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What's a technology that was cooler in its older iterations? (pawb.social)

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I don't mean BETTER. That's a different conversation. I mean cooler.

An old CRT display was literally a small scale particle accelerator, firing angry electron beams at light speed towards the viewers, bent by an electromagnet that alternates at an ultra high frequency, stopped by a rounded rectangle of glowing phosphors.

If a CRT goes bad it can actually make people sick.

That's just. Conceptually a lot COOLER than a modern LED panel, which really is just a bajillion very tiny lightbulbs.

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 27 points 2 months ago

Ice. As time has gone by, it has become less cool.

[-] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago

I will beat you to death with a wet piece of tissue.

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

No, you wont. Ill shield wall that joke all day long

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The force is strong with this one.

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Not sure if joke, but hells yeah, they used to being a huge fucking block to your door.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 months ago

I mean we still send out people to collect bags of ice. It's a shame we keep losing people. Probably should sell the bags for more than $2.50.

[-] thegreenguy@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Hi dad

[-] don@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

MODS BAN THIS 1 RITE FUCKIN NOW plskthxbai

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