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What's a completely normal sentence today that would have made no sense 50 years ago?
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Timepieces have needed to be wound for a very, very long time, as have rechargeable batteries. Battery-powered watches have been around since the 1950s. A rechargeable watch in 1975 would be futuristic/cutting edge, but not insane.
Even taking calls on your watch was a common trope, albeit (mostly) limited to science fiction. And let's not forget about everything James Bond could do on his watch.
Telling someone in 1975 that these devices and capabilities would be common, and that we mostly use them to look at cat videos and troll people, THAT is insane.
People are watching cat videos and trolling people via their watches now??