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My son found this in our garden… and now we’re wondering what this strange thing is. Do you know what’s in the photo?

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Even a simple, dirty, and rusty object can evoke an unexpected emotional response. That’s exactly what happened when my son returned from the garden, bright-eyed, clutching a strange piece of metal. At first glance, unidentifiable, it seemed to come from another time. Not a toy, not a modern tool… but something familiar, buried deep in our collective memory. And suddenly, everything became clear.

This mysterious find fascinates the whole family.

First, we all played detectives. What would this cylindrical object with its little shaft and movable arm be used for? My son imagined it as a treasure, part of a secret machine, or even a forgotten prop from a science fiction movie. I, on the other hand, was overcome with a strange feeling: I had seen this thing before, a long time ago. 

It only took a few seconds for the memory to literally catch my eye.

The turning point: an immediate return to childhood

This “strange thing” was nothing more than a bicycle dynamo . Now almost extinct, this object once symbolized absolute freedom for generations of children. Even the sight of it transported me back to the streets of my neighborhood, to long summer evenings, and to that moment when the light on the front of the bicycle came on… simply because you were pedaling. 

During this time, you didn’t need batteries or charging. Movement was enough. The faster you moved, the brighter the light shone. Simple, almost poetic.

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