jajajajaj t1_ixqoq4r wrote on November 25, 2022 at 3:49 PM

Reply to comment by jajajajaj in Alarm clock lasted over two decades and somehow knows when daylight savings is still by VapeMySemen

I wouldn't bet much, though, it really has been a long time since I saw it running and thought "how is this so old?"

jajajajaj t1_ixqoj4u wrote on November 25, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Reply to Alarm clock lasted over two decades and somehow knows when daylight savings is still by VapeMySemen

It's funny what does and doesn't last. In 2022 "twenty years ago" isn't what it used to be, but it's also not what it used to be before that.

Lucky that the paint didn't oxidize or start some weird off gassing, the LCD didn't crack, or the wire to the power adapter didn't snap, but by 2002, we knew how to keep clocks synched. If you still use the same refrigerator over that same span of time, lucky you, but I bet the one that's been abandoned at the old house where some of my family used to live, installed in 1940-or-50-something would still run perfectly, if the electric were on, right up until it needs to be manually defrosted.