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While a genius invention in itself, there was something about these batteries which always felt a little off. Like we were exposing ourselves to something we potentially shouldn’t. Luckily, nothing bad happened, and we are largely not reliant on these anymore. But dang, could you imagine what would happen if these were rechargeable? After a few recharges and hundreds of heavy pressed swipes, you could have ended up with battery hands…
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Ok, let's take a moment to break this all down. How wild was the concept of the Walkman. A music player that you could carry on your hip, dance around with and enjoy endless hours of playback. It even out did its successor, the CD player, which loved to think it was a vinyl record and skip every time you moved it.
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32 Insane Inventions Millennials Managed to Survive
Remember when health and safety seemed more like a suggestion than a mandatory thing? When companies could release rabid electronics and gadgets into the market with little to no oversight, that is, until some poor kid managed to get stuck in whatever insane invention they got their hands on and the world went up in arms. It's as though neither us the public nor the companies had any idea what these gizmos could do to us, and yet we just lept into the poorly inflated paddling pool and found ourselves with a face full of gravel.
So we wanted to take a moment to remember some of these outlandish creations and to take a moment to appreciate that we actually survived these things. We managed to keep all our limbs, our skin didn't change color and most important of all we are here to tell the tale. So sit back, and get ready to say a whole lot of 'how the heck did that ever go to market?!'.
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