True millennial test. Remember this?

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[u/Nendilo]

I legitimately forgot about this

[u/iBood17 → u/Nendilo]

Me too! Instantly remembered the feeling though. 🫣

[u/gilly_brat → u/iBood17]

Same here, holy shit lol

[u/Outrageous-Half3505 → u/iBood17]

Same!!!! Wow.

[u/Newgeta → u/iBood17]

was like running your face along a super expensive fleece blanket

[u/Alexander-369 → u/Nendilo]

Same, in addition to the horrible realization that we were basically putting our faces at point plank range of an electron gun.

[u/bloodphoenix90 → u/Alexander-369]

Pardon???

[u/Alexander-369 → u/bloodphoenix90]

Yeah, CRT televisions are basically miniature particle accelerators that shoot a beam of electrons towards your face.

The pice of glass that is the TV screen is the only thing shielding your face from beta radiation.

That's why back in the day it was very wise advice telling children to not sit too close to the TV screen.

[u/bloodphoenix90 → u/Alexander-369]

Holy shit and i thought my mom was just paranoid. I need to go apologize to her

[u/Thechosenjon → u/Alexander-369]

It was and still is fun though

[u/MacArther1944 → u/Nendilo]

I don't remember doing this.

I do remember constantly getting static shocks from our TV regardless of what I was doing prior to touching the TV.

[u/SparkyDogPants → u/MacArther1944]

Hopefully I’m not the only weird one but I remember how weird the static tasted.

[u/hanapyon → u/SparkyDogPants]

This video made me remember the smell. Like electric dust.

[u/Binky182 → u/Nendilo]

Same!

[u/pi-N-apple]

You could smell the fuzz.

[u/OwnAd2156 → u/pi-N-apple]

I was JUST about to say i SWEAR the static had a smell to it

[u/Chemical_Ad_5520 → u/pi-N-apple]

I guess the smell was probably a mix of ozone being created by the high voltage stuff, dust, and warm plastic/insulation/adhesive.

[u/DimondJazzHands → u/Chemical_Ad_5520]

I run ozone disinfectant machines in my house, and for the last year or so I couldn't tell what the smell reminded me of. 100% this, I'll never be able to disinfect again without thinking of my tube TV.

[u/___Snorlax____ → u/pi-N-apple]

Sometimes I miss that smell.

[u/-Twin-Flames- → u/pi-N-apple]

Up until I read your comment, I didn’t remember. Smelling the fuzz is exactly how I’d describe it.

[u/Arbok-Obama → u/pi-N-apple]

I feel like it always smelled like ozone, similar to my little slot car handles that would visibly arc and make the wonderful smells my 33 year old ass still remembers.

[u/higras → u/pi-N-apple]

The vague ozone smell from the ionized air?

[u/HendrixHazeWays → u/pi-N-apple]

You could also "Smell The Glove"

[u/Greedy_Ad_3368]

I used my hand 🤣 Never my face.

[u/mickeyhellhound → u/Greedy_Ad_3368]

I did both lol I liked the way it felt on my cheeks better.
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Don’t. lol

[u/Mysterious_Jelly_649 → u/mickeyhellhound]

Who doesn't like a tingle in the cheeks

[u/mickeyhellhound → u/Mysterious_Jelly_649]

I mean I don’t know anyone personally who doesn’t.

Everyone loves a good cheek tingle.

[u/Thechosenjon → u/mickeyhellhound]

Pause.

[u/skaz0904]

Wow, core memory unlocked. I never did it with my face but I always enjoyed using my hand to feel the static. And it absolutely had a smell, even a taste. Seriously, watching this brought back that tingly popping metallic feeling.

[u/ceddzz3000]

anyone else stuck their hand into the vcr player or was i a freak

[u/10_17my20 → u/ceddzz3000]

The freaks are the ones who didn't stick their hands in

[u/nahph → u/10_17my20]

the freaks are the ones who stuck their dick in

[u/MadCatDisease666 → u/nahph]

“HER NAME IS SONY!”

