16 photos that make you gasp

31.08.2020

In the Middle Ages, people lived about 30 years, but now the average life expectancy in developed countries is around 80 years. That`s a good time to accomplish a lot, but sometimes the years fly by so quickly that it`s hard to believe.

We decided to think about the speed of time, and here are 19 photos that are as good as a time machine. But at the end, you`ll find a cheerful bonus that reminds you that the most important things in the world are not subject to time.

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1. `The same motorcycle, the same place, the same girl. Only after 71 years`

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2. `This is my father in 1987. I was born that year. Now I`m the same age as my father in these photos`

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3. `My grandfather bought back the same tractor he sold in the 1970s to pay for treatment`

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4. `Today I learned that my great-grandfather had the same dog in 1920 as I do now`

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5. `This is my grandfather with his sister at his 80th birthday. They`re sitting on the same bench as in the old photo 72 years ago`

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6. `These are my ancestors at their house. The grandmother in the photo died back in 1869. But my children - the eighth generation of our family - live in this house`

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7. `At age 4, I got my first pink ranger, and 26 years later, for my 30th birthday, I dressed up in such a costume`

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8. `This is our first and last joint photo, with 17 years between them`

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9. `My grandmother and dad in 1966 and 2020`

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10. `My grandparents got married 65 years ago. Now they`re about 90, and they`re still together`

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11. `I now work with the same doctor who helped me be born 21 years ago`

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12. `My dad and I recreated the photo after 13 years`

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13. `Top - my great-grandmother, daughter of a slave, in 1887, bottom - me, a university student`

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14. `My grandmother in the same place: 1920 and 2020`

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15. `My parents in 1982 and 2020. They`ve been married for 38 years and still love each other`

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16. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, whose friendship has stood the test of time. 2008 and 2019

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Bonus: the most important things are not subject to time

`I noticed that in the wedding photo, he looks at me the same way as 5 years ago when we started dating`.

But do you have photos that could be shown in a similar collage? Do they surprise with the age difference? We`d be happy to see your photos and hear the story.