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minus-square@TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•1 year agoBonus points if you recorded it yourselves on VHS.
minus-squarethemeatbridgelinkfedilink2•1 year agoMy 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.
minus-square@elscallr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoData 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.
minus-square@bleph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoHe got to explain to his daughter and you got to explain to the comment section, circle of life
minus-square@elscallr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoThey say you don’t fully understand something until you can explain it to a 7 year old.
minus-square@Blackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoComplete with adverts for shops that no longer exist.
minus-square@InquisitiveFactotum@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoOh, 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.
Bonus points if you recorded it yourselves on VHS.
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.
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.
He got to explain to his daughter and you got to explain to the comment section, circle of life
They say you don’t fully understand something until you can explain it to a 7 year old.
Complete with adverts for shops that no longer exist.
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.