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Thursday, March 1, 1984

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound

The rhythmic *thwack-thwack* of logic-gated synthesizers from Van Halen’s "Jump" blares from a passing Camaro, competing with the metallic clicking of a kid hunched over a new Optimus Prime on the sidewalk. I watch the boy’s neon headband bob as he tries to snap the plastic limbs into place, proving that these new Transformers are **def** the peak of tactical play for the digital age. The air smells of exhaust and expensive spandex as a woman in an oversized sweatshirt jogs past, her leg warmers a vibrant blur against the gray city concrete. This is the sound of the future shifting into gear—one where flash memory and robotic steel are already outmoding the analog world.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Jump

Van Halen

The must-have

Transformers

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

awesomebodaciouscheesychill

Valley Girl

as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally

Hip Hop

baddefdopeflyfreshword

Yuppie

greed is goodpower lunchnetworking

Catchphrases of 1984

  • Where's the beef?
  • I'll be back
  • Who you gonna call?

Tech Check

Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.

Style of 1984

Silhouette: Athletic and layered

Material: Spandex and sweat

  • Leg warmers
  • Headbands
  • Oversized sweatshirts

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,436 days ago

(42 years, 106 days)