Comparison Pics That Will Make You Laugh And Some That Will Make You Go ‘Hmm’
Sometimes, you don't notice a change until it has already happened, or maybe you won't even notice it until someone points it out to you. Like how much you mature between the ages of 20 and 30.
Then there are other times when you think you know how big something is, but you don't really understand it until you see it next to something else. Or how far we've come technologically until we look back on what we used to use. No matter what it is, seeing comparisons is good for the brain, and it can be really interesting.
A Little Hard Work Goes A Long Way
![backyard a before and after backyard make over](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-91838.jpg?width=800&height=801)
It took this person almost two years to transform their backyard because it was literally a teardown.
They had to dig a lot of it up and redo the whole yard to get the results they wanted, but it looks great!
Look How Far We've Come
![tech how much technology has changed over the years](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-2-59824.jpg?width=800&height=801)
The top picture is a bunch of devices from the 1990s.
The bottom picture is an iPhone from 2018 that can do all the things that the devices pictured above it are responsible for.
He Looks Ready To Be Done
![school first day of primary school and the last day of teacher training](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-3-58029.jpg?width=800&height=801)
The first picture was taken on his very first day of primary school, and the second picture was taken on his last day of teacher's training.
It was a long journey, but worth it.
Time Changes Everything
![stairs stairs built many years apart](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-44201.jpg?width=800&height=533)
The stairs on the left were built in 1829, and the stairs on the right were built in 2005.
It's one of those things that make you feel connected to people from different times.
Who Doesn't Love Fall?
![tree the same tree in different seasons](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-5-17807.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This person wanted to document the changes in their tree through the seasons. Amazingly, these pictures were taken 11 days apart!
It didn't take long for fall to come in change all those leaves.
This Puts It All Into Perspective
![bridge a sign on a bridge shows how big it is in comparison to other things](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-1-49170.jpg?width=800&height=533)
Japan's highest bridge has a plaque on it that shows you how tall it is compared to other things, like Godzilla, for example.
It really helps put it into perspective how high up you are.
OK, This Is Crazy
![brain a dolphin brain and a shark brain](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-6-34747.jpg?width=800&height=801)
Look at the differences in the size and shape of the shark brain and the dolphin brain. The dolphin's looks so much like a human brain, it's crazy.
Nature and adaptation are amazing.
This Is Mindblowning
![rice a tiny robot next to a piece of rice](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-7-66823.jpg?width=800&height=801)
In this picture, you see the world's smallest computer next to a grain of rice! Think of how small that means that computer is.
I wonder what it is they'd use it for.
Her Smile Says It All
![rob lowe a woman smiling more when she met rob than her wedding](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-8-70112.jpg?width=800&height=801)
Imagine you look back on your wedding photos and seeing that your wife was so much happier meeting Rob Lowe than she was in your wedding pictures?
I'm not saying I would do the same, but it makes sense.
That Is One Giant Creature
![whales the size of a human next to the size of a whale](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/whales-16168.jpg?width=800&height=533)
It will never cease to amaze me how huge whales are.
They're one of those creatures that we think we understand how big they are, but in reality, we have literally no clue.
Mount St. Helens Changed So Much After Erupting
![mt. st. helens mount st. helens before (full mountain) and after (collapsed look) eruption in 1980](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s1iu7wgs7sm21-46301.jpg?width=800&height=533)
The photo on the left was taken a few years before the infamous eruption of Mount St.
Helens in 1980 which completely altered the shape of the volcano in Washington State.
Snow Tells All
![snow paths left by two different cats](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-9-77310.jpg?width=800&height=801)
One of those tracks were left by a very fat cat, and the other tracks were left by a cat that is significantly smaller.
At least they'll wear down a path eventually.
There Are Two Kinds Of Men
![Valentine's someone in line with flowers, someone with booze](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-2-83452.jpg?width=800&height=533)
It's Valentine's Day. You can either bring your partner some flowers and cupcakes or some Jack Daniel's and fried chicken.
Which Valentine's Day would you want to be a part of? Who are we to judge what people find romantic?
Oh, To Be Young Again
![drinking someone taking a selfie in the bathroom with someone puking behind her](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-13-14395.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This right here is the difference between being 31 and 21.
At 31, you know your limits and therefore can take cute bathroom selfies. That's not the case when you're 21, case in point: the girl puking in the toilet stall.
They Even Look Alike
![scientists person looks like their grandpa, both are scientists](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-3-99568.jpg?width=800&height=533)
This is a pair of pictures of someone and their grandfather, and they were taken 70 years apart.
They're both in medical school working hard at their studies, and probably sleep deprived.
What A Little Cutie
![raspberry a hummingbird drinking raspberries](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-11-33968.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This baby hummingbird needed some care before it could be released back into the wild, so this person let it drink some juice from a raspberry.
They're almost the same size!
A Lighthouse Before And After A Storm
![storm lighthouse normally vs. covered in snow and ice](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/y49s583qt1k11-85657.jpg?width=800&height=1051)
This lighthouse found itself in the middle of an intense ice storm in the winter of 2013 and ended up looking like something straight out of a fantasy film set.
