50 Fascinating Before And After Pictures Of Things Used Beyond Their Breaking Point

So many of these are almost unrecognizable.

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My mother in law plays a lot of Yahtzee. Bottom row are her favorite dice from mildlyinteresting

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What years of use in a commercial kitchen looks like... the knife on the left was once the same as the knife on the right from mildlyinteresting

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The air filter I just took out of my lawnmower vs the one I replaced it with from mildlyinteresting

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New vs old $20 bills in ATM dispenser. from mildlyinteresting

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I may have waited a little too long to change my scrub daddy from Wellworn

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Table hockey puck after about four and a half years of playing. New one on the left for comparison. from mildlyinteresting

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A Key After 12 Years of Use vs. The Spare from mildlyinteresting

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My 14 years old well worn toy compared to a new one found from second hand shop. from mildlyinteresting

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I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. from Wellworn

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X-mas of 2019 I got two pillows and used 1 of them every night for a year from Wellworn

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my old hat hat and my new hat hat hat from Wellworn

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These golf balls at the mini golf course I work at became smooth after spending a lot of time in a stream from Wellworn

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My old 54 mm skateboard wheels next to my new 54 mm skateboard wheels from Wellworn

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Basketball i got 5 years ago vs basketball I got today. from mildlyinteresting

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New notebook next to one used the last year. from mildlyinteresting

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New compared to well traveled 3yr old boot from mildlyinteresting

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Left plate used regularly for 23 years. Right plate never used in 23 years. from mildlyinteresting

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Brass Hammer. 1 year Vs Brand new. from Wellworn

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My 10+ year old wallet vs a new one of the exact same design from Wellworn

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My dad found a ~20 year old banana in his coat pocket from mildlyinteresting

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A stack of old $5 bills compared to a stack of new ones. from mildlyinteresting

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I received two identical cases for Christmas last year. This is what 10½ months of daily use looks like. from mildlyinteresting

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One pillowcase has been used nearly everyday for 40 years. The other has been in a closet. from mildlyinteresting

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3 days of studio work, barely hanging on. from Wellworn

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My bike saddle after 5 years of commuting (~30k km) vs. a brand new one. from Wellworn

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Replaced my mom’s gardening gloves for Mother’s Day this year! from Wellworn

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My 20 year old toy phone and my daughters brand new one! Both fisher price. from mildlyinteresting

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Does this count? Highlighter after a week of nonstop studying from Wellworn

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My wood fired oven brush after a year of heavy use vs a new one from Wellworn

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A tale of 2 teddies- my sister and I both got them at the same time, ~18 years ago. from Wellworn

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Brand new vs. five years of carrying mail. from Wellworn

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The Disney cup I had in my cupboard vs. the brand new one that I picked up at an antique shop today from Wellworn

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Same brush head 20 years apart. Definitely owes us nothing. from Wellworn

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My dad’s old fire helmet beside his new one from Wellworn

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My almost decade old playing cards next to new ones from Wellworn

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Same exact book, one used and rained on, one brand new from Wellworn

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1995 zippo, before and after. One day it will look like it did before the sanding and polish. from Wellworn

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After 3 years of daily wear, I finally replaced my insoles from Wellworn

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12 year old iPod compared to a fully restored one. from Wellworn

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My brother and I each received identical teddy bears when we were born. I lived mine just a bit more... from Wellworn

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I got two cups from a Foo Fighters gig I attended back in February 2018. One of them I've been using daily and the other I kept as a souvenir. from Wellworn

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Finally got my mom a replacement of her favorite spoon. She had the one on the bottom for 27 years from Wellworn

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One 8 hour shift from Wellworn

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Bought my father new beard brush after using this one for 30+ years from Wellworn

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After several years of faithful service, it's time to retire my Lego robot keychain from lego

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+5year old Doc Martens vs New from Wellworn

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My teddy bear after 20 years of friendship from Wellworn

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Two and a half years in the Pilbara desert vs brand new from Wellworn

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Old Tape Measure vs New from Wellworn