30 Things From Our Childhood That Are Hilariously Obsolete Now

Published 4 years ago

Time flies incredibly fast yet sometimes we barely even notice it. And it’s only when we look back at the things we enjoyed as kids that we realize how rapidly everything is changing. It seems that just yesterday we were burning mixtapes into CD’s and begging our parents for the latest paper-thin Motorola flip phone – and it all seems so obsolete today.

If you feel like taking a trip down memory lane, today we have a collection of nostalgic and obsolete things from our childhoods that people shared to the /r/Nostalgia subreddit. From waiting weeks for the Scholastic book fair to tuning in to the old Cartoon Network after coming home from school, check out some nostalgic things from the past in the gallery below!

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#1 These TV Carts Always Meant Class Was Going To Be Fun When The Teacher Rolled One In

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#2 Flipping Through These As A Kid Trying To Find Your Favourite Bands Poster

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#3 Remember Watching The Pipes Screensaver?

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#4 Eye Witness Books. The Best Part Of The Scholastic Book Fair

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#5 The Old Cartoon Network

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#6 Overhead Projector

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#7 This Eraser

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#8 Burning The Sickest Cds In The Neighborhood

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#9 The Ge Alarm Clock That Everyone Seemed To Have

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#10 Who Remembers This [ice Cream] From School?

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#11 Pencils With Cartridges

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#12 School Cafeteria Pizza

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#13 Remember When You Didn’t Have To Enter Your Personal Info Online To Win A Soda?

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#14 See-Through Electronics

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#15 Turning Markers Into Swords

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#16 Only Fidget Spinner I Ever Owned

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#17 Mom Giving You A $20 Bill For The Scholastic Book Fair. I Would Feel Like Such A Boss With My Mint Condition Animorphs, Goosebumps, And Various Bookmarks

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#18 The Family Computer

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#19 The Motorola Razr. Still The Coolest Cell Phone To Be Produced

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#20 Wrapping Your Textbook In The 90s

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#21 This Movie Theater Carpeting

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#22 Actor Jonathan Hyde, A Staple Of Fun 90s Movies (Pictured: Richie Rich, Jumanji, Titanic, And The Mummy)

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#23 Space Cadet Was My Childhood

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#24 These Old School Pencil Sharpeners

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#25 Removing The Faceplate Of Your Car Stereo So It Wouldn’t Get Stolen

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#26 90’s TV Cabinet. I Remember Needing To Push On The Glass Doors To Open Them

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#27 This Velcro Toss And Catch Game

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#28 Flipping Your Chair On To Your Desk At The End Of The Day.

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#29 Removing The Ball From Your Computer Mouse

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#30 Anyone Else Remember The Weird, Course Texture These Bouncy Balls Had?

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One day, this guy just kind of figured - "I spend most of my time on the internet anyway, why not turn it into a profession?" - and he did! Now he not only gets to browse the latest cat videos and fresh memes every day but also shares them with people all over the world, making sure they stay up to date with everything that's trending on the web. Some things that always pique his interest are old technologies, literature and all sorts of odd vintage goodness. So if you find something that's too bizarre not to share, make sure to hit him up!

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