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16 nostalgic sounds only people over 30 will recognize

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A Reddit user asked people over 30 to share their favorite sounds from their childhood.

The answers include floppy disks being read and the sound of hanging up a phone.

A dial tone and the busy signal used to be heard on modern phones and carriers.

The dial-up Internet sound is a thing of the past, as is the "logging-up" sound.

The " KASHUNK !" of turning off an old, chunky TV is nostalgic and quite pleasing.

Sliding a metal coin into a slot and hearing it fall down and activate the mechanical mechanisms inside a vending machine was so satisfying.

AOL : "You've Got Mail" was truly a way of life for early Internet users getting by on free AOL trial CDs.

VR Score

37

Informative language

28

Neutral language

29

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

30

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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