Many people dread getting old — we’re afraid of the signs of aging that are etched into our bodies as proof of time passing. Yet, when it comes to inanimate objects, there is something beautiful and intriguing about seeing the physical changes that are a testament to time moving forward, however mercilessly.
It’s interesting to see how time touches everything, and there’s even a subreddit dedicated to that — “Well Worn.” As per the community’s bio, it’s for all things “that have been through hell and back:” A butcher’s cutting board that has weathered years of cutting and slicing, clothes and shoes that are almost falling apart, posters faded from the sun so much that you can’t even make out what they say, and many more.
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#1 32 Year Old Hat That Reddit Helped Me Replace
My dad has owned this hat for longer than I’ve been alive. I asked reddit a few months ago if they could help me find a replacement and I finally gifted it to him. He still plans on using the old one of course
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#2 5 Months Of Using A Smart Water Bottle Through-Hiking In Europe vs. New
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#3 My Local Butcher’s Chopping Board
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#4 My Coworkers 70 Yr Old Vice Grips vs. My New Ones
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#5 Dropped A Deer Off At The Local Butchery And They Had A Bucket Of These
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#6 Shoes Of A Wheelchair User Since 2014
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#7 The Sun Damage On This Motel Telephone Avoids The Shadow Of The Phone Itself
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#8 Metal Ring Wearing Into The Sandstone Of The Cathedral In Strasbourg, France
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#9 Apple Pen Tip After Probably ~2-3 Years Of Daily Use vs. Replacement
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#10 Shovel After 2 Years
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#11 Local Deli In My Little Town
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#12 This Playground Ladder
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#13 My Original Cricut Scraper And The One I Just Bought To Retire It
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#14 Old Folder I Got From Freshman Year High School
This folder was given to me in my freshman year of high school when Bill de Blasio was mayor and Kathryn Garcia of nyc was commissioner and now I’m graduating college with it lol
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#15 Many Years Old Korky Toilet Flapper vs. Brand New Very Pretty & Shiny One
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#16 23 Years And Still Works Perfectly
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#17 Door
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#18 The Tamper Tag On My Electricity Meter Slapping Around In The Wind For Years
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#19 Chain On Ferry In Montenegro
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#20 My Little Cousin Made Me A Bracelet Almost 5 Years Ago. It’s Hanging By A Thread So I Had To Have Her Make A Replacement
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#21 New vs. Old Work Jeans
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#22 My Grandfather Rode His Motorcycle So Much His Jacket Is Sunfaded Where The Light Hits It
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#23 Apple Card Old vs. New
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#24 My Wife’s Slippers
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#25 13 Year Old Docs
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#26 Five Years Apart
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#27 10 Year Old Mower Blade vs. New Mower Blade
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#28 Found On A Very Windy Lighthouse
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#29 Many Dog Treats Scooped
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#30 My Baby Blanket
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#31 Show Must Go On!
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#32 Brick
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#33 New vs. Old Door Stops
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#34 Most Popular Spot In The Elevator
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#35 Three Year Old Crocs vs. New
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#36 My Leather Work Gloves After 4 Years As An Aircraft Mechanic On Russian Planes vs. A New Pair. The One On The Left Was The Same Color As On The Right Originally
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#37 My Great Great Grandmother’s, Great Grandmother’s, And Grandmother’s Spoon
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#38 The Rock That Has Been Lodged In My Shoe Is Wearing Down With The Heel
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#39 Knee Pads After 5-6 Months Of Use
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#40 Door Handle
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#41 A Real World Example Of A Bell Curve
Normal distribution
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#42 Hook Staging
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#43 Garden Brush
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#44 Scrub Daddy I’ve Used For 2 Years vs. The New One I Just Got
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#45 Soap Used On Eyebrows For 6 Years
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#46 My Boyfriends Drumsticks After 5 Years
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#47 8 Year Old Gaming Keypad Still Works
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#48 What Do You Guys Think The Mileage Is On These Bad Boys?
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#49 My Old Ice Scraper. Worn From Years Of Use
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#50 Thousands Of Noses
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#51 Press *red* Button
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#52 My Dad’s Kitchen Timer
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#53 ~4 Year Old Sticker Replaced
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#54 My 005 Pen Nib After 5+ Years
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#55 An Old Squid Keychain And A New One
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#56 Jeans That Perfectly Fit My Old Phone
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#57 Fence ‘N Tree
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#58 37 Years Of Wear On My Mail Truck Key
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#59 3 Years Of Daily Riding And 1 Accident vs. Brand New Boots
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#60 1807 Church Bell Tower Stairs
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#61 59 Years Of Wear On My Fender Bass Guitar
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#62 Holds For Pin On Leg Curl Machine
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#63 New vs. 8 Months Of Portioning Pizza Dough Balls
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#64 Gave My Dad This Wallet When I Was 4, I’m Gonna Be 16 Soon And He Still Uses It
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#65 Favorite Pokemon Card From When I Was A Kid
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#66 Clipboard Just Had Its 30th Birthday
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#67 Brother Had No Idea That You Can Replace The Blade
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#68 Same Watch: One New, One 4 Years Old
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#69 My Wife’s Boots After 3 Years Of Factory Work vs. The Brand New Ones
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#70 Skateboard Riser Pads From A Now Defunct Company After 10+ Years Of Use
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#71 Old vs. New Belt
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#72 The Credit Card Machine At The Grocery Store. Guess What Our Area Code Is
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#73 This Patch Of The Lawn That My Dog Has Been Waking In For The Past 6 Years Almost Everyday
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#74 This Laptop Found On Instagram
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#75 Baby Toy 45 Years Apart
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#76 Punch Bag S-Hook At My Gym
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#77 My Grandparents Living Room Floor
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#78 My Wire Brush After 1 Week Of Use
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#79 Wooden Pole Has Worn Down To 1/3 Of What It Was From The Dock Hitting It
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#80 Original Sun Beaten 2008 Wall-E Sticker Still In Local Cinema Window
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#81 Donkey Statue At The Detroit Institute Of Arts
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#82 People Are Kind
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#83 This Contigo Thermos That I’ve Had For About 10 Years
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#84 My Old Mac Next To My New Mac
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#85 Cat’s Old Scratch Pad vs. New One
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#86 10+yrs Of Bass Guitar Use vs. A New Pick
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