So, Back in the 90s or whenever; Did ya ever rent a movie only to discover partway through that you'd already seen it, and must have rented it in the past? Happened to me with Another 48 Hours.
Saw the new Dune with my wife and son on Saturday. Already seen first film multiple times and familiar with the source material so nothing surprising. Enjoyed it but it was a little too slow moving.
And today the VCR decided to eject the tape. Why? I dunno! Maybe it saw the screwdriver & got scared.
Said a little prayer of thanks & put the tape away, apparently unharmed. I’ll have to keep my eye open for a backup VCR...
In a crossword I did recently, I got "gigavolt" in one place. It made me curious how much 1 GV is. Apparently high voltage power lines max out around 1.10 - 1.15 MV and the lightning can reach 150 MV, so this crossword reference to a voltage six times that of lightning...