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[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

1905 is a milestone of modern physics, because it's when Special Relativity came out.

That's older than the transistor, which was commercialized in 1951. But it's also older than the vacuum tube triode, which was invented in 1906 or 1908.

In 1905, there were no amplifiers of any kind (though there were relay switches). There was almost no radio. The triode was a necessary invention for almost all of analog electronics.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dick Van Dyke is older than sliced bread.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Before high fives? Tipping their hat I guess? A subtle nod?

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

You know how you can push some buttons on your wall and your house magically warms up or cools down? I know people who were alive before that existed.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh, and salmon sushi was invented in the 1980's by the Norwegian fishing industry. Before that, no salmon in sushi.

https://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530790/how-the-desperate-norwegian-salmon-industry-created-a-sushi-staple

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 weeks ago

The high five thing always fucks me up. Mostly because I'll see it in movies about WW2 and other historical things that it shouldn't be in and I always have to say something lol.

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