VHS Tapes Found in a Trash Can? | Mystery Tapes

[@brutalmoose]

haven't posted it yet, but i'll upload the extended Video Programs segment without commentary over at www.youtube.com/@mysterytapesarchive

[@404Errored]

Bold of you to assume I'll click that.

[@gir489returns2]

I can't wait for the one about filming 80s home videos.

[@dangus69420]

sick

[@db_524]

Nice

[@TheBrandonnnn]

Wow! Finally a good brutalmoose vid again. Lets goo. I thought you were just gonna phone in your content forever. Good to see you making an effort again

[@Aedpowell6490]

PEAK RETURNS

[@Dangerzone334ArchiveOfficial]

My other favorite series he's done! Plus, looking at different commercials from the era is nostalgic

[@Graylord88]

The video programs tape is most likely a practice tape a student was using to experiment and learn the tools. The audio portion was probably originally fine, but that was the relevant part where the student was learning about audio tools and they probably added the music, experimented with levels, etc themselves. It could even have been homework for all we know.

[@tacticaljunk1608]

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[@Norweeg]

Woo! The return of my favorite series by you. Time to grab a snack and relax.

[@brutalmoose]

hope you enjoy it!

[@stpworld]

@@brutalmooseI never found any tapes in the trash but i did find a bunch of tapes i recorded in the 90s

[@galaxophone]

Nice profile pic @norweeg

[@LezlieLizard]

No way, so glad to see you're continuing the series!

[@TOASTERBOI_2004]

Nice pfp

[@db_524]

Me too

[@LezlieLizard]

​@@TOASTERBOI_2004Thank you!

[@TOASTERBOI_2004]

@@LezlieLizard You’re welcome

[@amiller3080]

My Autism made me spend a full year watching nothing but 80's/90's commercials on repeat until I knew them all word for word. It cool to see someone who appreciates them too lol🤣

[@DisappointedSon0813]

I LOVE iAN's VHS era. So much nostalgia. Keep this up!

[@ThatGuyL]

That Colgate Jr commercial unlocked a deep childhood memory. I remember the gel coming out of the tube in the shape of a star. That stuff was kind of gross, but that is how I learned that you weren't supposed to swallow toothpaste after brushing.

[@sleepyote]

Maybe it was gross on purpose?

[@pino6931]

I thought I was going to have to deal with my insomnia when Moose stopped dropping this series! Now I can just watch this video to fall asleep for at least another week!

[@4tado]

My favorite series is back. I swear to god I replay the VHS playlist on a constant basis. Time for some dope 4:3 nostalgic vibes

[@ashapple8118]

lets fucking go my favorite series on youtube mystery tapes is back

[@littlethief9978]

I'm the older sibling of the person who sent this box of tapes and its honestly so cool to see this pop up in my feed!!! I'm pretty sure those tapes sat around for a few years after they dug em out of the trash but its great to finally see whats on them. We saw the stream where it was unboxed but never thought it would get its own video. So glad you enjoyed them!

[@Nexus_427]

Mystery Tapes was my favorite series of yours, so glad to see it return after so long!

[@worldsworstletsplay]

I'm not going to lie, that Peter Pan segment SENT ME. I grew up with that version of Peter Pan (my parents still have the original VHS) and never actually saw Disney's version. FOR YEARS, I never understood why people enjoyed Peter Pan as much as they did...thanks for the memories/nightmares!

[@RampageJake]

There's still beauty in this world. Thanks Ian!

[@indigo7]

Yay new moose! Thanks so much cant wait to watch!

[@part2jotaroandpals567]

What’s this? A new mystery tapes on the same day Sparking zero is released? It’s a dream come true

[@zinja0830]

Yes new mystery tapes!

[@SquirtMac17]

The fact that you don’t have 7 digit follower count is today’s actual greatest mystery. You my friend are a gem of the KZbin creator scene 🤙🏼

[@meganmarts5769]

My dad would let me watch as much TV as I wanted as long as it was PBS. Some kids grew up on Nickelodeon or Disney or MTV. That boring PBS video really brought back some memories! 👍 Thanks!

[@maccamachine]

Oh yeah new mystery tapes video it’s a great day. This is one of my favorite series on KZbin man I love stuff like this

[@rayner864]

my faveourite series of your by far - love me some random tape deep dives

[@DemonRenamon]

Yessss i love this series!!! Ty for bringing it back!!