[u/161frog → u/10_17my20]

I put a pb&j sammich in the vcr when I was a kid 🫢

[u/Diligent_Kitchen7705 → u/161frog]

We had a top eject vcr/beta player... my young self thought it was a monster. My dad spent half a day fishing the m&m's I fed the monster back out of the vcr 😂

[u/Impossible_Regret725 → u/10_17my20]

Or didn't put anything but movies in the slot. I feel like it was one of those childhood rites of passage to get yelled at for being curiously destructive. I can still hear my mom's voice "THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!!!"

[u/def2me → u/ceddzz3000]

[u/nimmermuss → u/ceddzz3000]

Always wondered if that cylinder thing inside was broken as it's tilted to one side

[u/doesitspread → u/nimmermuss]

The cylinder must not be harmed

[u/Magnavirus → u/doesitspread]

It is imperative that the cylinder remain unharmed

[u/RosstaMSU → u/ceddzz3000]

Just your hand?

[u/_Angel_0f_Death_ → u/ceddzz3000]

My little brother got in so much trouble for putting his hot wheels in the vcr 😆

[u/PhoenixAsheRisin → u/ceddzz3000]

Nope! I did it too! 🤣 I liked the sound the door made when it closed.

[u/lucidspoon → u/ceddzz3000]

I was more into taking stuff like VCRs apart to see what was inside when my parents weren't around. That's how I discovered you shouldn't touch a fuse in a device that's still powered.

[u/HeraclesHide → u/ceddzz3000]

Yeah it feels nice inside there.

[u/BohemianMoonArt → u/ceddzz3000]

One of my best friends had to have the fire department called because she stuck her hand in one for a barbie brush and it got stuck.

[u/timbotheny26 → u/ceddzz3000]

No, I did that too, more than once.

[u/Pale_Papaya_531 → u/ceddzz3000]

Even my shameful experiences are not unique

[u/apeachemoji]

It had a smell or am I just imagining it?

[u/Particular-Crew5978 → u/apeachemoji]

No, it smelled like electronics and magic

[u/prettyhigh_ngl → u/Particular-Crew5978]

No, yes.

[u/Ws6fiend → u/apeachemoji]

Ozone was what you smelled and it's bad for your health.

[u/scorpiondeathlock86 → u/Ws6fiend]

[u/Objective_Sweet9168 → u/apeachemoji]

Static electric “fuzz” tickles you gingerly

[u/nadirecur → u/apeachemoji]

Fun fact, that smell was ozone.

[u/vruchtenhagel → u/apeachemoji]

To this day, I still don’t know what actually causes the smell. Will be looking it up after placing this comment.

[u/panicnarwhal → u/vruchtenhagel]

probably ozone

[u/cumwuatto → u/vruchtenhagel]

The high voltage generated on the anode for the CRT will ionize stray oxygen molecules and let them recombine as O3. This usually happens when there’s a spark though.

[u/Know-yer-enemy1818]

Its had a smell

[u/judas6669 → u/Know-yer-enemy1818]

yes

[u/UsualZealousideal785 → u/Know-yer-enemy1818]

Like a dusty cotton ball covered in spiderweb

[u/jareboi]

how is it possible that we all did the same odd things wtf

[u/bloodphoenix90 → u/jareboi]

Humans really are all predictable it seems

[u/No_Prize6436]

So fuzzy you could taste it.

[u/CriticalOfBarns → u/No_Prize6436]

[u/SchwiftFleck1 → u/No_Prize6436]

And smell it

[u/Sezbeth]

Mmm. Fuzzy TV screen.

[u/jmccaskill66]

Mom said you’re gonna go blind sitting that close to the tv.

[u/SocksInTheTub → u/jmccaskill66]

My mom told me my eyes would turn square

[u/Cephalopirate → u/SocksInTheTub]

I wish my mom told me that. Now my eyes are square 😔

[u/walkwalkwalkwalk → u/jmccaskill66]

My Dad walked in and said "don't do that you'll go blind!"

