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What were people doing before high fives?? (lemmy.world)
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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Though they may seem ubiquitous with civilised life today, the common home cube was not invented until 1991.

[–] Leg@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

I still keep my home cube stored in a climate controlled tank, next to my fingerbox collection. They say you're not supposed to do this anymore, but I've heard horror stories that say otherwise.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Dude, you don't have your home cube yet? Let's all laugh at the cubeless nerd!

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's just like the cubes they have in like public libraries and town halls, but smaller and cheaper so you can have one at home.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's a little more helpful. Like this?

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh I know that place, there's a library cube directly behind the photographer

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe there's a cube all around them

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

A library of that size probably has at least 8-10 library cubes

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Americans trying to take credit for everything again.

Clearly it's a Scandinavian invention. Ikea sell one called Skïrëwöltm