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

Cash

With more and more people choosing to pay with credit cards or online money transfer apps like Paypal and Venmo, the use of cold hard cash is slowly phasing its way out of our system. Cash seems to only be good for tipping at bars or restaurants, unless you tip right on the receipt. Think of how much slimmer our wallets will be.

Calculator

The last time anyone used a real calculator was probably high school. Can you name a single capability your smartphone doesn't have these days? Most smartphones come with a builtin calculator that can do everything from basic functions to graphs.

Next Page →

Advertisement

The More You Know

  • The first breakfast cereal had to be soaked overnight before it could be eaten.
  • Tic Tacs got their name from the sound they make.
  • You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
  • There is a fish with transparent bones and white blood.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.