1. To start, medical instruments looked a bit like medieval torture devices. No part of me wants to sit in this dentist’s chair:
2. Technology, in general, has evolved a lot. Modern-day cell phones can capture much clearer footage than these bulky CBS television cameras:
3. Here are some equally giant cameras on the set of a TV movie:
4. Of course, computers in the 1950s were pretty gigantic, often taking up a full room:
5. And even the most sophisticated computers of the day look like bad movie sets. What are all those dials and blinking lights for?
6. Many industries, now dominated by computers, ran without them in the last century. Here’s the Wall Street Stock Exchange sans computers and e-trading:
7. And here’s a whole pool of secretaries at typewriters working on handmade documents that would quickly become obsolete with the arrival of email:
8. With plastic only just becoming popular, grocery stores were stocked with way more cans than they are today, and the staff was all dressed up in shirts and ties:
9. The shoppers also dressed up for a trip to the store. No flip-flops or sweatpants here:
10. No sweatpants were allowed on airplanes, either. Formalwear only in the skies. Would you opt for these wider seats and more legroom if you had to wear pantyhose on a plane? That’s the real “would you rather”:
