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Picture of a disassembled Duracell 9v battery. Below the terminal assembly is a clear plastic case where you can see six sets of stacked rectangular terminals and fillings.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They used to think that sort of thing was cool in the 90s.

They were right. I stand by this claim.

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I had one of those in my bedroom growing up!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

A friend of mine had one as a teenager and then brought it with him to his dorm room after high school. We called it Pavlov because it had to be answered when it rang.

[–] dion_starfire@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

I saw one of these at Target the other day in the $5-and-below section. Except it wasn't a full phone, it was a nostalgia grab designed to be a wired "headset" for a cell phone with a headphone jack.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

what do you mean "used to"?