20 things each "cool child" growing in the 1970s belonging to
How were you cool in the decade of "me"?
The 1970s were simultaneously the most impressive moment to grow and the most horrible. Children have a lot of freedom during the so-called decade of "me", so it was easy to forge a personal identity. But at the same time, it's incredible from us survived. A child of the 1970s could have asked their parents: "Hey, can I buy fireworks and put them in the park with children that you never met?" And most of the parents of the 70s would have reacted, "of course." To paraphrase Charles Dickens (who did not speak about the 70s but could also be), "It was the best of the time, it was the worst time."
But to be a cool child in the 70s was not about too much too much freedom. You also need good accessories. Here are 20 things that any growing child in the disco era needed if they ever hoped to be taken seriously.
1 Stars warstoys
Every 70's child had at least some of these extremely popular Kenner action figures. But from time to time, you will meet someone who took the toys to another level of obsession, maybe they had the quick release of the Boba Fett limited edition, available only by sending cuttings of evidence purchase to society, or R5-D4, a minor robot in theStars wars Universe that dies only difficulties, and you were like, "Whoa ... I'll never be so cool." SameMark Hamill has fissu hilarious jokes on his retro Star Wars figures.
2 Tubes socks
We are honestly perplexed on tube socks - especially tube socks with colorful stripes on top that stretched until your knees - were considered attractive.According toSmithsonian, '70s star like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "Dr. J." Erving, and Farrah Fawcett were responsible for bringing this look in vogue.
3 A chopper bike with a banana seat
You did not even have to blow a wheeelie when you have a Chopper bike. All you had to do was sit down, tapping your fingers on the handlebars as if you make gases and you look like Evel Knievel preparing to jump on a canyon.
4 Armstrong Stretch
This elastic hero was like a stress ball for prepubescents. How torture could endure in your hands? Many children were willing to discover, pulling his members as they were trying to have a confession. The secret of the durability of stretching - the GOO inside its body that made it so elastic - was only a uniform corn syrup.
5 Dinkstrians
Parents thought it was perfectly sure to leave the kids make their own ARSE crafts with baked plastic. Yes, it actually happened.
6 Nerve balls
This madly popular foam ball was sold to children (or rather of their parents) as the "first official ball of the world", which made him completely ring the accuracy. "You can not damage the lamps or break the windows," promised the ads. "You can not hurt babies or the elderly." Yes, it was the 70's when "our product will probably not kill anyone" was considered a marketing strategy. And for the record, you can totally damage a lamp with one of these things.
7 A subscription toTiger beatmagazine
It was theNew Yorker ofteenage worldThe only place to get the most up-to-date gossip on hearts like David Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett. Upon her arrival, there were no many Newsworthy stories to report on teenage idols - there are only many ways to write about how Scott Baio Kisses, or if Donny Osmond is Dreamy orGreatDreamy- But this magazine had the type of publications subscription numbers nowadays can only dream.
8 A pet
It was arock with googly eyes. That's it. But during the 70s, Gary Dahl, executive of advertising, sold several millions of these things, which, it should be noted, is available for free on the planet, if you simply look at the ground for a few seconds. Yes, it was really the challenge of tide pod tide of his time, only with fewer visits to the hospital.
9 Subsidy
The thing about superhero costumes is that most of them really look like long underwear. What is Superman carries exactly? Underwear. This simple fact has given rise to one of the most questionable fashion trends of the twentieth century: underwear that look like superhero costumes. Honestly, they should probably make a comeback.
10 Moon boots
Created by an Italian bootmeur obsessed with the landing moon, these boots, which were clearly designed to make us feel all likeNASA astronauts, were the most emblematic trend of the shoes of the 70s. The moon boots were so popular that in 2000, the Louvre Museum even understood them in their collection of the most important design symbols of the twentieth century.
11 Six million dollars dolls
These 12-inch Steve Austin dolls had some of the most innovative features of modern toy technology. A real bionic eye that you could actually look through! Peeled skin that would reveal his inner bionic! And, the most impressive, the "bionic handle" of his right hand, which allowed Steve to cross anything. Nothing was cooler than to own this doll.
12 Bell
All about these wide leg pants are confusing. Let's try to make our calves especially muscular? Does anyone thought, "If only there was a way to combine super tight pants with a triggering risk?" Many lost adults thought of bell fundslooked elegant in the 70sAnd cool children have always been eager to imitate the worst instincts of adults. So, of course, we all had these things.
13 A goody super comb
The original "unbreakable" super comb was so big and clunky that it almost like a weapon. But that could comb it through anything, even thestubborn nodes. But perhaps more important than hair maintenance, this comb was the ultimate fashion accessory. Put a good super comb in your back pocket, let all your peers know that you are essentially the tree of your school.
14 David BowieDiamond dogsVinyl album
It does not matter if you were a fan of Bowie or not. To have simply this emblematic LP, with its booby cover image resembling the sexiest and frightening creature exist, increases your freshness ratio of several percentage points. And if you knew all the words of "Rebel Rebel" or "Diamond Dogs", even better.
15 $ 20 in neighborhoods
Because you never know when you go running in a Ms. Pac-Man or a space space or a digging machine. Have neighborhoods on hand, you have made sure that you would never be at the back of a children's geggle, crushing your neck to look at someoneother Dominate asteroids.
16 Afro
Nobody was more envied than children who could grow a glorious Afro. Those who worn them liked to imagine that they made them look like Sly Stone or Diana Ross. Sometimes it worked. Other times, they just made you look like Bob Ross.
17 Micronauts
Long before the transformers, all cool children were in micronauts. We did not know much about these characters - unlikeStars wars, It was up to you to give you identities - but the general idea was that they were robots from another planet and had interchangeable parts thatYou can mix and match. He made a X-Wing fighter toy seems right without inspiration.
18 Sweat bands
If they were good enough forJohn McEnroeThey were good enough for a 15 year old child ingym. Even if you were not particularly sporty, we're doing one of these things instantly look like you look for intense training assembly,Rocky II style.
19 Lip Smackers
Why have a brilliance of the regular lip when you could have a shine with lip that tastes like strawberries, lemons or green apples? And who could forget these brand flavors like Dr. Pepper, 7-Up, Good & Baly License and Orange Crush? These were the kits of the kylie lip of their time and incredibly, they are always there. But if you are in a more adult look now, check these10 essential liquid lipstones you need to know .
20 Vibrant
Introduced by Hasbro in 1973, these incredibly frightening dolls brought false parenting to the next level. The pseudo-infants could not only eat and drink (they had a mechanical mouth that slipped a mixture of disgusting baby food), they could also-how can we gently put it? Potoop in their layers. And the children loved it! For more nostalgia, check the 20 Argot terms of the 1970s person no longer relies.
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