American author Nathaniel Hawthorne once said: "Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind." Let's explore that tail, shall we? It's not an easy task, but Bored Panda put together a list of photos that capture this elusive silhouette quite well.
From a meatball that has spent decades in epoxy to 1,800-year-old Roman leather sandals, the things you're going to see below have all faced the biggest battle in the universe — the passage of time — but took different wounds. Continue scrolling to compare them and if you want more of the same, fire up our similar publications here, here, and here.
#22 Water Levels At Lake Powell Are So Low You Can Find Old Wrecks Out Of The Water
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#23 Just Found An Old Roll Of Biodegradable Poop Bags, They Really Do Disintegrate Like Advertised
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#24 Great Grandmother's Potato Peeling Knife Still Used By My Grandmother In Her Late 80’s. She Says Her Mother Used It When She Was A Child
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#27 My Nana Has Been Using The Same Deck Of Cards For 10 Years And They’ve All Grooved To Her Hand Placement During Shuffling
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#28 100-Year-Old Logging Truck, Abandoned And Overgrown By The Trees It Once Helped Cut Down (Lynn Valley, British Columbia, Canada)
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#29 1,800-Year-Old Roman Leather Sandals On Display At Vindolanda Fort In Northumberland, England
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#30 This Sun-Worn Sign Outside My Office That Looks Like It Belongs In A Horror Film
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#38 Exact Center Seat, 3rd Row From The Back Of The Theater Gets A Lot Of Use
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#40 This Is The Same Doll, One After 32 Years Of Love, The Other Still Pristine
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