Being able to watch something grow and evolve is a privilege. Be it the changing of the seasons, or a parent watching their child grow up, seeing how things transform and become something even better is magical!
The people in this list got to capture some of their own, or even relics from the past showing how the world has changed, and both are equally as fascinating.
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“This decommissioned nuclear power plant is now surrounded by fields of solar panels.”
Regardless of your opinion on energy sources, this is a pretty cool image. Not to mention a field this big probably generates a ton of green renewable energy, which is always a plus!
“The new sign at the bus stop.”
It does seem like people have forgotten that just because you’re not smoking a cigarette, doesn’t make it suddenly okay to smoke in public. Specificity is always needed, unfortunately.
“There’s outline of my house on my neighbor’s roof where the sun’s rays are blocked this morning.”
Now you’ve got a roof within a roof! Get a hairdryer going and you could add another roof silhouette inside the snow roof. Again and again until you’ve got real roof-ception.
“Target updated the labeling of [its] candy section.”
I mean, it isn’t incorrect by any means, but it also seems like a weird stance for Target to take. Is this meant to make shoppers feel bad in a deceivingly neutral way, or am I the one reading too much into it?
“This tomato that looks like 6 small tomatoes infused as one.”
That’s one weird lookin’ tomato, no doubt about that! It’d look really pretty sliced up on a sandwich though, a unique little pattern for those choice Instagram lunch shots.
“This woodpecker annihilated tree.”
Goodness gracious, it sure did! That poor tree will never recover from the onslaught of pecking it’s been going through this season.
On the other hand, that woodpecker could live for years to come off the food stored in this singular tree.
“I’ve been using this calculator for over thirty years.”
Only a few decades ago were things truly built to last. If you have any old appliance from before the 2000s that still works, make sure to cherish it, as it’ll likely be around longer than any new piece of tech you buy today.
“A resealable can.”
Huh! Wanting a can to be resealable has never been a great concern of mine, but looking at it now, I could see a few instances in which it would have been a help. Hopefully this becomes more common! And stays recyclable.
“A bat flew into my room and it’s now chilling on my couch.”
Listen, he didn’t think he was going to end up there either, but now you’re both stuck since he doesn’t know how to get out, so you may as well learn to get along. He could be a really sweet guy once you get to know him!
“My 10 year old boots vs. my new boots. Same brand, style, and size.”
Honestly, save for that one split in the side, the boots on the right look like they could have lasted you a little while longer too! Even 10 year is a sign of great craftsmanship though.
“The [cat’s footsteps] on my freshly made bed.”
I was going to make a joke about how it isn’t your cat, it’s a ghost, but given the size of the footsteps, it would have had to have been a ghost cat, so the point is moot.
“One of my [hard-boiled] eggs cracked and made spaghetti.”
The latest in gluten-free pasta substitutes is spun egg yolk! Perhaps the most inconvenient and difficult to make type, but boy are they chock full of protein!
“Gala Apple left on desk March 2020 – found Feb 2022.”
If an apple was left for two years, I’d sooner think it would leak and rot, leaving a nasty little black spot on your desk. Instead, it dried up like a raisin. Does your desk get a lot of sun?
“Swollen chip bags at an elevation of 4,700 ft. (1433 m).”
I would be far too afraid to handle these. I already get nervous in environments that have balloons in them, if one of these popped on me while grocery shopping I think I’d just start crying.
“My Mom put up this bird feeder and the grains start to sprout now.”
Dang, how picky are the birds in your mom’s neighborhood? That looks like a pretty sweet seed ball but the local finches wanted none of it, it seems.
“This watch that looks like a bracelet when the time isn’t displayed.”
Sure, this is pretty cool, but is there ever a reason for needing a covert watch? Are you going somewhere where time is illegal and you all function based on the position of the sun alone?
“The toilet-roll holder at my parent’s house has an integrated ashtray.”
Ah, a relic from a past era. Does that bathroom still have the original wallpaper? You should give that a clean, see just what the effects of smoking in there were.
“This broken flamingo umbrella lost its beak and turned into a shocked fish.”
Not only shocked but embarrassed! He must be feeling pretty exposed right now, out here all beakless, not very cool of you to take a photo of him like this and spread it around online!
“Payphones in Australia are free.”
This is one of two natural progressions regarding the state of payphones. Most places have gone the route of just shutting them down, but this option seems way nicer, and it likely doesn’t cost much seeing how few people use payphones!
“The whiteout made this ski lift look like the Wonkavision room in Willy Wonka.”
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If I reached the top of a skii hill and it looked like this, I would not be getting off the lift. Take me right back down, I’m scared I’ll drift into that snow storm and disappear forever.