It's time for an adventure!
That Is A Lot Of Snow
![skiing the difference between a sign when there is snow and not](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-14-92943.jpg?width=800&height=801)
We knew that Colorado got a lot of snow, but this much snow?!
No wonder they stuck the sign up so high. It would have been buried under all that snow.
Puberty Is A Cruel Mistress
![13 years old two 13 year olds super different in height](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-12-24547.jpg?width=800&height=801)
Both of the boys in this picture are 13-year-olds.
That age is so tough as it is, now you've got to have a best friend who is twice your height? Life isn't always fair.
That's How They Get You
![chalk the price difference chalk at a school and chalk at a store](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-4-23803.jpg?b=0&c=0&width=800&height=533&top=0&left=0&zoom=1)
This right here is the price difference between buying plain white chalk at a Target and buying the same chalk from a college book store.
Pretty much a bummer, isn't it?
Did You Know About This?
![cactus a huge cactus with someone standing in front of it](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-10-77524.jpg?width=800&height=801)
That tiny thing at the base of the cactus is a person! I had no idea that a cactus could grow to be this big.
They're almost like trees in that sense, where it happens slowly over time.
Can You Believe This Is The Same Person?
![tan the difference between someone's tan and their skin color](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-15-80593.jpg?width=800&height=801)
They need to let their feet see the light of day so that their tan on their feet can catch up to the rest of their body.
Those are some pale, pale feet.
They Still Like To Cuddle
![dog a dog with the same stuffed animal as a puppy and an adult](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-6-85533.jpg?width=800&height=533)
We've all had a stuffed animal that we loved and held onto way past childhood.
Turns out it's the same for some dogs, too. Like this one who can't part with their dragon.
Do You Think They Taste Different?
![honey honey from different seasons](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-16-85406.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This is honey from the same hive but harvested at different times of the year.
They go from spring, to summer, to fall. Do you think that they taste different or just look different?
A Tale As Old As Time
![magazine the difference between a boy's and girl's magazine](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-5-22810.jpg?width=800&height=533)
The same magazine, just one is for girls and one is for boys.
Good to know that girls should worry about fashion and boys get to worry about their future.
That's A Big Difference
![Fruit Loop The different colors of Fruit Loops from different countries](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-17-30926.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This is the difference between the color of the Fruit Loops in the United States and in Europe.
You wouldn't think that they would be different, but here we are.
He Needs All The Love
![coming home a dog when their master comes home and when they leave](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-7-47848.jpg?width=800&height=533)
This is what this sweet little boy looks like when his people come home from work and what he looks like when they leave for work.
How could you ever say bye to that face?
Must Be Nap Time
![cat two different kinds of cats](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-8-64826.jpg?width=800&height=533)
Here you can see the size difference between a full-grown Maine coon and full-grown American short hair.
I hope the big one cuddles the little one sometimes when they're scared.
Wow, That's Huge
![tornado a tornado next to wind turbines](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-533-9-67049.jpg?width=800&height=533)
The fact that this tornado is pictured next to wind turbines, which are massive, is breathtaking.
Tornados are terrifying, and we should all have a healthy respect for nature and its power.
Someone Is Not Impressed
![Lion King a CGI cat and a real cat](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-18-56746.jpg?width=800&height=801)
I've got to say, though, that CGI cat is pretty spot on, minus the scowl that the real cat seems to be wearing.
They probably got tired of this joke a long time ago.
If You're Thirsty, You're Thirsty
![water two types of water sitting on top of one another](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-19-82153.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This is a glass of two types of water sitting on top of one another.
The bottom is heavier tap water and the top is lighter carbonated water. Kind of neat, right?
Isn't This Pretty?
![blueberries the blueberry growth cycle](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-1-10805.jpg?width=800&height=801)
The person who owned this blueberry patch thought that they would keep track of the growth cycle of your average blueberry.
It's beautiful to see it all lined up like that, isn't it?
We're More Similar Than We Think
![gorilla the difference between a gorilla and a person](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800-x-801-4-38003.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This is a human skeleton standing next to the skeleton of a gorilla. It's pretty incredible to see how similar we are side-by-side like that.
We have more in common than we think.
Before And After A Puppy Playdate
![muddy pup dog seen clean and white vs. brown and dirty](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-1.50.27-PM-54576.jpg?width=800&height=718)
While this dog's gorgeous, fluffy coat is a sight to admire, the dog is more concerned with having a good time running around with his other furry pals, no matter how muddy.
And that's perfectly okay.
Meal Prepping Is No Joke
![meal prep before and after of ingredients and prepared meals](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/utewre1p47r41-54757.jpg?width=800&height=1057)
While many people use "meal-prepping" as a way to get cooking out of the way for the week, this person seems to take it to the next level.
It's amazing how many ingredients go into a week's worth of meals.
This Organization Transformation Is Inspiring
![paper paper art supply closet reorganized into perfectly color-coded stacks](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.02.07-PM-68361.jpg?width=800&height=1007)
This teacher inherited the old art instructor's room upon starting a job at a new school.
