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The static on old CRT TVs with rabbit ears was the cosmic microwave background. No one in the last 25 years has ever seen it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

Kids born after 2000 aren’t looking for one

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

CRTs are popular with people who have retro games consoles.

They're surprisingly difficult to acquire though. Big, heavy and either very expensive or free.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Well that's a lie, I know an early 20 year old who's into retro games and has definitely been to an arcade with CRTs in the past year or so. It's not a stretch to imagine he's seen static on one

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

Dude I'd kill for the opportunity to get my hands on a half-decent CRT

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] possiblylinux127 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I had three different ones growing up. The first 2 were black and white and the last one was color. All found on the side of the road.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

I find one every once in a while, on the side oft the road aswell, unfortunately some idiot usually sprayed graffiti on it for some dumbass Instagram post, or I have no room at my place ATM.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago

You'd be surprised, some people born in the 2000s want them for the retro factor now