The world is full of intriguing things and you can never say that Planet Earth is boring. Like all of you curious Pandas, we love comparing things and looking at how things are different and why. That’s why Bored Panda brings you this list of intriguing comparisons that people have made for you to feast your eyes on and to get your brains amped up to learn more about the world.
From the differences in size between men and women’s pockets and some jaw-dropping scientific comparisons to how people, animals, and places change over time, you’re in for an awesome ride. So put your thinking caps on and upvote your fave pics as you scroll down.
Check out our earlier posts about interesting comparisons here, here, and here. And be sure to read on for a couple of insightful interviews about some of the less-than-pleasant differences we see in life.
#1 A Couple Decided To Rebuild Their Deserted Piece Of Land Of 600 Hectares In Aimorés, Brazil. They Planted More Than 2 Million Tree Saplings
As a result, the site has 293 plant species, 172 bird species and 33 animal species, some of which were on the verge of extinction. Took 18 years.
Image source: Instituto Terra
#2 My Grandpa And His Friend Who Was Born Across The Street From Him 2 Hours After Him. Navy Picture Around 1942/43 And When They Turned 93 A Couple Of Years Ago
Image source: squidreynolds
#3 Five Generations. My Daughter Was Born The Same Year My Great Grandma Turned 100
Image source: mrseagleeye
#4 Pretty Sure No One Switched My Baby At Birth. Progress From 3 Weeks Left Inside To 3 Weeks On The Outside
Image source: borrow_a_feeling
#5 Same Boot, 3 Years Later
Image source: fourNtwentyz
#6 Couple At Woodstock 48 Hours After They Met And 50 Years Later
Image source: PBS Distribution, Ben Trivett
#7 The Progression Of Alzheimer’s Through My Mom’s Crocheting
Image source: wuillermania
#8 New Zealand Supermarkets Are Finally Trialing Less Plastic On Their Fruit And Veggies
Photo on the left is what it’s currently like buying fruit and vegetables from a supermarket. Even the ‘odd bunch’ ones down the bottom right are meant to be less wasteful because they’re not the normal perfectly shaped/colored ones, but still come in plastic bags. Photo on the right is the current trial in a handful of supermarkets around the country. Here’s hoping it’s successful and they roll this out nationwide!
Image source: countdown.co.nz
#9 After 9 Years Of Work, I Finally Got My Braces Off! I Couldn’t Stop Smiling
Image source: ScoutMasterWes
#10 A Doctor Sneezed, Sang, Talked & Coughed Toward An Agar Culture Plate With And Without A Mask
Image source: Dr. Richard Davis
#11 The World’s Largest Ocean Sunfish Compared To How Small They Are At Birth
Image source: Amy Coghlan
#12 Comparison Between Trash And Fabric. These Shirts Are Made From Plastic Bottles
Image source: AutumnBegins
#13 Same Bike, Same Place, Same Girl. 71 Years Difference
Image source: ryanmark01
#14 Bamboo That Grew Up During The Pandemic Without The Effect Of Tourists’ Touch
Image source: watercatte
#15 Two-Hour Time Progression Of Getting My Hate Tattoo Removed Today
Image source: MyExesStalkMyReddit
#16 Same Whale Found After 35 Years In The West Coast Of Mexico
Image source: happywhale.com
#17 The Size Of This Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship At The Battle Of Trafalgar (1805) Compared To The Size Of People Around It
Image source: The National Maritime Museum
#18 Fossils Found Of Car-Sized Turtles That Once Roamed South America. Human For Scale
Image source: quince6
#19 The “Mud Maid”, A Living Sculpture Changing With The Seasons
Created by artist Susan Hill, the giant goddess slept along the woodland walk in the lost gardens of Heligan, Cornwall
Image source: boredpanda.com
#20 My Daughter And My Kitten Lost Their Baby Tooth In The Same Day
Image source: spinn80
#21 My Dad And I 38 Years Apart, Thought I Should Post It Here
Image source: Nadname
#22 My Cat Domino Has Heterochromia Which Has The Side-Effect That Light Reflects Differently Causing Him To Look Like The Terminator
Image source: SgtNene
#23 Women’s Pockets Can Fit Less Than Half Of A Switch Lite, Whereas Men’s Pockets Can Fit A Whole Switch
Image source: definitelynottori
#24 Same Wedding Outfits 60 Years Later
Image source: dskeezy05
#25 Three Years In Between
Image source: dfinedm
#26 The Oldest Door Still In Use In Rome. Cast In Bronze For Emperor Hadrian’ Rebuilding, They Date From About 115AD. Compared To A Human Height
Image source: standy85
#27 I Found A Very Small Frog. A Penny For Scale
Image source: look-a-lurker
#28 Son And Mother, 17-Year-Old Renaud And 41-Year-Old Madineg
Image source: geneticportraits.ca
#29 The Color Change Between My Horse’s Summer And Winter Coat Is Neat
Image source: PaperPonies
#30 3 Months vs. 6 Months, Maine Coons Grow Super Fast
Image source: Unicornglitteryblood
#31 My First Day Of Kindergarten 30 Years Apart
Image source: dragonbornsqrl
#32 These Pictures Are Of The Same Bird Taken Years Apart, Illustrating The Difference Between Juvenile And Sub-Adult Plumage
It takes bald eagles about 5 years to obtain their white head
Image source: aefeagles
#33 Moss vs. Hatchling
Image source: Camilo_Carneiro
#34 Same Street, First Day Of Winter vs. First Day Of Summer. Canada
Image source: lanky_one
#35 Night vs. Day In Barcelona
Image source: willcheyney
#36 Me And My Cousin. 2005 And 2020. It Was Much More Difficult To Take The Picture Now
Image source: Moosegang52
#37 A Human Brain On The Left, A Dolphin Brain On The Right
Image source: therealrealme
#38 My Ankle Two Days Before Giving Birth (Left) And My Ankle Two Days After Giving Birth (Right)
Image source: whateverandamen
#39 The Amount Of Growing My Snail Has Gotten Done In Under A Year. From A 4 Cm Shell To A 17 Cm Shell
Image source: mossydeerbones
#40 I Counted All Of The Times Each Candidate Interrupted In The Presidential Election. Here Are The Results
Image source: WhittleAbby
#41 A Whale Fin Next To The Entire Skeleton Of A Human
Image source: robotowilliam
#42 My Dog’s Receding Hairline. His Natural Mohawk 6 Years Apart
Image source: daydreambelievererer
#43 This Is A Side By Side Of Me And My Twin
Image source: benbo82
#44 4 Bottles Of Water From 4 Different Houses From All 4 Sides Of Town (West/North/East/South) In Flint, Michigan
Image source: flintwaterstudy.org
#45 Alaskan Malamute Phil vs. Alaskan Klee Kai. Check Out The Size Difference Of The Two Breeds
Image source: Lifewithmalamutes
#46 The Amorphophallus Titanium – One Of The Largest Plants In The World Compared To The Size Of A Human. It Only Blooms Once Every Forty Years For Four Days
#47 Two Samples Of Meteorites That Came From The Moon And Mars. The Black One Is Martian And The Grey One Is Lunar
Image source: PlanetDr
#48 Croissants. Before And After. Professional Baker Just Sharing A Nice Comparison
Image source: daraoh
#49 Dentist Office Showing How Much Sugar Is In Regular Items
Image source: mmaathiaas
#50 Age Progression Used By Forensic Artists To Estimate What Missing Children Would Look Like Years After They Went Missing
Image source: mysteryu.com
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