Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.

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    • My house was built in 1960
    • My car was made in 1974 (A land rover series 3)
    • I go to sleep listening to podcasts on a Sansa MP3 player from 2000 that I’ve used every night since.
    • My body, issued in 1971.
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    Used to use a double edge razor from the 1960s, I still have it. Gillette Slim.

    I just use a modern DE instead, 2015 I think. Feather AS-D2.

    Both of them will probably outlast me. Especially the Feather, even though it’s newer and therefore theoretically made with less care, it was made in Japan, and it’s entirely stainless steel, not pot metal. Very strong. You’d need to run it over with a truck to break it.

    If cared for, nothing is stopping the Gillette from going another 60 years either.

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    About 15 years go I had to go somewhere that was much much colder than I anticipated, so we made an emergency drive to the closest town, and I bought the warmest jacket they had. It was like $300, but I never regretted it. Its the most practical, comfy, jacket ive ever owned and doesn’t look half bad - even has a hoody you can clip on and off. Got me through snow as well, but its not water proof.

    Love that jacket.

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    Probably my Granddads 1950s East German office chair. Got it when he passed since I always used to sit in it when drawing at his desk.

    Gas spring is a bit leaky and the leather is a bit faded but it’s more solid and comfy than anything new under €500 I tried.

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    Not exactly daily but the shovel I use to clean out my grill ashes was my grandfather’s, hand forged and used for branding iron fires, gotta be 100 years old. Then a phonograph from 1960.

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    I wear a cord jacket from first grade as a bolero (I’m in my mid 30s). I got older stuff but this usually weirds people out.

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      Mmm, delicious non OSHA-compliance. No handrails, no problem!

      I’m fascinated with those joints. Are they nailed at all, or is it just held together by gravity, friction and the exterior walls?

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        No nails, gravity and large wooden stakes / dowels. It’s amazing to me that people made this by hand, and by the looks of it it was some exquisite craftsmanship, but it’s still functional hundreds of years later, unlike most things created today.

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          Ah, the old style of woodwork. People have almost forgotten it now - really, anyone uninterested in history has, although the traditions lasted longer than you’d think - but nails were once expensive. Scraping things to fit and using wood’s natural flexibility can get you a good way, and the fact it shrinks and hardens after being cut down can also be used to great effect. Although, in this case the fact the female part is a full log makes me somewhat doubtful greenwood techniques were used, aside from maybe to make the dowels.

          They would have made this thing entirely without power tools as well (so it’s no wonder they skipped the nice finish). Two centuries ago they probably were using modern hand saws and the like, although certain archaic tools like the drawknife could have been in their kit as well.

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      Do you have no fear of splinters‽ Cause I know those stairs would give me a splinter just by looking at them wrong

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        Hah! I don’t know if it’s because of how old the wood is, but it’s not very splintery, it has a smooth fossilised feel even though it’s so uneven.

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          Yeah, I’m sure anything that would have splintered off already has by now with how worn it looks. It shouldn’t be an issue now unless a chunk breaks off.

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        How? We have stairs like this near a few pubs and restaurants. Though made of metal.

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          If you tripped, there’s not much to grab onto, and it looks both steep and very uneven.

          I would have no problem climbing this myself. Habitually climbing it carelessly and/or while burdened would present some risk, though, and it’s probably not going to be great for grandma. We don’t build like this anymore out of inclusion, a higher level of value on life and just not wanting or needing to have architecture that requires skill to use.

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    I put a little string of fake pearls on my daughter about every day, and they were mine and my sisters’ when I was a toddler, so they’re about 30. I don’t know how they’ve survived so many toddlers cause they’d break with any real pulling. She loves them though and is very careful with them. She also uses tiny baby sized silverware from my mom’s babyhood(early 70s) It’s cute and funny to watch her use miniature stuff that’s just her size

    I think that’s the oldest thing other than furniture (we use my great grandfather’s bedroom suite)