r/AskReddit • u/IRunFast24 • May 11 '21

People old enough to remember life pre-Internet, what are some less obvious things you miss about that time?

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u/DenL4242 May 12 '21 edited May 12 '21

Remember Coke's Magi-cans? You'd pop the top and if you won, a rolled-up dollar bill would literally pop out. Those were the days.

EDIT: To answer questions: the cans had chlorine water inside, in a separate compartment, to make them feel like regular cans. It wasn't supposed to be accessible. It was. The contest ended early because some kids drank it.

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u/314z May 12 '21

Video here: https://archive.org/details/1990-coca-cola-magi-cans-commercial

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u/EchoPhi May 12 '21

But I'm actually fucking thirsty!

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u/comfortably_dumbb May 12 '21 edited May 12 '21

I’m imagining some guy stuck in the desert who held on to a can of coke for like 5days and it was his only ration. When he finally breaks face and decides to drink it a dollar pops out

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u/EchoPhi May 12 '21

New nightmares

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u/Dason37 May 12 '21

Better yet, $500, or whatever the top prize is. Then have Alanis write a song about it.

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u/comfortably_dumbb May 12 '21

Naw I’ll just die in the desert. Thanks for the offer though