Boy bewildered by 'old fashioned' pay phone in viral video

WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- A young boy named Jake became the physical embodiment of the generational divide when he came face to face with his first payphone and was utterly bewildered.

The video shared on YouTube by AFV shows the young boy, addressed by the woman shooting the video as "Jake," puzzling over the 20th-century relic in an attempt to figure out the intended purpose of the anachronistic device.

Only when the videographer explains the concept of a phone booth does the boy have a realization: "Is this an old fashioned phone?"

The video has been viewed by nearly 300,000 users -- many of whom were likely using the pay phone's descendant, the modern cellphone.