This Online Group Shares 89 Random Comparisons That Might Mess With Your Perception Of Time (New Pics)
It’s easy to assume that you understand the passing of time perfectly, until you realize that babies born in 2007 can now vote, buy cigarettes and enlist in the army. Oh yeah, and those 18-year-olds are the same age as the iPhone. Meanwhile, the film Titanic came out 28 years ago, and President Donald Trump’s first term began over 8 years ago.
You might begin to feel extremely old when you stop and get a different perspective on just how quickly time is passing. And if you’re interested in hearing a bunch of facts that will severely warp your perception of time, you’re in for a treat, pandas. We took a trip to the Barbara Walters 4 Scale subreddit, which features creative yet factual timeline comparisons, and gathered some of their trippiest posts below. From information that will blow your mind to facts that will make you want to slow down time, we hope you enjoy reading through this list. And be sure to upvote the info that you’ll definitely be sharing with your friends!
I mentioned this in a comment but thought it deserved its own post. I discovered this from a TikTok video a while back, but Lincoln’s presidency ended with his death from assassination on April 15, 1865. Biden was born on November 20, 1942, and inaugurated on January 20, 2021. The gap between Lincoln’s death and Biden’s birth is roughly 77.6 years. The time between Biden’s birth and being sworn in as president is 78.2 years.
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The current 50-star US flag was adopted on July 4th, 1960 to commemorate the admission of Hawaii to the Union. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961 and served as President from 2009 to 2017 under the same 50-star flag.
I know this might be much less interesting now that Barron Trump exists, but I figured I’d post anyway 🙂
Here’s a list of some more facts about my dad, born in 1943.
FDR was president during his birth
He could have legally had his first beer in a whites only bar
He’s older than Israel by 5 years
He’s older than the microwave by 2 years
He’s 4 years older than the CIA
He saw the moon landing as a balding student in medical school
Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith have been doing their Simpsons voices since 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show (38 years). This is more than half of each of their current ages (67, 74, 67, and 61, respectively). Hank Azaria has been doing his voices since the show’s premiere in 1989 (36 years). This is more than half of his current age (61). The only exception is Harry Shearer, who has been doing his voices for 36 years and is currently 81.
Martin Luther King was only 39 when he passed away, his elder sister, Christine King, lived to be 95 and passed in 2023. If Martin Luther King Jr had the same lifespan as his sister he would still be alive, and would pass away later this week.
Eddie Clark (left) died on Jan 10, 2018. Lemmy (middle) died on Dec 28, 2015. Phil Taylor (right) died on Nov 12, 2015. And of course, the Twin Towers were destroyed on Sep 11, 2001. Over the course of a little over 16 years, everything in this photo ceased to exist.
Since he ran for the Senate in 1972, it’s very likely he had voters of 100+ years old born in the 1860s… And his last voter for 2020 Presidential election would be eligible born on 3rd Nov 2002..
These voters would coexist with people likely from the 1750s to 2120s
The Best Example I Could Find Is Mary Kelly (1851-1964) Who Was 13 For Lincoln’s, 30 For Garfield’s, 50 For Mckinley’s And 112 For Kennedy’s
Peter Mills, the last surviving man in the U.S. verified as having been born into legal slavery, died in September of 1972. George Floyd was born in October of 1973, almost 13 months later.
He’s younger than Zendaya, Hailey Bieber, David Dobrik and Lana Rhodes. And was born in the same year as Kylie Jenner, Bella Poarch, and the same day as Jake Paul.
Maudie Hopkins (1914-2008) was the last living widow of a confederate American civil war soldier. She died August 17, 2008 in her home state of Arkansas, being able to witness now-President Obama’s rise to the top of the Democratic ticket, and his likely ascension to the White House, but dying just before his election as the first black president.
There isn’t a lot of information about him online. Like, he has barely any information present, but unlike Kurt’s mom he doesn’t have any online obituaries and he’s mentioned in a present tense whenever talked about online.
Uploaded on February 2, 2011, it featured Hulk Hogan, later joined by Macho Man Randy Savage, battling Kim Jong-il. Macho Man and Kim both died within a year of the video being uploaded, with Macho Man shockingly dying on May 20 and Kim on December 17. Hulk Hogan survived up until today, 14 years later (Rest in Peace).
(For the record, Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD are both still alive)
