The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhy doesn't it feel as classy?media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1590arrow-down115
arrow-up1575arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't it feel as classy?media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoRecords and their players are tangible. You don’t need any electricity to play a record. It is a kind of magic the human mind can comprehend. VHS tapes and cathode ray tubes on the other hand work with magnets and quantum physics and shit. Nobody knows how they fucking work.
minus-squarebleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month ago You don’t need any electricity to play a record Are we talking about the hand-cranked players from the olden days?
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYes, but you can also spin a modern player and just listen closely to the needle.
Records and their players are tangible. You don’t need any electricity to play a record. It is a kind of magic the human mind can comprehend.
VHS tapes and cathode ray tubes on the other hand work with magnets and quantum physics and shit. Nobody knows how they fucking work.
Are we talking about the hand-cranked players from the olden days?
Yes, but you can also spin a modern player and just listen closely to the needle.