Things That Were Weirdly Loud in the 00s

No explanation. No context. Just noise.

• Hand dryers that sounded like they were powered by rage
• Balloons. Just balloons. Menace behaviour.
• School chairs scraping the floor like a horror movie soundtrack
• Dial-up internet screaming its little digital heart out
• Plastic party bags (why were they so CRUNCHY?)
• DVD menus on full volume for no reason
• The crackle before a CD skipped
• TV adverts suddenly being twice as loud as the programme
• Someone unwrapping a Penguin in complete silence
• The kettle finishing boiling like it had achieved something

If you know, you know.

And if you flinched reading at least three of these — congratulations, you were there.

— Actually Asten 💗