People born before 2000 have been sharing the trivial skills they know that nobody uses anymore – 17 talents lost to time
10.
‘I can double the storage capacity of a 5.25″ floppy disk with a hole punch.’
-Cuppojoe
11.
‘I know how to pop start a manual transmission vehicle.’
-Extra_Balance1671
12.
‘In high school (early 1990s) I was a cashier at a fast food restaurant (Boston Market, formerly Boston Chicken).
As a math wonk, I’d always impress the managers and fellow cashiers by having exactly the right count, most nights to the penny. It was generally expected folks were a little bit off.‘So. Counting change is my (now useless) pre-2000 skill.’
-AssistantAcademic
13.
‘Being able to read a clock’
-Maleficent-Pear-4542
14.
‘Holding a phone to my ear so only I can hear the conversation.’
-jmstach
15.
‘How to disagree with someone without hating them’
-Past_Elevator_168
16.
‘2000s the new old? I’m ancient.
‘In early history we can get a VHS tape to record on a non recording VHS player by putting a piece of paper on the VHS tabs which is what the record button presses down on to record.’
-deliriousfoodie
17.
‘If you take a straight paperclip and use it to bridge the mouth piece of a pay phone and a bare spot of metal on the body you can make a free call to your parents to come and pick you up.’
-StimpyMD
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Source: Reddit, Image: Screenshot