Back when low-tech ruled and alternately defying and giving in to gravity was the quintessence of excitement. We had…Hoppity Hops.
Category: You May Be Old
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 17.
Sure, what is in the egg is composed of 65% dimethylsiloxane (hydroxy-terminated polymers with boric acid), 17% silica (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium dioxide. But did that help you any? Back in the olden days when newspapers (remember those?) were printed with… Continue reading If you know what these are, you are old. Part 17.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 16.
You are probably thinking, “Hey, I know what those are! And I’m not old!” Really? When was the last time you took one then? When was the last time you actually did your baseball whistle to call one? Do they come in colors other than yellow? Do they? Famous actors who drove these in movies?… Continue reading If you know what these are, you are old. Part 16.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 15.
A long time before Doom and other video games escalated the ability to really knock someone’s block off there were these. It was not enough to sock ’em, you also need to rock ’em. I get to be red.
If you know what these are, you are old. Part 14.
It didn’t matter how you wore them, because they were a tube stitched together at the bottom, not a sock with a formal heel. There were lots of different colors and combination. There may be imitations now, but they are not as tubular as these.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 13.
Partial credit for being old if you know that this is assembly language. Full credit if you know that it is 6502 assembly language. EXTRA credit, if you know what it does. Oh, the assembled code is below, if that helps you any.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 12.
Maybe you know what it is, but have you used one? I set out to figure out why the “inside” part of the blade is the shape it is. It is interesting to note that the original patent (US patent number 775134 issued November 15, 1904) doesn’t show anything other than the hole in the… Continue reading If you know what this is, you are old. Part 12.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 11.
Knowing that this is a “Fuzzbuster” makes you old. Ever having owned one that looks like this, makes you old. Still using one like this makes you either ancient or retro. Your call.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 10.
Again, not a question that you know this is a skateboard. If you noticed the metal wheels, now we are getting someplace. If you had one like this, well, you know what you are…
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 9.
My Uncle Mike had one of these and let me borrow it as long as I returned it cleaned up and gassed up. Uncle Mike’s was brown, not red, but the red here is better looking. It was not reliable, but the good news is that it was light enough to push and then pop… Continue reading If you know what this is, you are old. Part 9.