Strange Things Our Parents’ Generation Used to Think Were Normal

Overhead Projectors

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In the time before smart boards and big computer displays in every classroom, teachers got by instead with the overhead projector. This was a weird metal box with a big lightbulb inside, which was then projected onto a wall using a lens and a mirror. Teachers would then either write or print onto transparent plastic paper so that they could display things for the whole class to see.

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