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What's the most expensive thing you broke as a kid and what's the story behind it? (leminal.space)

submitted 7 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine was our CRT TV. I would rapidly push the power button on and off because I thought the picture coming and going looked cool but eventually it fell inside of the TV. I think I later stuck a magnet on the TV.

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"The Electric Company" came on TV, so of course we were dancing around the TV in excitement ... and knocked it over. Crash!

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 4 points 7 months ago

Understandable though.

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

What is "The Electric Company" ?

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Company

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

"is an American educational"

That's why I've never heard of it

[–] MantisWaffle@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HFLW1853Abg&pp=ygUVdGlvbiBlbGVjdHJpYyBjb21wYW55 Show made songs for kids and taught spelling.

There was also a pbskids show with the same name https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/the-electric-company/t/tec-full-episodes/

Which also had a tion song though I can't find the episode right now.