mirrorbird (01:45:31)
the only cassette tapes i own now, in 2025, are: various mix tapes from old girlfriends and maybe one or two ZX Spectrum ones. i will never play any of them ever again. but you can take them from my cold dead etc.

atinypony (01:45:13)
i ████ed up a lot of tapes years ago trying to recreate that effect by just putting the tape in the microwave

mirrorbird (01:44:17)
unsure = just say it was in a "1986 Summer Fire"

mirrorbird (01:44:09)
no squish = BoC

mirrorbird (01:43:54)
squish = oops, you left it in the hot car, probably the same occasion when you killed your dog

mirrorbird (01:43:18)
you can tell by whether it makes a squish sound when you remove it

mirrorbird (01:43:04)
lmao. pony knows

atinypony (01:42:51)
is it a boards of canada album, or did i just leave it in the glove box over summer?

mirrorbird (01:42:48)
VHS tape chew not so good. i got some ancient video tapes converted in the past 5 years (i know) and the quality is absolutely horrific, i think they quietly dissolve when nobody is looking at them

mirrorbird (01:42:15)
yes but they WORK to get that. we just had to abuse our tapes