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20 photos that perfectly illustrate the passage of time

Time marches on inevitably, leaving behind traces of its passage. You’ll see some examples in the photos below.

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Over time, living things age and objects get worn out. It’s a reality that no person or object can escape. Indeed, time always leaves traces of its passage that you can see just by looking around you.

Here are 20 photos that show evidence of time passing.

1. Years of sniffing anything and everything have taken their toll on this dog’s nose.

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2. This dog has gone on many car rides, always in the same position.

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© LordEpitom/reddit

3. Over the years, this pebble drilled its way through a bigger stone.

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© royalecheez/reddit

4. A water pipe that has accumulated 15 years of rust

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© FauxHulk/reddit

5. A pumpkin carved three years ago still makes the perfect Halloween decoration.

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© Turkeyf*t2/reddit

6. Some coins that have gone for quite a few spins in the dryer

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© mooseaura/reddit

7. A year’s worth of paint layers on a stir stick

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© infer***2ss/reddit

8. A fragment of a brick wall that has been polished by the surf

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© TheDancingFool/reddit

9. After years of beavers doing their work, this tree now looks like it’s melting.

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© hoikarnage/reddit

10. Scratches around an elevator button after years of people trying to press it with a key and missing

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© Koa__music/reddit

11. After years of being in its plastic holder, this guy's work ID imprinted an image of his face!

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© can***_is_vegan/reddit

12. What’s left behind from the little feet of thousands of children who have ridden this seesaw…

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© swannykk/reddit

13. This faucet has a snail for a handle, and this is how it looks after years of use.

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© Zenyatta123/reddit

14. Biodegradable plastic dog poop bags that actually disintegrated like they’re supposed to

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© terencebogards/reddit

15. A lock that dug a hole in the brick wall it swings against

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© posty_co/reddit

16. Here’s what happens when boiling water pours over concrete for years.

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© neva79/reddit

17. A new tree grew on top of an old stump.

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© Eckley/reddit

18. Discoloration showing the effects of chlorine on pool towels from a hotel

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19. The concrete has slowly risen over time from the metal tube of this pole.

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20. The whiskers shed by a cat over 15 years

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