This is a dumb one, but I’ve watched ASMR reiki videos for stress-relief and at least one has said words like “Reiki is an ancient Japanese technique which blah blab blah” Yeah… It was made up in the 50’s by some dude.

Clearly the High V

This dude is in sorely need of Appian transit

I’m confused, does OP want to know what people were doing before high fives or what was recently invented?

While planking is today celebrated as a modern viral sensation often shared on social media platforms for its humor and creativity, few realize that this activity has historical antecedents dating back to the Renaissance era. Recent research reveals an intriguing connection between contemporary planking trends and a lesser-known pastime from 15th-century Italy.

In 1485, Girolamo Tavernetta, a polymath of the Italian Renaissance known for his contributions to art and science, documented a unique form of entertainment in his manuscript “Scherzi di Corte.” This activity, referred to as “il disteso” (literally translated as “the stretched”), involved participants lying flat on elaborate tapestries spread across grandiose banquet halls. Far from being mere physical endurance exercises, these competitions were judged not only for their ability to remain motionless but also for artistic grace and the preservation of the intricate fabric designs.

Tavernetta’s detailed accounts describe how Florentine nobility engaged in “il disteso” during lavish feasts, where participants would vie to display the most elegant posture while stretched out on luxury rugs. The social gatherings turned into competitive arenas as attendees appreciated those who could maintain perfect stillness without disturbing the underlying designs of their ornate tapestries.

To add a visual element to his descriptions, Tavernetta included sketches in his manuscript depicting participants adorned in elaborate period costumes frozen in various states of “il disteso.” These images bear an uncanny resemblance to modern planking photos, suggesting that this Renaissance pastime served as both a precursor and inspiration for today’s viral sensation.

1905 is a milestone of modern physics, because it’s when Special Relativity came out.

That’s older than the transistor, which was commercialized in 1951. But it’s also older than the vacuum tube triode, which was invented in 1906 or 1908.

In 1905, there were no amplifiers of any kind (though there were relay switches). There was almost no radio. The triode was a necessary invention for almost all of analog electronics.

It’s 2025 and my invention idea from the 1980’s, the glow in the dark toilet seat, still hasn’t taken off. Makes me want to quit inventing.

The high five thing always fucks me up. Mostly because I’ll see it in movies about WW2 and other historical things that it shouldn’t be in and I always have to say something lol.

Everytime I see high fives mentioned, I am reminded of a MadTV skit parodying Antiques Roadshow where they are showing off a cell phone and one guy says “And weren’t these found to cause cancer?” To which the specialist replied “Actually, no. It turns out all forms of cancer were caused by high fives.”

I feel like, if there’s stuff happening out there that you haven’t heard of today, it’s because you’re not looking. We’re assaulted daily by what everybody is up to across the world. This tweet tried really hard to be deep and profound and instead, to me, kind of sounds like somebody who is just generally out of touch and got completely blown away to learn that desk bikes exist and kids love Minecraft.

You know how you can push some buttons on your wall and your house magically warms up or cools down? I know people who were alive before that existed.

I don’t know but I know for sure that the fax machine was invented before the telephone

https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciabatta_(pane)

Before high fives? Tipping their hat I guess? A subtle nod?

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

Dick Van Dyke is older than sliced bread.