[@shelbykatherine0712]

OMG hearing you talk about Peter Pan made my entire day!! I have the entire production on VHS and it is genuinely of my most treasured childhood items. I was obsessed as a kid and it’s what inspired me to do musical theater as a teen. I just love how silly it is!

[@jambles727]

18:02 This was a great recommendation! Just started listening to KPM 1000 Series, and holy hell they have a massive catalog of TV & film music spanning back to the 60s. Thanks!!

[@pr9334]

I know of them because Turner Broadcasting used them a lot back then lmao

[@safe]

these videos are so cozy, they feel like a hug

[@RemnantCult]

My FAVORITE Brutalmoose series! I can't wait to dig in!

[@TheRadkid1]

Cant wait to watch this one with my GF Always exciting when there's a new brutalmoose Since i know you're reading these- Hey Ian! hope you're having a decent day today

[@abc.6223]

You found a real life analog horror tape istg, if I saw the tape cut to blood red after saying " so i shot him-- " I would have felt so scared to be alone lmao

[@joshitricara3407]

Which time stamp is that at?? I seemed to have missed that somehow

[@AnonymousCapybara2050]

Love how much PBS content is featured. PBS will go down as one of the most legendary education projects ever produced by a publicly funded program. Still follow multiple PBS channels on KZbin to this day.

[@DetroitMetroRetro]

Ian!!! Did you know in my head all i ask for over and over again is more mystery tapes? Thanks buddy i have been waiting for this, every series you do is above and beyond We have been huge fans since 2016!

[@dobbythefreeelf5703]

These are my favorite videos of yours please keep them coming!

[@kelseyjakey2134]

YAYYYY! these VHS tape reviews are one of my fav series on KZbin and I have been hoping we would get another Mystery Tapes video soon! Thank you Mr. MacMystery

[@robinw.8083]

I love the little fish the sender drew on the note

[@Suikage]

Loved the video! The mystery tape series is just perfect

[@skipperxiv9401]

As someone whose degree is in Electrical Engineering, I think (read:hope) I can explain Superconductors in a more intuitive way than that special did: When electrons flow through a normal wire, they lose some of their energy as they travel along, because the electrons keep bumping into things inside the wire. Mostly, the electrons are bumping into the rest of the atoms of the wire (the electrons flowing through the wire come from the atoms already in the wire) because they're all jiggling around. The atoms are jiggling around basically because they're hot, and the hotter they are, the more they jiggle around. In a superconductor, the atoms stop their jiggling and the electrons can peacefully move through the material without bumping into anything. Of course, it's a little (read: a LOT) more complicated than that, but the simplest explanation I can offer is this: When the atoms stop their jiggling from heat, they actually start to clump up a little around the electrons cause the two are attracted to each other (and they stay clumped up cause they're not jiggling around). When other electrons see all these positive charges in one spot, they want in on the action and are attracted to that spot. Because of some quantum mechanics black magic, this causes the electrons to start to buddy up together in pairs and keep a healthy distance from each other. Now, neither the atoms nor the electrons are bouncing around all willy-nilly, and the electrons can flow between the atoms without any resistance. This has a lot of cool applications and consequences, like allowing magnets to float or being able to hold onto a moving current forever without any source of power driving it. The downside to superconductors is that all the ones we know of only work when they're *stupid* cold. Like, instantly-freeze-your-fingers-off cold. This means that for a superconductor to keep superconducting, you have to spend a lot of effort keeping it that cold, otherwise it goes back to being a normal conductor or even an insulator. That said, on smaller scales, that's not too bad, and there are things nowadays that use superconductors just fine. But for something like a loss-less power line? We're not there yet.

[@trumanratliff1166]

YEAJJ EYAJ YEAHHHH I just got finished rewatching the others, what phenomenal timing. My favorite stuff on youtube, easily

[@Sgt.Groove]

It's been so long, and this dropped right before I work. 😢 I can't wait to watch this later!

[@DrMouthful]

OMG WHAT? I first found you from this funky ass format like 3 years ago. Went from that to the foods to LITERALLY LOVING MARBLE CARNIVAL. And now we’re here again at episode 8. #marblecarnivalforever

[@betweenmyself4971]

The Peter Pan Nut was Cousin Larry (Mark Linn-Baker) from Perfect Strangers.

