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A snapshot of a vision test currently administered[*] to young (age 4+) people:

How many four-year-olds have seen enough Ma Bell–ish rotary desk phone to recognize it as a generic “phone” icon?

Note to the legions of pediatricians with a DIY streak who read B1FF.ORG!!!: please save the following knocked-together image to your desktop, print it out at various sizes, tape it over the relevant parts of your cultural-literacy visions test charts, and get back to us about the remarkable improvement in your patients’ “vision.”

Then maybe think about updating the WWII-era icon of a Jeep to reflect childrens’ experiences with cars in light of (e.g.) NTSA regulations regarding child car seats.

[*] In what probably is one of the best pediatric group practices in the US.