Ghetto DVD Rewinder
Intro: Ghetto DVD Rewinder
Since regular DVD rewinders are so expensive I designed a simple cheap DVD rewinder you can make yourself.
STEP 1: Parts
-A motor
-Some Tape
-A Small Cardboard Box
-Some Wire
-A Battery
-Some Tape
-A Small Cardboard Box
-Some Wire
-A Battery
STEP 2: Wire Up the Motor
Get your motor (I found mine in a thing) and attach wire to it.
Then, attach one of the wire to one end of the battery.
Then, attach one of the wire to one end of the battery.
STEP 3: Finish Him.
Attach the motor to the side of the box with some tape.
STEP 4: How to Use It
1. Take the DVD you want to rewind and put tape over the center hole.
2. Stick the tape to the motor, make sure it's on the part that spins.
3. Attach the unattached wire to the free side of the battery.
4. When it's done rewinding remove the DVD for use.
WARNING! Make sure you spin it to the left, to rewind it.
2. Stick the tape to the motor, make sure it's on the part that spins.
3. Attach the unattached wire to the free side of the battery.
4. When it's done rewinding remove the DVD for use.
WARNING! Make sure you spin it to the left, to rewind it.
91 Comments
alangot3 3 months ago
The later DVD players had the rewind function built into them.
When finished viewing the DVD just take it out of the player and re-insert it in upside down.
Press play and you can hear the DVD rewinding automatically. Wait till the motor stops and remover he DVD and it will be rewound.
I've seen my wife do this many times and she says it works perfectly.
RonR1 9 years ago
I just wait until midnight, then play it >> Forward. Since the world is now upside down, the DVD is in essence "<< Rewinding. The next morning it is freshly rewound. Ta Da!
bpolman 9 years ago
I clicked on this just to read the comments, needed a good laugh!
GeeWizKid 10 years ago
Finally, a product I can’t use. I already have too many gadgets and gizmos that occupy my time. Thank you Magnelectrostatic. What a relief.
No, but really, I applaud your creativity.
b-dawg123 10 years ago
HardKnuckles 11 years ago
R.A.T.M 12 years ago
DWinker 12 years ago
R.A.T.M 12 years ago
wolfkeeper 12 years ago
It's not a well known problem, it's because the laser read head inevitably changes the polarization of the media when you play it, and the next time you play it the drive has to undo that before it can read it. Some expensive DVDs have dual heads and don't have this delay, but not the cheap drives most people have.
R.A.T.M 12 years ago
DWinker 12 years ago
I believe you meant to say, "you're."
lbrewer42 13 years ago
After heavy research into the cause of his misfortune, I determined that the radiation emanating from the DVD rewinder sitting next to his cage was the cause of the problem.
You see, the way digital media is recorded onto the DVD surface can cause some of the electrons in the inner orbitals of the medium's atoms to jump to higher levels whilst skipping the normal pattern of filling in the lower sublevels. Hence, when the DVD is rewound on a device which does not have a built in mechanism for radiation dampening, the abnormally high frequency of radiation the electrons release when falling back into their original orbitals emanates freely in all directions from the device. It is a little known fact that all commercial units sold are required by law to have this radiation dampening mechanism in place. The radiation, as my mouse would attest to, causes mutations in DNA.
So I would caution anyone in making/using one of these DVD rewinding deices to first:
1. Check with local laws to find out the ordinances governing the usage of non-radiation shielded DVD rewinders.
2. Make sure any usage of non-commercial DVD rewinders is limited to an area where a living organism (such as my mouse) is not within 42 feet of the unit while it is rewinding a DVD.
A probable fix fo this, however, might be to coat the DVD in marshmallows before rewinding. It has been suggested that the abnormal frequency of radiation emanating from the rewinding DVD is of such a nature that the atoms in the marshmallows can absorb the radiation before it can escape into the surrounding environment. In turn, these marshmallows can serve a dual purpose in that they will then glow in the dark after exposure to this radiation - hence a new and greener source of kiddy night lights might result from all of this..
However, I have not yet been able to test this theory... any takers?
in summary: The results can be disastrous if the above cautions are not taken to heart. You see, my poor little pet mouse is now living a life of misery. You would think the old adage "two heads are better than one" would apply here, but he has found this not to be the case. Why? His main problem is that every time the new head tries to sing "Home on the Range," it is always a quarter tone flat. So my mouse can never again give a non-dis-harmonic voice recital! All this b/c I failed to shield my home made DVD rewinder.
internethotspot 12 years ago
If you notice the warning label on the bottom, it states you must keep wives and girlfriends at a distance during operation, else she may also grow another head. This could be bad. However, if you reverse the polarity...
lbrewer42 12 years ago
So I am assuming that the spider actually must have been closer than the mouse and somehow had its arachnid DNA mutated to impart these special abilities to my nephew Peter.
I really appreciate this forum where I can learn so much from other people.
BTW - cute baby pic!
sueman2 12 years ago
internethotspot 12 years ago
I'd like to see this theory tested using a power inverter and a 500v power source. Of course you would need an appropriate diode to prevent it from accidentally going forward in time.
If this theory is correct, then it is only the device and DVD that are moving in time, and not its surroundings. But with some creativity, you could expand the area of effect. However if everything went back in time and not just the DVD, we wouldn't even notice that it had worked.
DWinker 12 years ago
And such a time diode could possibly be fashioned out of a zucchini and some dry ice?
The possibilities are endless!
RelyNupon 13 years ago
printingfreak 13 years ago