[@Glacier_Nester]

Heck yeah, mystery tapes! Also, as an occasional superconductor understander, think about it like this, a normal wire is kinda like a water hose for electricity that has occasional bits of crud in it that the "water" resists moving around, while a supercobductor is like one of those fancy pipes that makes the water flow Just So, perfectly smooth. A majority of the superconductors we've found so far only work at liquid nitrogen or lower temperatures, so finding ones that work even small amounts of degrees warmer is a pretty big deal! If we found a true "room temperature" superconductor, it'd change the face of a LOT of electronics, not the least of which being how power stations work, since they have to actively work against the resistance of the wires, as is! I like the nova presentation, it's actually pretty entertaining if you know what they're carrying on about!

[@kirapipikirapika]

woah the bumper sound before the nova episode was a huge blast of nostalgia

[@SepSyn]

Absolutely love this series. It was also fun to catch some of the stream where you initially went over the tapes! Thanks, Ian!

[@ZachInman]

Yes my favorite series is back!!!

[@UncleMori]

Hey nephew, don't forget the toilet paper and Binaca. See you on Friday!

[@mrpotatohead34]

new Brutalmoose!! i love this series, love to see what people back in the day preserved on VHS

[@emmasappho9006]

Having a rough past few days and I really needed this

[@jslane41]

This was a great video, and this found tape series is awesome! I absolutely love going down memory lane with these old tapes. If you're wanting to see more like this, there's a KZbin channel called Dave's Archives which specializes in remastering old VHS tapes and showing nothing but the commercials from a given period.

[@mczmgamingthings9249]

NOTHING BETTER THAN MYSTERY TAPES MY FRIEND! THANK YOU! I rewatch these ALL THE TIME

[@lucvoel]

Yesss favorite brutalmoose series is BACK!!!!

[@szlothh6339]

oh wow. i thought you were done doing tapes. im so glad you arent, i really missed these!

[@mrman2651]

This literally made my day! Thank you iAN for making these great videos! Love you and MJ. Keep beeing you.🥰

[@aquawayfinder]

LETS GO! Husband and I just binged this series! So happy to see another one!

[@sushiroll3002]

Your expertise really shines through here. Some random youtuber watching these tapes wouldn't have known what was going on with the Miss America pageant with the shapes and text but you immediately knew what kind of device was being used there, super cool.

[@cwooddirector]

Yo, I never thought we'd see a new Mystery Tapes. I'm so excited!

[@BarkleyBCooltimes]

I was thinking about the mystery tapes videos over the weekend and now theres a new one! Wild to see old Anchorage area commercials.

[@Pandymeez]

I’m so sad I can’t watch this right away. 😭 IM EXCITED FOR MYSTERY TAPES

[@kevinparmnet]

Bob Papa who is covering the stanley cup is the radio voice of the New York Giants. He is a great sportscaster and that is a cool early clip of his work!

[@Bigbrogogo]

I’m so excited that this is back!!!

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

Heck yeah. Love this series! Edit: Its amazing how many of these commercials/shows I remember. Those Candace Bergen Sprint ads ran non-stop and 3-2-1 Contact!, and NOVA were favorites of mine as a kid.

[@amnoirgg8563]

Omfg I’ve been so patiently waiting for this 😻 thank you so much 😭🙏

[@PeaceLoveDisney]

These are my favorite!!! Although the food reviews are also entertaining and I enjoy anything you make, I always get the most excited for this. So happy you're continuing with it!!

[@feeder12]

Hey! That Peter Pan peanut butter commercial guy is Cousin Larry from Perfect Strangers!

[@DozerDavisProductions]

Mystery tapes that can be found within the trash can sure be interesting, alright… so interesting, that they might be _bizarre,_ even… and that’s why I enjoy these kinds of VHS tapes so much!

[@rabbitttz]

Oh my god no way! January of 89!? Those commercials are from when I was born. That’s super neat!!

[@ryan.harvill]

26:18 Heh, "What if I don't wanna feel daddy?" got me 😂. Good one.

[@OwNAvenged]

Finally, you brought back peak.

[@LLInnovA]

"If you're planning to buy carpet, Don't." Now what am I supposed to do today? :(

[@randomreviews4278]

Yessssss finally a new mysterious vhs tapes please do more

[@Sweetumskitty1789]

Yay! More Mystery Tapes, it’s my favorite series you’ve done next to Televoid.

[@FizzyK-45]

I love how this video is in 4:3 instead of the typical 16:9 resolution, it's just like watching an actual VHS tape. 😁

[@nik_ye]

this comeback just might've made my year

[@douglasallen9428]

I was just watching some of the previous Mystery Tapes episodes last night…. and lo and behold, here’s a new installment! Thank you so much!!!

