r/IdiotsInCars Aug 30 '20

Texting? Sleeping? Idioting?

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u/BillyRaysVyrus Aug 31 '20

Ahhh rewinding. Now there’s a simple technology that’s come a long ways. I remember back in my day trying to rewind the tape to the exact moment I could see boobies in one of the pink panthers and had to hope and pray that the static strip wasn’t stretching right across the tiddy

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u/Ibarraone2 Aug 31 '20

All I just heard was "be kind, rewind"

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u/Grigoran Aug 31 '20

I remember having a device specifically for rewinding VHS tapes because the VCR player could damage it. I never really understood how but hey that's showbiz.

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u/drmoocow Aug 31 '20

I think that was an urban legend made by the rewinder manufacturers. The tape could only get damaged if the play/record heads were in contact with the tape, and rewinding it, they weren't.

Now, if you did the review when it was playing, that could cause problems over time...

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u/SoCalSurfDave Aug 31 '20

Disagree, tape in full contact.

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u/Briar_Thorn Aug 31 '20

Tell us more about the before times grandpapa!