16+ Everyday Objects That Have Had A Rough Ride Over The Years

Fortunately, this one was retired from that purpose a long time ago and is only used to rehearse jumps from a plane door that's just a foot above the ground before you take on the real thing.

As they described it, they subjected the boots to "frequent cleaning, oiling with mink oil paste as well as obenaufs heavy duty LP, and immediately placing my boots on a PEET dryer as soon as I get home."

It's just that about three years of forestry work is guaranteed to have this effect on footwear no matter how much you try to slow it down.

As we can see, each time someone brings a backpack or other kind of bag in here, it scrapes against this wall.

And when that happens enough, the walls won't look pristine for very long.

What we're seeing in this picture isn't really an anomaly. One side of this kebab shop is generally in the shade while the other usually sits in direct sunlight.

As we can see, our skin isn't the only thing that the sun's rays can affect the color and health of over time.

I actually have a statuette of this dragon in the room that I write this from when I visited the verdant village of Betws-y-Coed and it's normally a lot more vibrantly red.

But the difference is that my little figure has just sat there while this cup has seen daily use over the past six years.

Instead, this person said that it's one of the cleaning implements used at their workplace. Probably to get into those hard-to-reach areas.

And it does a lot to demonstrate the kind of polishing that comes from getting worn away by all of our hand gunk compared to the kind we actually intend to do.

As we can see from the way people's fingernails have scratched the wall next to this handle, it's really awkward to use and is likely to give a splinter.

Because while we can see some wear-and-tear has happened to the lid, I've definitely seen trunks that didn't last that long without at least getting a hole in them.

And that's because the uploader considers it a valuable day-to-day tool for when they do HVAC and plumbing work.

They didn't elaborate but that's probably enough to get a sense of how this got so worn.

One commenter asked which one sounds better, but the uploader only coyly said that it's in the ear of the listener.

I wonder which one their ear prefers?

And considering what's sitting directly below these marks, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out what's been causing them.

And considering how picked apart one of them looks after five months versus how one looks after a week, it seems they're a big hit with the bird.

Apparently, they were less than pleased to see that this model had been discontinued and that their replacement was apparently less elegant.

By the way, this one took five years to get like this, in case you were curious.

I'm guessing that the new one is just a different color, though because even that much work doesn't seem like it should strip the paint off it that much.

Well, I guess I can't say they don't give the place some character. And they certainly demonstrate how popular this establishment has become.

The preserved one still looks nice and fluffy, whereas the more well-loved one looks like it could fall apart at any minute.

If it seems strange to keep a belt buckle anywhere besides on a belt, they said that they tried wearing it but the wings kept poking them.

But since this was the first gift that friend had ever bought for someone, they still wanted to keep it close.

As they explained, "After almost 10 years and multiple pieces swallowed in my sleep, my insurance company finally agreed to cover a new bite splint."

It's certainly no secret that getting them to do that can be a pretty Herculean feat.

If it seems really hard to picture how this could have happened, it apparently doesn't take long for the foam under the faux-leather exterior to wear away if the casing that's supposed to take all the punishment is already gone.

From there, you're looking at a year, tops before you start seeing the steering wheel's inner workings.