President does. Now if we could just get people to understand that, we could be the masters of our own destiny without the fluctuations associated with the emotions and hopes of fickle voters.
Harleen 5 years ago
I see what happened. You died last November, they brought you back December 7 and you're very grateful. What a nice story!!
Anita Holleufer 5 years ago
It’s hard to believe you can be happier in the future. Especially if you look at our political state today.
PAN-cake ;) 5 years ago
In January 2017 mine would be completly grey. As well as 2018 and 2019. 2016 would be rad every day
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Kaisu 5 years ago
Not weird, it's good for mentally ill people to follow their progress and to see that they're getting better compared to the last year
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#44
Size Of The Moon Compared To USA
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What do you think ?
LuckyL 5 years ago
again one, where I was whishing for the link "here are more pictures that we tok out of the post"
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Were there more than 44 earlier? I only just now scrolled this one
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Elise Pimenta 5 years ago
This was pretty cool. It's interesting to see how things have changed over the years, especially if they have changed for the better like the graphics for video games. Also interesting to see comparisons between things like the claws/talons for the animals.
LuckyL 5 years ago
again one, where I was whishing for the link "here are more pictures that we tok out of the post"
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Were there more than 44 earlier? I only just now scrolled this one
Load More Replies... Elise Pimenta 5 years ago
This was pretty cool. It's interesting to see how things have changed over the years, especially if they have changed for the better like the graphics for video games. Also interesting to see comparisons between things like the claws/talons for the animals.
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