18 Widely Used Technologies You Didn't Know Are Obsolete

This is a world where we can pull out a phone and bring up a video of donkey show in a matter of minutes. And yet, chugging along are some technologies that don't realize they are practically useless. We asked our readers to show us the worst offenders and gave the winner $100 ...

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Gesture recognition tech promises to usher in a new era of human/machine interaction. Allowing people to direct their appliances like they were an orc

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Entry by quxeot

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Entry by AM Smiley

Pants are dlsolete technolosy. Kilts are cooler, more comfortable, and clentifically proven to Improve sperm quality and increase fertility. In other

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Entry by AM Smiley

CRACKED COM PLEASE STOP INVENTING SHIT THAT TEARS OUR 0f HAR AND OUT PLEASE BY STOP THE CALLING IT ROOTS PAINLESS

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Entry by Taimajin

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Entry by sorcharocks

The Incandescent Light Bulb 10% of 90% is the electricity wasted making creates the heat and visible light. ultraviolet light.

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ALKALINE BATTERIES AA HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1890'S. THEY LEAK CAUSTIC CHEMICALS (A.K.A. ACID) WHICH CAN GET INTO THE LOCAL WATER & AIR SUPPLY FRO

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CRACKEDCON This is optical media It is 4 1/2 inches in diameter It can store about 4.7GB of data It can read data about 10.5 Mb/s It can be written to

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Entry by phuhknees

18 Widely Used Technologies You Didn't Know Are Obsolete

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Entry by SargeMcCluck

THE LITHIUM-IOI Bechargeable Lithium Panasonic BATTERY The current design has been battery ion used as a power source in mobile phones, cameras. lapto

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Entry by FAHtastic

MAGSTRIPES THEY'RE THE BLACK STRIPES ON THE BACK OF YOUR CARD AND THEY FUCKING SUCK DO YOU LIKE PROTECTING YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY WITH FORTY YEAR OLD

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Entry by MrPuggles

According to the APCC, there are still 500, 000 functional payphones in the United States. 99: W.hen was the last time 99 you used one of these bad bo

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Entry by SomerOf84

BOTTLED WINE: BOX IT UP. WINE BOTTLES HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE ROMAN TIMES; WINE BOXES, SINCE 1965. HOW DO THEY STACK UP AGAINST EACH OTHER? VS. BOTTLES

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Entry by colinus

CRACKED.COM G H V B N Oh, you wanted to type? Well, too bad, you're going to move the mouse instead.

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Entry by kingkolton9

Do you really think there's a chance X Internet Connections Troubleshoot and help prevent computer problems Internet Connections Connect to theInterne

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Entry by AM Smiley

M 9 CAN WE PLEASE GET RID OF ALL THESE FREAKENG STORE NW WORL REWARD CARDS? JUST LOWER YOUR PRICES. ORE CRACKEDCON

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Entry by Alex Race

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