She took it upon herself to reorganize all the craft paper into neat stacks.
She Looks So Much Healthier!
![cat cat when found on the street vs. after a month of living in home](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-1.53.18-PM-99085.jpg?width=800&height=794)
The left photo is of this fluffy cat when she was found as a stray on the streets, starving.
The right photo is of her after she lived in a home for a month. The difference is incredible.
These Are Pre And Post-Op X-Rays
![SCOLIOSIS x-rays show before (crooked spine) and after (spine straighter with rods)](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.20.58-PM-14628.jpg?width=800&height=801)
This person went in for surgery to help correct their spine, which was crooked from scoliosis.
The surgery took 14 hours, but the right side shows how much the surgery helped straighten their spine.
He Survived The Concentration Camps
![grandfather photo of young man and him looking much older in second photo](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.25.28-PM-70746.jpg?width=800&height=533)
A Reddit user shared these photos of his Polish grandfather before and after WWII.
He is a concentration camp survivor and even though there were only 7 years between the two pictures, he looks like he aged much more during those years.
A Whole Mountainside Turned Into A Mural
![graffiti before (white buildings) and after (colorful buildings as large mural) of city on mountainside](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/inxpnlgm0lg21-95461.jpg?width=800&height=420)
The city of Pachua, Mexico was looking to revamp their look so the local government commissioned this enormous piece of graffiti artwork.
It covers almost all of the buildings on the mountainside.
She Really Is The Goodest Girl
![good girl dog looking up vs. dog smiling](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-1.56.55-PM-75001.jpg?width=800&height=533)
The left photo is before she was told she was a good girl and the second photo is her moments after.
I officially would like to make it a law that she must be called a good girl often.
Are Those Tall Girls Or Short Girls?
![basketball basketball players standing next to cheerleaders](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/basketball-38564.jpg?width=800&height=1067)
This picture here of these wonderful young ladies is the difference between the women who play on the basketball team and the women who are part of the cheerleading team.
Guess which is which!
The Ocean Is An Incredible Thing
![dock dock twelve hours apart](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dock-11589.jpg?width=800&height=800)
This is the same dock, hours apart, with the tide at different levels. Isn't the amount of water that slowly creeps in and out like that throughout the day just incredible?
There is something powerful about it.
William & Kate's Wedding...
![GettyImages-113265512 LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Prince William and Catherine Middleton during their wedding service in Westminster Abbey ahead of the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne is to be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will be attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding.](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-113265512-75036.jpg?b=0&c=0&width=800&height=533&top=0&left=0&zoom=0.666666666667)
What a beautiful day! William and Kate's wedding was definitely one for the history books, if not for her gorgeous dress alone.
A lot of people noticed that something changed when Harry and Meghan walked to the altar...
Something Was Missing at Meghan & Harry's Wedding
![GettyImages-960056862 WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 19: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their wedding ceremony in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-960056862-74506.jpg?width=800&height=584)
Do you see it? They're not holding the same papers William and Kate were.
No worries though, this was likely a wedding program that the first couple opted to keep in their hands.
The Reds Are Quite Different
![tomatoes tomatoes grown from seeds 150 years apart](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tomatoes-84079.jpg?width=800&height=533)
These are seeds from the same type of tomato, only the one seed is 150 years old.
The way that produce has changed and been engineered over time is shocking and maybe a bummer? I want a tomato that big!
Congrats To This Person!
![shirt shirts show the difference between 400 pound weight loss](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/shirt-19897.jpg?width=800&height=533)
These two shirts are the difference between a lot of hard work and a weight-loss of 400 pounds!
Imagine how good it must feel to see your hard work pay off like that.
Something About This Is Very Upsetting
![groceries groceries that can be bought for the price of smokes in Australia](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/groceries-14020.jpg?width=800&height=533)
All that food on the right is what you can get at the grocery store for the same amount of money as you would spend on a pack of cigarettes in Australia.
Still want to smoke?
Who Knew Mussels Made Such A Difference?
![tank tank with a mussels in it to clean it](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tank-65083.jpg?width=800&height=1200)
These two tanks are full of water from the same very dirty river.
The one on the right has mussels in it that are cleaning the water and doing it quite well!
There Is So Much Love In This Picture
![grandma a great grandma and her great granddaughter](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/grandmna-54222.jpg?width=800&height=722)
This beautiful picture is a great-grandma lying down and playing with their great-grandchild. There is a 97-year age gap separating the two of them.
They'll learn so much from one another.
That's A Lot Of Trash
![trash a beach before and after being cleaned up](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/trash-32073.jpg?width=800&height=1064)
Thank goodness there are people in the world who see something like a beach full of garbage and decide to do something about it.
We need more people like that in the world.
Look At That Beautiful Smile
![puppy a dog before and after being adopted](https://www.moneypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/800-x-533-18975.jpg?width=800&height=533)
The difference that one day of love can make is outstanding.
This sweet boy was so sad in the shelter but immediately so thrilled to have a new place to call home.