19 Photos That Show How Much Time Changes Things

Time is powerful and merciless. It leaves its footprint on everything it touches, no matter what it is, whether it be a huge staircase or a leather wallet. Most of the time, such changes happen slowly which is why we don’t notice them. But some Internet users managed to see these changes and shared their photos with the rest of the world.

1. St. Peter’s foot at the Vatican after centuries of being touched by pilgrims

2. “My dad bought these wallets 25 years ago and just switched to the second for Christmas.”

3. $100 in circulated $1 bills vs a brand new stack

4. “A knife used by my great-grandfather, then my grandmother, then her daughters”

5. “I present to you: a manhole cover on a sidewalk in New York City!”

6. A sunken lane in France — for centuries, it was used for thousands of trips by merchants and soldiers.

7. “I got both of these hats the same day. The one on the left was worn almost daily. The one on the right is unworn.”

8. Worn stairs — Petra, Jordan

9. The Queen’s guard’s boots after a year of public duties at Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace, Tower of London, Windsor Castle, and more

10. “My 18-year-old headlight assembly compared to a new one”

11. This lawn turned into a road over time.

12. “My father has carried this in his pocket every day for over 60 years.”

13. “My brother and I each received identical teddy bears when we were born. I used mine just a bit more...”

14. “Bought those Birkenstocks 17 years ago. The left pair was not worn at all.”

15. The floor at a hairdresser’s shop

16. Same brush head, 20 years apart

17. “I’ve been wearing this Dickies belt almost daily for over a decade. The left one is brand new.”

18. This step in Gloucester Cathedral

19. A root on the trail up to a waterfall in Thailand — obviously, people step on the same spot.