These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Phone Books

Though once an essential, the thought of every citizen's name, address, and phone number made public is actually a little scary. Today, if you need to get somebody's information, it's easier to just ask them for it. Also, if you're friends on social media platforms, most people tend to post some of their information there.

Punch Cards

The old-fashioned way to clock in to work has once again gone digital. Some offices require you to log in to a system or just keep track of your hours in a spreadsheet. Punch cards are cumbersome and dated and don't really serve much of a purpose anymore.

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • One area of Canada has a weaker gravitational pull than the rest of Earth.
  • A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.
  • The glass winged butterfly lacks colored scales, which makes its wings transparent and helps it avoid predators.
  • Mount Rushmore cost less than $1 million.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.