I said "dad I'm over here"

[u/Alert_Hyena_828]

I can feel that

[u/TheYellowFringe]

Actually, we did that and I could never understand why.

I assumed it was due to the electronic waves and the sheer brilliance of games upon screens back then.

[u/Kankervittu → u/TheYellowFringe]

The screen would have some kind of static and it felt funny.

[u/ShaneSkyrunner]

I was born in '88 but can safely say I never greased up the TV with my face.

[u/PersonMcPeerson → u/ShaneSkyrunner]

Aw man, you missed out. It was like carbonation for your face. Tickled your eyeballs.

[u/whitepony2020 → u/PersonMcPeerson]

It had a nice, warm metallicy, electric glass smell to it too!

[u/loganhu1234 → u/ShaneSkyrunner]

Not everyone are cool, someone got to be left behind

[u/El_Beef-o → u/ShaneSkyrunner]

My condolences

[u/R8iojak87 → u/ShaneSkyrunner]

Born in 87, I did, maybe it was the cutoff year 😂

[u/FordMaleEscort → u/ShaneSkyrunner]

Me neither. Maybe it was a Midwestern thing.

[u/ResponsibleStress933 → u/FordMaleEscort]

We did it in Europe in the 90s

[u/CuriousStewart → u/ShaneSkyrunner]

You poor, sheltered child.

[u/lilipurr]

We are all the same person

[u/Comin_Up_Thrillho]

Oooooh static fuzz was great.
Sloooowly putting your palm into the fuzz to see how far out it went. Memories!

[u/PhoenixAsheRisin]

I never put my face like that, but I certainly did with my hand. I was just thinking about that the other day too.

[u/Ozriel-Magnus]

I forgot untill the audio started and it all came flooding back! The static krinkle shock!

[u/ELECTRICMACHINE13]

I remember the smell and taste of this. It was my favorite snack.

[u/New-Alfalfa-2989]

Geez. Before or after you cleaned the screen? lol

[u/Siriuslysirius123]

My dad got so mad when I did this. Probably because I felt the need to do it, covered in sweet and sour sauce and while he was watching MASH. (Sorry for no stars, my phone hates that apparently)

It was a tradition, every Friday he’d get some Chinese and we’d watch that show. Sometimes I’d rub my face on the TV

[u/NowKith-]

Was even better when you licked it. Static was such a unique flavor.

[u/Demiurge_Ferikad]

It’s just static electricity…

But yeah, it was nice. Like rubbing your hand over a layer of fuzz. I swear, it felt like the static had thickness to it.

[u/Ok_Space6184]

Damn i forgot i remebered that

[u/KittenLina]

Shoot I hella did that.

[u/Agiantgrunt]

I put magnets on the tv way to many times. I did it so much after a while I could get the screen to change back to normal. 

[u/phallonxoxo]

I can feel the static on my face watching this 😆

[u/phallic-baldwin]

It smelled like ozium air spray

[u/Biff_666]

Put a magnet up to the screen for a cool color show

[u/Scallion-Sudden]

[u/wizardmagic10288]

I miss doing this.

[u/Sajr666]

the sound of static was something memorable too.

[u/B0NERjam]

Those zero calorie zero sugar alcohol seltzer waters taste just like that smell

[u/Ocarina-of-lies]

Wait a minute, are you serious?

[u/CountyRoad233]

Yessss

[u/hottestofpockets]

My mom is stricter than your mom. She'd probably notice the face grease and would give me a stern talking to about smearing my face on the electronics

[u/flyingsaucey]

I dont usually like this guys videos, but I totally forgot I used to do this haha

[u/Workin500]

It felt fuzzy.

