We understand new things by putting them against what we already know—the differences and similarities that emerge help us grasp details in ways that abstract definitions often can't.
So for this list, we've compiled a set of funny, bizarre, and even unsettling comparisons. From everyday objects to cool inventions and rare natural phenomena, each side-by-side photo offers a fresh way to look at the world around us.
There are so many curiosities out there, we just have to open our eyes!
#1 Before And After Playdate
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#2 Before And After Taking My Golden Retriever To The Beach
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#3 Two Different Currents Meeting Off The Coast Of Vancouver, British Columbia
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#4 Shirts Before And After Losing 400 Lbs
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#5 The Size Of A Hummingbird Nest
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#6 Bald Eagle Size vs. Grey Wolf, Caught On Trail Cam
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#7 Before And After Dog Park
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#8 Before And After Some Creative Graffiti
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#9 A Soldier's Face After 4 Years Of War, 1941- 1945
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#10 Sheepdog Before And After A Lil Haircut
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#11 Pirates Of The Caribbean, Before And After Cgi
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#12 Before And After Floor Sanding
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#13 My Old Trowel I Use For Stonework And A New One
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#14 These Are X-Rays Taken Before And After The Surgery
It has been 4 years to the day since I had my scoliosis surgery. The surgery itself took 14 hours. Surgeons drilled metal straightening bars into my spine.
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#15 The Difference Three Months Of Hardcore Chemotherapy Makes
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#16 The Different Norwegian National Costumes At Different Ages
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#17 Before And After: Graffiti Commissioned By Local Government In Pachuca, Mexico
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#18 My Dog Pees On This One Spot Everyday And Now The Grass Looks Different
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#19 Before Watering And About An Hour After Watering
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#20 Smoker vs. Non Smoker
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#21 The Size Difference Between Me And My Opposing Goalie The Other Night. I’m 5’3 W/O Skates And He’s 6’7 W/O Skates
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#22 The Blinds Show The Difference In Prescription Of My Eyes
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#23 The Before And After In La Palma, Spain Where The "Cumbre Vieja" Volcano Erupted For 80+ Days In 2021
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#24 The Size Of Bears Against Average Human Height
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#25 This Trail Before And After Logging
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#26 LED Street Lamp vs. Traditional Street Lamp
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#27 Writing With Non-Dominant Hand Over A Week
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#28 A Gorilla Skeleton Compared To A Humans
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#29 Concrete Before And After Stamping It For A Stone Tile Look
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#30 Pineapple Grown In My Balcony vs. Pineapple From The Supermarket
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#31 Ancient vs. Modern
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#32 Before & After Cosplay Transformation
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#33 Piece Of Paper Cut With Scissors vs. Torn Piece Of Paper Under A Microscope
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#34 This Company Sent Me A Sample Of Their Silk To Burn So I Can Test Authenticity
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#35 Before And After The Race
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#36 Found 8 Different Colors Of Sand Within 10 Feet Of Each Other At The Beach
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#37 Different Hives In The Roof Of This Gazebo
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#38 Before And After Hip Replacement Surgery
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#39 Our Chicken Eggs Before And After Free Ranging
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#40 Socal Before And After A Wet Winter
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#41 My Notes Before And After Being Prescribed Adderall
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#42 When I Asked For Salt For My Steak, The Server Brought Out Four Different Kinds For Me To Chose From
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#43 Hiroshima Before And After The A-Bomb. 78 Years Ago Today On August 6, 1945
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#44 The Before And After Of My Jaw Surgery
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#45 Crew Dragon Capsule Before And After Flight To Space Station
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#46 2001 vs. 2020
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#47 My Skin Before, During, And After An Iron Infusion. (6 Hours Between The First And Last Photo)
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#48 Economy Meal Comparison Traveling From Japan (Ana vs. United)
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#49 60 Year Old 2x4 vs. New
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#50 Oregon - The Gorge Before And After A Teenager Lit Fireworks
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#51 The Difference In My Legs After Having My Achilles’ Tendon Severed
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#52 Michigan. The View At 9am vs. 11am
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#53 The Difference Between Someone 5'2 And 6'2 Taking Our Picture
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#54 My Grandparents Had The Full Coke Bottle Collection From Different Years
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#55 The Difference Between Ground Beef (On The Right) And The Liquid Attractant That Comes With The Hornet Trap (On The Left)
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#56 Ct Scan Of An Apple Airpod (Left) vs. Two Replicas
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#57 The Difference In Upkeep On Both Sides Of These Semi-Detached Houses
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#58 Grandma's Backyard In Puerto Rico Before And After Hurricanes Harvey And Irma
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#59 This Half Tore Down Apartment Building Exposed The Different Color Apartments
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#60 Gloves Before And After Handling Ballots For Half A Day
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#61 Before And After Visual Fx In Movies
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#62 Before And After Silver Dollar I Carved By Hand
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#63 Spacex Raptor Engines Before And After
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#64 The Graphics Of Gta 5 vs. Gta 6
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#65 Before And After Hurricane Laura In Lake Charles, Louisiana
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#66 I Took My Temperature Before And After Eating A Bowl Of Ice Cream
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#67 The Color Difference In My Hands After Donating Blood
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#68 The Volume Difference Between 15lbs Shredded And Unshredded Cheese
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#69 My Dad’s Sunset Photos Demonstrate The Difference That Posture, Outfit, & Basic Readiness Makes
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#70 Before And After Going Through A Box Of Crest White Strips
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#71 This Is How Jail Transforms People
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