Cobb’s mat has gotten worn off because of his eager tapping. He does it every time he hears a car pulling up.

“The big toe on my foot shell has worn down from chasing my daughter on my knee.”

These doorknobs were exposed to normal air and to sea wind.

“This is an Elmo toy that I found while hiking in Georgia.”

This printer was used so heavily that the paper has cut the plastic over time.

A favorite 3-year-old cat scratching pad and a new one

This corner in a train station in the UK has gotten worn away by years of handbags.

“The button on the right sleeve of my uniform has been worn down due to years of it being dragged on a desk while I was using a mouse.”

This door has worn away from 50 years of being hit by a bell.

This chain is so old and rusty that it looks like wood.

Water wore away the top layer of cement.

An abandoned apartment building is being claimed by the sea in the former fishing village of Kirovsky, Russia.

The wire has worn into this rock after years of hikers walking over it.

“My computer mouse after years of frequent use.”

The stairs at Versailles

“This is the local place I play ping pong at. They haven’t changed the tables in 20 years.”

If you tell my dog: “Go get your gator,” she’ll bring back any one of these

“The men’s bathroom door vs The women’s bathroom door at my engineering university”

This is my dog’s favorite spot.