As time passes, parts of life start becoming obsolete due to advances in technology. This advancement makes our lives easier – whether it be how we listen to music or even threading a needle. But we leave so much behind, too, that sometimes it does us good to have a little nostalgic remembrance session.
Here are some items you may recall, but your kids might say “huh?” to.
10. Before cell phones we used pay-phones
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9. Before the cloud was even a thought, floppy and hard disks were the way to save precious data.
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8. Wanna watch a movie? VHS was king before DVDs and Netflix!
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7. If you had an itch to make a prank call, you used the phone book to track down numbers of businesses and people in your neighborhood.
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6. You never left the house without a walkman or disc man to tap into your favorite music.
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5. Metal coins? Nope! Needle threaders.
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4. These are “church keys” – but they don’t open any doors. They are classic bottle openers.
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3. This strange item assisted in laying LPs on a record player.
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2. Cassette tapes came before CDs and after vinyl
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1. And lastly, film! You actually had to wait to see how your pictures turned out while the film was being developed.
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What are your favorite obsolete items from your childhood?
