Forbidden Tech is my video series where I talk about pieces of technology that I was not allowed to have as a kid, scarring me forever. Check out the earlier Forbidden Tech videos here.
Why didn't my mom let me have a fridge has a kid? We investigate the case. Check out the video! If you can't see the video below, click here.
In this episode of Forbidden Tech, I grew up without a computer and lived to tell the tale. Recorded on Forbidden Drive in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA.
I had the Big Wheel ...
Couldn't get the Power Wheels ...
Forbidden Tech is my video series where I talk about pieces of technology that I was not allowed to have as a kid, scarring me forever. Check out the earlier Forbidden Tech videos here.
I wanted Power Wheels so bad! I could traverse the terrain of my neighborhood fairly easily with my Big Wheel, but I wasn't rocking in style. Funny thing is, I don't remember seeing many kids in my neighborhood with Power Wheels at all, but that commercial (Pow-pow-power wheels) was the best branding of that time. The song is still stuck in my head.
How do Power Wheels work? A simple rechargeable 12V battery provides power to turn the wheels when a kid presses on the accelerator. Yeah, I definitely wasn't getting one of those.
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Some kids build nice things. Other kids build dangerous things. But they're still building - same skills that can be used for good! Join my dog Leia and I as we take another stroll down Forbidden Drive in the Germantown area of Philly and talk about tech that we were forbidden to use.
I tell another harrowing tale of being kept from a piece of technology that I craved. Check it out!
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