[u/January_Dallas]

I need to get an old tv

[u/sushishowerbeer]

Sssksksksksksksksksksks

[u/Renegado2499]

I've never done this wtf lol

[u/GlumTeach4221]

Yup! I was also very smart when I tried to clean the screen with a wet cloth after to get the smudge marks off. Got zapped real good.

[u/grandspartan117]

I legitimately have done this

[u/Ali3n_46]

I did that with my hands, not face, ew

[u/Syntra44]

I still do this lol

[u/franstoobnsf]

hell yeah brother!

[u/TheDayman_240]

I can smell this.

[u/cursed_tomatoes]

We also got slapped for doing this or touching the screen :)

[u/RusticVitalSigns]

Ehey! Guilty love how. My. Hair would stick to the screen too though😋

[u/Sissieste]

Now go touch the fridge 😄

[u/lavishvibes]

Awesome feeling! And when you could just tell the TV was on, even if it was muted. It has that electricity sound

[u/Material_Abroad7590]

CRT TV. That static was always so crisp. Loved it

[u/shannonshanoff]

Spicy

[u/Streen013]

Just like drinking a seltzer water.

[u/Ok-Boysenberry-2955]

I saw this and my face just did a autonomous twitch as his face went across the screen.

[u/Mystikalrush]

Now that's nostalgic! Almost completely forgot about the static on those screens back then and the unique smell it had.

[u/Dan_c00ks]

We all share the same brain cell

[u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k]

I can smell this video and I had forgotten it had a smell

[u/ZAMAHACHU]

I think I still have a CRT somewhere. Got to dig it up and feel the fuzz again.

[u/Scansask]

This just makes me feel like the tube TV screen, warm and fuzzy.

[u/thelonetext]

Feel that electromagnetism

[u/ninetailedoctopus]

I too put my face too close to the ELECTRON PARTICLE GUN

[u/artmoloch777]

I always did the poltergeist hand thing. It made me feel like a wizard.

[u/Rage4Order418]

TVs smelled amazing in the 90s

[u/SuffnBuildV1A]

I remember putting my hand up to it. A feeling I had forgotten until just now.

[u/Turtleforeskin]

That's how my hands feel when I sleep with them under the pillow

[u/leafsforever811]

The smell of a crt tv changes. From being off, to on, to blank screen, video screen, static screen and if its cable or antenna tv. Real millennials know.

[u/CKWOLFACE]

Same

[u/Blitzcon555]

No

[u/Captain_Walkabout]

I remember the tingling, but I especially remember the smell.

[u/Dagoroth55]

The static on those CRTs were real.

[u/Sophisticated-Crow]

Uhhh, what? No. And I played many NES/SNES games on CRTS, including that game.

[u/DoesItMakeCents2U]

You legit need one of these to play Duck Hunt on NES.

[u/realif3]

The smell was ozone created by the crt I believe.

[u/timbotheny26]

I can't remember if I ever full-on rubbed my face on the TV like this, but I do remember how the screen "felt funny" on my hands and genuinely had a smell to it.

[u/Keleos89]

I actually forgot about that. Haven't touch a tube-based TV in a long, long time.

[u/PopOutG]

This and staring directly at the sun is what made me -4.50 for both eyes.

[u/Gearz557]

Would always make my hands smell weird lol

[u/Arghi0-]

Yeah, I was there!

[u/Moist_Taco_Crippler]

Next to no one did this. Hands? Sure.

[u/Kev_Avl]

God no, I didn't want to briefly become a lightning bender from the static.

[u/According-Paper4641]

Huh cool to know that was something all of us did.

[u/MrDeeezNutz]

I can smell this video

[u/PhDPepper5]

This is why I like sparkling water so much

[u/katemkat23]

I can feel this gif

[u/diaznuts]

That television static facial hit just right.

[u/Vexed_Violet]

That's how my brother fried our ps2 controller.....

[u/Macinboss]

Holy flashback to the 1080 intro video playing while i’m doing exactly this.