[@AoiYukinoMisharu]

BRUTALMOOSE WITH A NEW MYSTERY TAPES VIDEO, DROP EVERYTHING!

[@amwfan88]

I'm so excited to see Mystery Tapes return! Fun fact: the guy in that car rust commercial that played during the hockey game is Mike Ditka, coach of the 1985 Chicago Bears.

[@TheBaldr]

Most of Japan burns their trash in incinerators that also generate electricity. They also like to put wrappers inside of wrappers on products.

[@official_knack]

Ian your videos give me nostalgia for a decade that I was not alive in, I love it

[@Antifearn]

I just graduated from college with a BFA in filmmaking last May and the first tape made me feel so nostalgic for my old photography/film classes! I miss all of my professors. 😥

[@mathieunadeau5984]

Awesome! Was hoping for a Mystery Tapes episode for a while 🎉

[@Wumbo_the_Mumbo]

@39:37 I've been watching long enough to remember when the cooking videos were the new thing. Great video, Moose.

[@screwball69]

Hell yes more mystery tapes

[@PukeGG]

I've had no internet for a week due to the hurricane, and watching this at 144p on a hotspot really added to the aesthetic. love your videos bro.

[@RubyRose2077]

21:31 the edit of that football player get DESTROYED and exploding KILLED ME, like I'm CRYING laughing writing this OMG that guy got absolutely OBLITERATED! XD

[@mordaciousfilms]

I love that this is an actual hobby and thing you've posted about bc I've legit been picking up random home videos I've found for free at thrift stores or estate sales - blank tapes - I'm ripping one now from VHS that's someones home videos... it's so bizarre I'm almost wondering if this will become a real-life ARG/lost media mystery type thing. Eeeek!

[@Lions1990]

I had 23:46 on repeat as a kid. Thanks for bringing back those sweet nostalgic memories!

[@darrenletts6392]

I love watching old commercials

[@jimjambacon]

The narrator of the last tape sounds like Stephen Tobolowsky. I kept waiting for him to shout "bing!"

[@April84012]

7:23 It's so funny seeing a modern KZbin page in this analogue/analoguelike format. I very much enjoy how campy your VHS videos are in that respect.

[@linnhuman]

I love that this box is from the Pittsburgh area! As a local it's very cool to see the old WPXI news intro and the Penguins hockey game against the Washington Capitals from '92, 2 years before I was born! I literally got chills lol I guess we can feel nostalgic for things even before our time. and that's pretty cool 👌🏻

[@wantwithout]

I love tapes that arrive in the mail with mysterious notes about schools and trash cans!!

[@fenway1680]

MY FAVORITE SERIES ON KZbin!!!

[@galaxophone]

The wrapper fooling you is about big colorful packaging with small cheap things inside. The idea was that companies try to trick you into buying junk by making the packaging look nice, and often much bigger than the actual product inside. This is much less common now, for instance toy and video game boxes used to be huge, but now they're very minimal.

[@mialogan3529]

Please do more of these!!! My favorite series!

[@joegiuffr3]

Ohhhh I've been waiting for another one of these

[@HardPourCorn]

12:07 Is that Ordinary Sausage??? 😂😂😂

[@smittyjjensin558]

Thats clearly the wrapper

[@1MockingJay]

i love ALL your stuff, but i really love mystery tapes!! thank you!!

[@thraellock]

Thanks BrutalMoose! Love the Mystery Tapes series. I wish I had some tapes to send you. My dad basically moved back into my childhood home when my mom divorced and left a LOT of tapes there. Most were thrown away but some were kept. If I remember, they were just movies, nothing like blank tapes with recordings. I did have a bunch of pokemon recorded at one point but I'm sure they are gone. Oh well.

[@andrewvizzard1939]

Great to see this series back

[@banditodestiny]

Im so juiced to see Mystery Tapes back

[@frogwithafez3977]

I'm not an expert so I might be wrong, but from my understanding, a time base corrector works by synchronizing the VCR with the TV. On VHS, as with most analog video, the video is an encoded series of lines and fields of color that are then decoded to be drawn top to bottom, since that's how CRTs drew an image. Because the VCR reads and writes the tape through mechanical action, a lot of VHS errors take the form of lines or field being drawn at the wrong time, and coming out at the wrong place. The proper video is still there, but it's just being played a the wrong time or on the part of the image. A time base corrector fixes this by using precise electronic clocks to output the video at specific times in specific intervals, so as long as the tape still has the video, it should be forced to be drawn where it's supposed to.

[@brutalmoose]

fascinating! thanks for the info!