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We all like to think that age is just a number. And it kinda works until you come across a relic from the old times. Your heart starts pumping, and you gotta tell yourself "I ain’t a kid no more."

So when someone started the "I’m this old" Twitter challenge, it blew up in an instant. People started sharing pictures of old-school stuff that best represents how old they’ve gotten. From Myspace accounts and floppy disks to Accelerated Reader and Yogos Bits, there’s a relatable thing for virtually everyone. So let’s go down memory lane, where everything feels so much more recent than it actually is.

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Ring-Toss

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Beeps
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just WHY can’t you get those any more? I even had much more exciting ones with fish and baskets and all sorts of amazing scenery inside.

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Old School Image Projectors

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Eli
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These things are still being used in schools in South Africa...

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If any of these objects seem familiar, there’s a great chance you belong to the millennial generation, which covers anyone born from 1981 to 1996. That being said, the youngest millennials are now fully-grown adults. That means we can clearly spot the generational differences in comparison to to Generation X (born from 1965-1980) and baby boomers (born from 1946-1964).

According to Pew Research Center, millennials make up the 2nd largest generation in the US electorate, “a fact that continues to shape the country’s politics given their Democratic leanings when compared with older generations.” In general, this demographic group is “more educated but there’s a sharp economical divide between those with a college education and those without it.”

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Steve Barnett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently, whatever your first choice was, it was never a mine. Never realised that. Just thought I was always lucky.

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To compare with their predecessors, millennials tend to be more conscious about their health and general well-being. A 2013 Aetna poll showed that “baby boomers were likely to define 'healthy' as not falling sick.” Meanwhile, millennials consider healthy eating habits and physical activity as the definitions of healthy. That explains why we have seen such a rise in food preferences like vegan, gluten-free, organic, and other natural alternatives.

On the other hand, there’s a steady tendency of decline in millennial homeownership. Business Insider suggests that this is due to the fact that as a whole “they have less money than their parents did at the same age.” According to this report titled “Are Millennials Different?” by The Federal Reserve: millennials have lower earnings, fewer assets, and less wealth compared to baby boomers.

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Car Radio With Removable Front Piece

Car Radio With Removable Front Piece

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varwenea
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The front piece is removable to discourage thieves from breaking into the car to steal it. Classic!

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thee1nonlykRiS
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some ppl have mad skills on these things! It blows my mind. I could barely make anything recognizable! haha

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Watching Movies On VHS

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Daria B
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, and do you remember when you had to play Final Fantasy 8 on 5 separate CDs? (The 5th was the installation disc, PC version)

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Cassette Adaptors

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Daria B
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was also useful for old and almost broken cassette players to play mp3 files on.

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Michelle Line
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol. Actually, I use one. I have a cassette player in my van and use one of these to hook my phone to so I can listen to music. I work from home and drive very little so I'm not really interested in spending money to upgrade my van when I rarely use it.

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BG
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me too. I also had an add-on device to play FM stations through my AM-only car stereo.

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Cevat Kelle
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Approximately 2005. Whoever born in 2000 can recognize this. And born after 1997 makes you generation Z.

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Jazz Akins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This really doesn't get the credit it deserves. It was bloody genius

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mewmew34
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My roommate had one of these for his old car so he could listen to his phone.

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Dee Morse
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t forget to keep a pencil handy when it gets all tangled.

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Lorrie Finley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is only an adapter, not a cassette. But yeah always need to keep a pen or pencil handy for tapes.

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Keley Babs
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually found it worked better than those digital ones that use the radio station, because they would be all fuzzy and crackly

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Stan Chung
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had these for awhile after graduating to discmans then mp3's

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Claire Armstrong
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, this one has me stumped lol! I was born in 1980, I have absolutely no idea what bloody 'Generation' I fall into lol

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Lorrie Finley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think your an X. I'm confused too. All I know is I'm a "Boomer" (that's what we're being called now). After that I don't know what happened to the alphabet!

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Treiber Roland
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used this a lot in my first car that had tape player only. No old at all, it was only 3 years ago.

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mph seti
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first car (a 1996 Chevy Corsica that finally died in 2016) had a tape deck, and I used one of these all the time. First with a discman, then an MP3 player, then my phone.

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Darko Pešić
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Daamn that was the s**t back in the days, it was the must have thing for cars

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TV/Game Computer Switch

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Laser Pointers

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varwenea
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laser pointer with different tips to create different looks. High tech. 😉

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Practical Jokes

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Rick
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one with a loaded spring in it so when you reached to get one and pull it out, metal snapped down onto the victims finger or thumb. It was actually quite painful.

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kate h
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a newer version. I got mine in the late 60's - it had black paper inserts with the patterns :)

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Movie Classics

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Pogs

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Mimimimi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had those too when I was a kid, but with pictures of the looney tunes on them! Flippo's!

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Cheating Prevention

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to use these when I was in 1st-3rd grade and i´m 13. They may be old but their still in use today so...

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