The video starts with a host introducing a collection of vintage INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel) videos, expressing excitement about the content. The host discusses INA's role in archiving radio and TV broadcasts.
They highlight a famous video where young people in 1962 predict the year 2000. The host suggests watching it later due to its popularity on Facebook. They focus on various topics, including school, technology, and parental perspectives from the past.
The host reacts to the vintage hairstyles and fashion, jokingly suggesting a comeback. They appreciate the honesty of the interviewees, even when they criticize various aspects of society.
The next segment discusses cheating techniques in exams, including creative methods used in the 80s. They emphasize the resourcefulness of some students.
The host transitions to technological innovations, including the emergence of video games and the introduction of personal computing for tasks like accounting and vacation planning.
They also touch on the introduction of the Walkman, initially met with curiosity and fascination, and how it foreshadowed the widespread use of personal audio devices today.
The video showcases an April Fools' hoax about a smoking ban in public places, which later became a reality. The public's reactions and concerns about this ban are discussed.
The segment concludes with a hoax about car phones, humorously presented as a groundbreaking technology. The host appreciates the creative effort behind the hoax.
The video closes with an invitation for viewers to explore more vintage INA videos on the host's YouTube channel. They find the content intriguing and believe it offers valuable insights into the past.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. INA stands for the National Audiovisual Institute.
2. The INA is responsible for archiving radio and TV broadcasts.
3. The INA has a series of interviews with young people from 1962, where they were asked about their thoughts on the year 2000.
4. The INA has videos from 1965, where a journalist interviews two young people about their thoughts on France and their lives.
5. The two young people in the 1965 video express dissatisfaction with society and criticize the system.
6. One of the young people mentions that they are part of an "anti-comfort movement" or "anti-system" movement.
7. The INA has a video from 1984, where students discuss cheating and ways to cheat on exams.
8. A student in the 1984 video creates a cheating device using a radio and headphones.
9. The INA has a video from 1986, where a student, Désir Audric, discusses his methods for cheating on exams.
10. Désir Audric creates a cheating technique using a scraper, elastic, and safety pin.
11. The INA has videos from the 1980s, where the media discusses the arrival of new technologies, such as video games and walkmans.
12. The first portable players, known as walkmans, were a novelty in the 1980s and allowed people to listen to music in public.
13. The INA has a video from 1972, where a hoax is presented as a real news story, announcing a ban on smoking in public places.
14. The hoax was so convincing that people believed it was real, and it wasn't until 2006 that a real ban on smoking in public places was implemented.
15. The INA has a video from the 1980s, where a hoax is presented as a real news story, announcing the arrival of cell phones in cars.
16. The hoax claimed that cell phones would be available in cars for a price of 20,000 to 25,000 francs (approximately 4,000 euros).
17. The real cost of the first cell phones was much higher, around 20,000 to 25,000 francs.
18. The INA has videos that show how much technology has changed over the years, with a significant gap between the 1980s and the present day.
Note: Some of the facts may be mentioned multiple times in the text, but I have only included each fact once in the list.