What's the oldest thing you still think of as "the new kind" because of how old you were when it came out?
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@ZachWeinersmith I still consider the "tyrosine kinase inhibitor" class of anticancer drugs new, even though Gleevec (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imatinib) first came out in 2001. They were definitely a marked improvement from the more toxic classical chemotherapy drugs.
On the lighter side... I consider USB drives, SSD hard disks, Taylor Swift, and Ed Sheeran new, too. :)
@ZachWeinersmith The trick here is *still* thinking of something as new... For me it might be the plastic screw tops on milk cartons and the like - I remember when you just tore open the top and made a raggedy-ass spout.
Probably the Euro, the new currency.
Although we're probably about the point at which I've been handling Euros for as long as I had Francs, Deutschmarks, Lira, Pesetas and Gulden before its introduction.
@ZachWeinersmith Continuous welded railway tracks instead of the old clank-clank ones.
@ZachWeinersmith Electric car vs combution car. I saw a tesla for the first time in 2015 I guess.
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Multi-speed geared bicycles. Close second: coaster bikes.
@ZachWeinersmith CFLs are "the new kind" of light bulb (as opposed to "normal" incandescent bulbs)
@ZachWeinersmith BS 1363 plugs/sockets
@ZachWeinersmith Oh, I have one: Any flat screen is "the new kind" for me.
@ZachWeinersmith mostly computer stuff I guess
Intel Macs, though obsolete, always seem to be the new kind of Macs to me
Dinosaurs with feathers is always a surprise
Nobody sells boxed computer software anymore, but those boxes that are sized like a thick DVD case (roughly 15x20x3cm) are “the small ones” compared to the old boxes (roughly 21x25x5cm)
@ZachWeinersmith although invented before I was born, I still think of ram-air parafoil parachutes as the new kind, as opposed to old round parachutes.
@ZachWeinersmith Music: I consider some bands' 2006 albums their new stuff
@ZachWeinersmith “V-logs” on apple podcasts
@ZachWeinersmith I remember being fascinated by electrical typewriters and solar-powered calculators.
@ZachWeinersmith not exactly the same thing, but I bought what I consider to be my "new winter coat" in 2008. 😂
