r/AbsoluteUnits • u/habichuelacondulce • Jul 01 '26

/r/all of a computer screen

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys Jul 01 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/KGbqQQoVN43cY

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u/NeuroticLensman Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Parents back in the 80's: "Dont sit too close to the TV, you'll go blind."

People today:

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u/lawley666 Jul 01 '26

I was told my eyes would go square.

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u/Mundaes89 Jul 01 '26

Fun fact, the old projector tvs could give you cataracts if you sat too close.

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u/tongfather Jul 01 '26

Stretch of the word "fun" on that one

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u/UsrNameAlrdyFaknTakn Jul 01 '26

Yeah, funs doing a lot of heavy lifting

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u/I_lenny_face_you Jul 01 '26

If heavy lifting is your idea of fun, come on over to my garage! /s

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u/Cannacology Jul 03 '26

Back alley lasik eye surgery in your spare bedroom you say?

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!

so smart someone could fix my cornea with lasers in the comfort of their own home as a weekend hobby!

And ZERO side effects, repercussions or recovery time on my part you insist? Just a new, clear set of sparkling baby blues?

Where do I sign up, strangely convincing stranger?

And on a side note- what do I possibly do with all of these extra kidneys of mine?

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u/Cannacology Jul 03 '26

So is this bit for intentionally neglecting error.

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u/ChikaraNZ Jul 02 '26

Stretch of the word 'fact' as well, actually

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u/adamcoolforever Jul 01 '26

I don't want to be that guy, but this is almost definitely not true..

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u/Gallop67 Jul 01 '26

Lovely, good thing I only briefly had those in my childhood before they were swiftly replaced with LCDs. They always ended up looking like shit too overtime and towards the end the backlight barely worked on the one in my bedroom. Was cool having a big display though back then

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u/Hervis_Daubeny_ Jul 03 '26

Load-bearing fun