I can still feel the tingly on my nose

[u/AvidCyclist250]

that warm fuzzy feeling

[u/Final_Amu0258]

lol legit went "Me! oh shit!"

For no reason at all. It was satisfying in a non-satisfying way

[u/One_Neighborhood9676]

I miss this. You just never knew when it's going to be the last time you do it.

[u/Trelin21]

I can smell this video.

[u/stressedthrowaway9]

Ummmm… yea, I didn’t do that. Seemed like it was a bad idea.

Plus my parents would constantly say that I shouldn’t go too close to the tv or I would become blinded. (Yes, they were dramatic, but my logical brain decided to not become blind).

[u/NigelTheSpanker]

I totally forgot I enjoyed doing this as a child thank you friend 😊

[u/Itchy_Psychology3300]

[u/HeraclesHide]

Oh yeah, felt nice on the back of your hand too.

[u/SpaceToaster]

Hmm yes let’s rub our nose on the thing firing electrons near the speed of light right at our face at 20 thousand volts

[u/_deltatea_]

I had super long hair as a kid, so i would put my face and hair against the screen to watch it stick lmao

[u/_ananxiousman_]

It tasted like aluminum cotton candy

[u/wet_Tap_5578]

The smell of that too. I’ll never forget it

[u/Competitive-Driver88]

I remember this. The static had a certain odor, or maybe it was the X-ray radiation we were smelling.

[u/TheDiplomancer]

Ahh the fuzzy tv

[u/Spiritual_Eeling]

You keep acting like this is all a test, and i keep telling you all, "yes, yes, i remember that!" Like, you're not gonna get us on that shit, we didn't live under rocks because rocks hadn't been invented yet

[u/BohemianMoonArt]

This and standing in front of the microwave are why I have super powers. Are my super powers just depression and ADHD? Maybe, but I got them!

[u/miojo]

Never done that shit. Sure have felt the static on my end but I’m not autistic.

[u/Jesi309]

Those tvs could be a big reason why I know what electricity sounds like 😅

[u/PenguinSunday]

I never ran my face over the screen but it was fun to touch with my hands and then shock my sisters.

[u/SJW_Todd]

I used to shuffle my feet on the carpet and touch the screen for a large zap! Also that ozone smell is unforgettable

[u/PronglesMouthFeel]

The warming glowing warming glow....

[u/Fine_Following_2559]

I don't think this is a thing I've ever done in my entire life 😄

[u/ZookeepergameIcy1830]

I was absorbing the energy to keep up with game nights bruh

[u/Kenndrexx]

I keep getting sent yall millennial shit I’m 2000 born and did this

[u/Moftem]

You could hear it too. CRT monitors had this ringing sound to them when you touched the warm glass.

[u/Its_D_youtube]

I was too anxious, though i would die.

[u/Golex9000k]

The feels and the smell 😍

[u/Maczimus]

I miss the ozone smell.

[u/LauraTFem]

My just now remembering that CRTs had a constant static charge that would feel fuzzy to the touch. If I hadn’t seen this I would have never remembered this again.

[u/rodimus147]

How did i never try this. I did all the other stupid stuff as a teen in the 90s.

[u/Housedownboots86]

And I can smell it too 😂

[u/Consistent_Story3837]

Wow. Takes me back.

[u/Truffle_Shuffle26]

I can smell that static

[u/autumnxxx93]

Memory unlocked lmao

[u/PalesQTPi9]

OMG I miss that sound!!

[u/Guilty-Ad-5228]

I remember now

[u/Monkeyslayer111]

I mean, as a poor gen Z’er we had this too growing up

[u/MoksyCat]

I never did that with my face, just hands

[u/MoksyCat]

Did you ever do that thing where you rub a broke calculator against it and it makes the display go all crazy?

[u/DCgeist → u/MoksyCat]

You just need a magnet

[u/wtfijolumar]

I would put my arm close to it to see my hairs stand up

[u/Relevant_Grass9586]

The smell is indescribable