Time is a strange concept. With enough passing time, everything changes in some way. Time affects everyone and everything. Time takes a toll on every aspect of life, regardless of what it may be, living or not. It might be kind of a sad fact, but it is the truth. Sometimes things change so slowly and in such minor ways that no one even realizes it until the thing is too far gone. The changes are there, but they are only noticed when compared to the original, new product. It is both eye-opening and pretty interesting to see how things change over time and how different a used and new product can be.

Everything from the obvious things like shoes and hats from the more peculiar things like staircases and keys wear down with time. All it takes is a little bit of observation to see just how much time changes things. These kinds of comparisons might inspire someone to take a closer look at the things around them and notice how they have worn down with time and usage.

Here are 24 images of how some commonly used items, objects, and structures wear down and have changed over time. Some of these are honestly kind of shocking. Take a look around and notice the ways time changes things.