![I think my VCR tried to eat my tape. Does anyone know why it happened and if my VHS tape permanently damaged? Haven't used a VCR in like 20 years so I I think my VCR tried to eat my tape. Does anyone know why it happened and if my VHS tape permanently damaged? Haven't used a VCR in like 20 years so I](https://external-preview.redd.it/VIBN36su6C8Ww27Go9MVNGRoFGaZtl6OIw2L0Xsy8o8.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d286bb7ddee8a0761ea9f59c2ad3e0f39b96b3db)
I think my VCR tried to eat my tape. Does anyone know why it happened and if my VHS tape permanently damaged? Haven't used a VCR in like 20 years so I
![Internal workings of a VHS player. It pulls the tape out and wraps around the reading head, really crazy to think that operation is ever successful without eating the tape. : r/mildlyinteresting Internal workings of a VHS player. It pulls the tape out and wraps around the reading head, really crazy to think that operation is ever successful without eating the tape. : r/mildlyinteresting](https://i.redd.it/vmp5oiabvc831.jpg)
Internal workings of a VHS player. It pulls the tape out and wraps around the reading head, really crazy to think that operation is ever successful without eating the tape. : r/mildlyinteresting
![My VHS player eats tapes, is very loud, and usually just turns off instead of playing the tape. In the video I actually got it to play, but it still made the My VHS player eats tapes, is very loud, and usually just turns off instead of playing the tape. In the video I actually got it to play, but it still made the](https://external-preview.redd.it/zrl8ieUUqrDNHRQfcRoeSaypcn4OUGMrP076PUkdC7w.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff9ec522646697ae7092d83b088e1341d6149532)
My VHS player eats tapes, is very loud, and usually just turns off instead of playing the tape. In the video I actually got it to play, but it still made the
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