Comment on Back in my day

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  My daughter asked me what a VHS Player was last night. It was in one of her books, and I couldn’t tell her how it works. But I got to tell her why we say “rewind” when we reverse a movie.

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  • elscallr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Data is written to a tape in one direction. It’s on a very long magnetic ribbon. That ribbon is wrapped around two spools.

    Once you read through the data you have to wind it all the way backwards to read it front to back again.

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    • bleph@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      He got to explain to his daughter and you got to explain to the comment section

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      • elscallr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        They say you don’t fully understand something until you can explain it to a 7 year old.

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Complete with adverts for shops that no longer exist.

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  • InquisitiveFactotum@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Oh, man. Idea: When watching a vintage movie on a steaming service they should run ads from the same time period.

    Watch an 80s movie with 80s McDonald’s and Folgers commercials.

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