TV test patterns

Parent Cafe
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<p>I have a confession to make: when I was young, back in the days of black and white TV’s, I used to be scared of the TV test pattern that would come on after the station signed off (they would first show an American flag, with the national anthem playing). This dread was akin to the feeling that Old World sailors must have had when contemplating sailing to the edge of the world - there was a great void. </p>

<p>Anyone else get creeped out by the test pattern?</p>

<p>Here’s a graphic, just to refresh your memory:
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<p>I also found them scary! In an era of “duck and cover” they looked like nuclear signs to me. Of course, I probably only saw one a couple of times – they would have been on way past my bedtime.</p>