Rotary phones were a staple in households until the late 1980s, when they were replaced by push-button phones, which have now been made obsolete by smartphones. With that in mind, it’s likely that many people born in the late 1990s or later have never used a rotary phone. However, a video from 2019 of a father challenging his son and nephew, both 17 years old, to dial a phone number on a rotary phone has gone viral, with over 20 million views on Facebook.
In the video, the teens are given four minutes to try to dial a number, and they struggle at first, with one of them even asking, “What’s with all the holes?” Eventually, they figure it out and successfully dial the number, but not without a few mishaps along the way. The video has been met with amusement and nostalgia, with commenters reminiscing about the familiar mechanical swish sound that rotary phones made when dialing a number.
While the video is a lighthearted look at how technology has evolved over the years, it also serves as a reminder that every technological marvel we take for granted today will one day become obsolete. It’s important to appreciate the progress we’ve made and to acknowledge that younger generations may not have the same experiences we did. In any case, it’s always fun to watch people tackle a new challenge, especially when it involves a piece of technology from a bygone era.
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