You really get the idea around the 40-50 second area. But if it’s for safety, I think it’s worth it.
Kids these days have no clue how lucky they are… with so many toys, video games, TV shows they don’t even have to leave their rooms to have fun. When we were kids we had Saturday morning cartoons, not 24/7 networks devoted to them, so the rest of the week we had to come up with our own entertainment. We didn’t need Nintendo DSi to occupy our time… all we needed was our imaginations. We made up all kinds of games that were pretty fun and creative (although admittedly looking back some were a little dangerous). Here are 10 fun ways kids entertained themselves 30 years ago.
Wall Ball was a blast . . . except when you are on the wall, of course.
Numbers are one way to measure where you’ve been and where you’re going. In the first decade of the 21st century, numbers show that the U.S. has grown in population but that its per household earnings, adjusted for inflation, have declined. The trade deficit has increased with China , but declined with Europe . The number of Republican public officials has dropped and so has the average approval rating of the presidents. Exxon Mobil has replaced Microsoft as the most valuable U.S. company. The number of college students has dropped, and cell phone use has skyrocketed.
Here are other statistics that trace the changes that took place in the last 10 years. Constant dollar calculations were made with the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator.
Here are just a sampling:
279,295,000 (1999); 308,150,087 (2009)
Hispanic percentage
11.7 (1999); 15.1 (2007)
Black percentage
13 (1999); 12.3 percent (2008)
60 (1999); 78 (2009)
Female members of the U.S. Senate
9 (1999); 17 (2009)
$569.8 million (1999, Michael Eisner , Disney Corp. ); $556.9 million (2009, Lawrence Ellison , Oracle Corp. ; $428.9 million in constant 1999 dollars )
36 (1998); 71 (2005)
623 (1999); 1,002 (2009)
$31,349 (1999); $48,322 (2009)
$13,417 (1999); $19,796 (2009)
