15+ Compelling Pics That Prove Time Works In Mysterious Ways

Mmm, look at all that lovely, lovely mold deep in the innards of that pumpkin. The way its mouth has curled in makes it look about 100 years older!

This puppy recently became quite a celebrity as he was recently discovered frozen in permafrost near Russia. The frost had preserved the puppy almost perfectly for 18,000 years, which left scientists baffled! I hope I look that good in 18,000 years!

As the description explains: "A 9,000-year-old skeleton was recently found inside a cave in Cheddar, England, and was nicknamed 'Cheddar Man'. His DNA was tested and it was concluded that a living relative was teaching history about a 1/2 mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations."

Imagine being in a familial line that had not moved from the same location for over 300 generations!

Maybe this isn't a long amount of time but just goes to show how one particularly chilly night can turn a normal occurrence into actual art.

This is an amazingly powerful image which shows the impact that one person can have on the world. Over time, every person leaves their own legacy.

She went on to post a comment explaining that this is her great, great grandfather and that her father has the same gap in his eyebrows! Genetics is fascinating!

Yeah, I can imagine the smell being awful! It looks that grim that I can nearly smell it through the screen! This car must have been in some sort of state before it was abandoned surely?

This one is wild because you'd think that a disposable napkin would've deteriorated a bit by now.

Nothing like a little wear, tear, and human sweat to age even the sturdiest of materials!

Wow, I guess I should probably get rid of my play-doh bed I've been sleeping in since I was six. Maybe that explains why I have a giant hole in my heart where my chest should be.

Dude, buy some damn juggling balls! What on Earth did you think was going to happen? Also, why are you juggling at all? Unless you work in the circus that is unacceptable behavior.

Well, now I just feel embarrassed that a lock is a better artist than I am. Inanimate objects are literally more talented than me, a being with a brain! How depressing.

These kids had no idea that the photo was taken until the photos were released in Ringo's published book of photographs. The kids were tracked down and recreated the photo!

It doesn't have to be a long amount of time for time to change things up.

Amazingly, both of these trees are still alive. The pine is 15 meters high and is 130 years old, while the oak is 12.5 meters and is 250 years old!

At what point do you just buy more knives? Hopefully, before they snap and take one of your fingers off!

What makes time work in even more mysterious ways? Mother nature!

Discoloration on everyday objects is a subtle-yet-fascinating way to see how much we use them.

That's quite impressive! I can barely have a wallet for two years before it begins to fall to pieces. Also, get yourself a leather wallet man, you're not five anymore!

It's comforting to know that even hundreds of years ago, some kid was like "F this," and threw his homework away.

Parts of our culture never really go away, we just paste over them momentarily.

Smoking inside can really take its toll on your house. My dad was never allowed to smoke in the house, which by chance lead to him getting really into stargazing.

With the passage of time comes the shutting down and repurposing of commercial spaces. It is always weird to see the original purpose of a modern space.

Over time, once isolated areas become more populated. I wonder who the very first family to put a sign there was.

Ah yes, looks like a truly delicious chocolate glazed donut. Now I've got a hankering for a Krispy Kreme.

Odd to see how time, place, and object all interact here.

While these Bristlecone Pines are 4000 years old, there is one of these trees that is 5000+ years old; however, the location of this tree is actually kept secret to prevent people from tampering with it!

This is a rock-solid momento! Well, concrete-solid at least.

Time does not stop for anyone (even the lonely wick) and this picture is proof of that.

Remember that phrase, "do you feel old yet?" I guess I should ask you if you feel young yet, though I likely don't need to at this point. Some of these objects are older than I am.

It is incredible to see something from so long ago being opened and read in touched in 2019.

Over time, everything we are and own simply becomes a nest for some other creature or species.

I know which one I'd rather spend time in. The bottom one, with its eerie aesthetic! It looks straight out of Bioshock!

The person who posted this also went on to write, "My Grandma is actually very upset because she is moving house for the first time in 60 years. Especially the sentimentality of everything as my Granddad is not with us anymore."

The places that we live soak up so much of ourselves, they can be difficult to part with.

If you're lucky enough to discover your passions early, then never give up on them. Also, this guy looks remarkably like Thom Yorke!

A "few" centuries was a bit optimistic of the future of our planet looking back wasn't it?

The day that Steve Irwin died was a truly awful day in my childhood. That man was an absolute treasure! However, it's great to see his son continuing his father's legacy.

The irony of this photograph of a photographer trying to take a photo being better than the photo that the photographer in the picture is trying to take is wonderful. Do you follow?

Her follicles probably saw that picture and thought, "You know what, we rocked that look, let's make that permanent."

Apparently it took about 2 weeks for this to happen. This image really takes my breath away, the remaining details in the leaf are stunning.

This is one of the most fascinating things that I have ever seen. I cannot fathom how much time must have gone into creating this masterpiece. According to the person who posted this, "It was constructed in 1935 in Mont-saint-Odile near Strasbourg un France."

While this is quite baffling, I think that everyone who has experienced a paper cut is probably not amazed that paper has the potential to do this much damage. Those things sting like hell!

The process by which trees fuse their branches with those of another tree is known as Inosculation. I'm fairly certain you'll never need that information, but you have it now!

This wall perfectly chronicles our advancement in architecture. Who knew seeing the way bricks have changed could be so mildly interesting. I have friends, shut up!

No matter how hard something may be, nothing is a match for the eroding power of the ocean. I love how smooth it is as well, oddly beautiful.

Well, look, the Germans are known for their efficiency and solid engineering, so I can kind of understand this.

My girlfriend does the same thing to her toothbrush! She's either brushing too hard, or her teeth have tiny little mouths on them which are ripping the hell out of this brush!

I always wanted to get into beekeeping, it seems so relaxing... oh, and you get loads of honey!

Lots of people believe that your toenails still grow once you die. However, your nails only appear longer due to the fact that the skin around them retracts following your death.