United States in 2010
You were born in 2010 — the iPad launched, Instagram went live, Adventure Time said 'Mathematical!', and Kesha started every morning brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack.
💰 How much things cost in 2010
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 2.79 USD/gallon | verified (U.S. EIA) |
| Cinema ticket | 7.89 USD | verified (NATO) |
| Coffee | ~2.00 USD | estimate |
| Ice cream | ~3.00 USD (scoop) | estimate |
Currency: USD
🎵 The music of 2010
The song of the year: Kesha – TiK ToK (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #1)
Other songs people listened to in 2010:
- Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
- Eminem ft. Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie
- Katy Perry – California Gurls
- B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – Nothin' on You
- Train – Hey, Soul Sister
- Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
- Cee Lo Green – Forget You
- Rihanna – Only Girl (In the World)
- Taio Cruz – Dynamite
📺 TV, cinema and pop culture
Cartoons: Adventure Time (premiere April 5, 2010) / Regular Show / SpongeBob (on Cartoon Network / Nickelodeon). Adventure Time premiered April 5, 2010. Mathematical! The cartoon that defined a generation's sense of humor.
TV series: The Walking Dead (AMC, Oct 31, 2010) — zombies and the collapse of civilization. Halloween premiere.
At the cinema: Inception (Nolan) — dreams inside dreams. The spinning top. Still debated.
Person of the moment: Rick Grimes of The Walking Dead — the sheriff who woke up in the apocalypse
The cult toy: iPad (April 2010) / Kinect for Xbox 360 / Toy Story 3 toys. The iPad launched April 3, 2010. Steve Jobs said it was 'magical.' For once, the marketing was accurate.
👗 Fashion and snacks
Fashion: Normcore beginning: deliberately ordinary. Also: chevron patterns everywhere. Mustache everything.
Snacks: Monster Energy, Red Bull, Oreos, Greek yogurt, Kind bars, Boom Chicka Pop
📰 What happened in 2010
Event of the year: Deepwater Horizon: largest oil spill in US history. Tea Party movement rises. Haiti earthquake kills 200,000.
Sport: Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints beat Indianapolis Colts 31-17. City still recovering from Katrina celebrates.
💻 Technology and everyday life
Tech news: iPad launched — tablet revolution. Instagram founded. 4G LTE networks begin rolling out.
The gadget to have: iPad (April 3, 2010) / Instagram (October 2010) / Kinect for Xbox 360
How people communicated: Instagram launched October 6, 2010. The first filter was X-Pro II. Nobody could have predicted what it became.
How people listened to music: Kesha woke up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy. Katy Perry. Eminem. Cee Lo Green.
The weekend: Toy Story 3. Inception. The Social Network. Black Swan. How to Train Your Dragon.
📵 What didn't exist yet in 2010
- TikTok (2016)
- ChatGPT (2022)
- Snapchat (2011)
- Netflix original content (2013)
- Instagram Reels (2020)
🎯 Guess the year — Every day a new mystery year from United States. You have 5 guesses: every miss reveals another clue.
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Main sources: EIA, Billboard, NATO