โฒ 174 โผ What is something that 2020s kids will never get to experience? (midwest.social) submitted 2 years ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 333 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] pixelscript@lemmy.ml 62 points 2 years ago (3 children) Getting static shocked by the TV screen. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] ShadowCatEXE@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Reminds me of the time I had fun screwing up our CRT TV with magnets. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Adjusting the tracking on a VCR. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Lavitz@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Getting your finger stuck in the VCR because the videotape would not eject. You had to stick your finger in and poke the tape while mashing the eject button. Worked everytime. Also pushing rewind on a tape and walking away because someone forgot to rewind and you don't want to watch the video in reverse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago I think my family may have had a later generation VCR then yours, because I don't remember ever getting my hand stuck, and if you pressed the rewind button while playback was stopped (not paused) it would rewind at like 10x the regular playback speed. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago And degaussing monitors. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ShadowCatEXE@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Reminds me of the time I had fun screwing up our CRT TV with magnets. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Adjusting the tracking on a VCR. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Lavitz@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Getting your finger stuck in the VCR because the videotape would not eject. You had to stick your finger in and poke the tape while mashing the eject button. Worked everytime. Also pushing rewind on a tape and walking away because someone forgot to rewind and you don't want to watch the video in reverse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago I think my family may have had a later generation VCR then yours, because I don't remember ever getting my hand stuck, and if you pressed the rewind button while playback was stopped (not paused) it would rewind at like 10x the regular playback speed. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Lavitz@lemmings.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Getting your finger stuck in the VCR because the videotape would not eject. You had to stick your finger in and poke the tape while mashing the eject button. Worked everytime. Also pushing rewind on a tape and walking away because someone forgot to rewind and you don't want to watch the video in reverse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago I think my family may have had a later generation VCR then yours, because I don't remember ever getting my hand stuck, and if you pressed the rewind button while playback was stopped (not paused) it would rewind at like 10x the regular playback speed. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago I think my family may have had a later generation VCR then yours, because I don't remember ever getting my hand stuck, and if you pressed the rewind button while playback was stopped (not paused) it would rewind at like 10x the regular playback speed. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago And degaussing monitors. permalink fedilink source parent