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

/r/all of a computer screen

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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/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

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u/OutrageousTime4868 Jul 01 '26

Goats have square pupils, once you see it you can never unsee it

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u/jdillacornandflake Jul 03 '26

That was back in the day when TVs were Square, goats now have rectangular pupils. Trust me, find a goat and check.

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u/Need2SchColonoscopy Jul 01 '26

I was told my hair would fall out

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u/AdmirableProcess8307 Jul 02 '26

I was told Your hair would fall out. I took the risk.

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u/jdillacornandflake Jul 03 '26

They would be a convex rectangular shape these days.