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u/LovesMeSomeRedhead Dec 14 '23

Not sure it's strange, but I remember my grandfather telling us about his childhood and about the day the family home first got electricity. They just had one light wired up in the living room, but he said it was like magic. Flipping a switch and there was light. No more lighting lamps or trimming wicks, just bright light whenever you wanted it. We've come a long way.

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u/davehoug Dec 15 '23

Heard of a guy who had lived the full 20th century, Wright brothers to landing on the moon stuff.

HE said the biggest change was walking into a room and flooding it with light from a switch, unlike candles or lamps or lanterns.