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mopman94 t1_jedvejf wrote

Huh, that’s cool and this is indeed the very definition of mildly interesting.

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Dude1stPriest t1_jeenptc wrote

I really need someone to make custom tiny records so this can become nightmare fuel.

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dyskinet1c t1_jeepiik wrote

If you play it backwards, does it summon a demon?

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BSB8728 t1_jeepq5l wrote

I had a Chatty Cathy doll that used records. You played the record by pulling a string in back of her neck.

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VadersSprinkledTits t1_jeeq3ht wrote

Yep, the Kenner Star Wars Imperial Transport also use the same style internal record player. It’s quite a feat of engineering. Specifically placed buttons, and a retracting spring loaded needle. Wizardry before digital

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vinnyj5 t1_jees2vu wrote

Y’all have never seen Toy Story 4?! Gabby Gabby tries to steal this from Woody.

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gearslut-5000 t1_jeesj8y wrote

it's purely mechanical, yeah? the needle is connected to something that vibrates and amplified the sound rather than a battery powered speaker, right? pretty neat.

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VoraciousTrees t1_jeeuew4 wrote

Take notes, Bethesda. Gonna need a new bioshock game soon.

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gaze-upon-it t1_jef0u4a wrote

There were football games with the mini record, pick the offense, the other player chooses defense from the opposite side of the disc, several option. Those selections determined an outcome, cheering, play calls etc. great fun. Until you mark the discs and can call the perfect play for that disc lol. Came with about 10 records. My sister had one of these dolls

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mrchaddy t1_jef1xy9 wrote

These were very common in the 70s

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toogaloon t1_jef2gt6 wrote

My alarm clock as a kid in the 80s was a plastic He-Man castle with an analog clock in the middle. The alarm itself was a tiny record like this, I still remember part of the song "time to wake up, smile and be happy. Brush your teeth and make it snappy." It ended with "we're the Masters of the Universe!" which I thought was super cool.

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scoff-law t1_jef48yp wrote

Reminds me of that Phillip K Dick sorry about the guy that finds a tape machine in his body.

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dell02 t1_jef4o6v wrote

Hello from Eastern Europe, this is my best childhood memory.

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QuietGanache t1_jef4ud2 wrote

Replying to dadydaycare (#2,533,917)

Using a laser on vinyl is pretty dangerous, you get all sorts of chlorine compounds so you need an external vent that's definitely not going to blow back in. If you're considerate, a scrubber is even better.

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Potaatolongster t1_jefamul wrote

My sister had one of these growing up! It was german, and if you think thar shit is creepy in English, try it in German. We used it once and then used the records for pretend plates.

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Jespoir t1_jefec4b wrote

This guy doesn’t Toy Story.

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chazlarson t1_jefl3sg wrote

The record typically has multiple concentric grooves, so the needle will randomly drop into one of them. I used to have a 45rpm record for a regular turntable that had this same feature.

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CMDR_omnicognate t1_jefl5q4 wrote

These were actually quite common on old “talking” toys, those old animal sound toys where you pull a cord and it would make an animal noise for example were basically just really rudimentary vinyls made of plastic

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Thiccaca t1_jefmnon wrote

I now want to see a DJ do a set using vintage dolls.

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sonicjesus t1_jefqw2g wrote

The "see and say" was slightly more complicated. Turning the dial to a particular animal moved the needle to a specific track.

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sonicjesus t1_jefrx65 wrote

Replying to Reygle (#2,538,240)

Nah, that's fully synthesized, and people hated cars like that ever bit as much as they should have.

"Your door is ajar" fueled thousands of failed stand up comedy routines, as it should have.

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Oclure t1_jefsjix wrote

Replying to buddboy (#2,540,083)

They often do work without batteries, they are esentialy low quality plastic versions of the old school Victrola record players that rely on the record needle directly vibrating a diaphragm to make sound and thus need no power just somthing to spin the record which could be a pull string in a doll like this.

The same concept is used on those old animal sound spining toys, except those had multiple tracks arranged in concentric spirals on the record. When you pointed the arrow at the animal whose sound you wanted to hear you were actualy lining the record up so the needle would fall into the groove for the right track.

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pogpole t1_jeftrr2 wrote

Replying to VadersSprinkledTits (#2,530,035)

I was going to mention this. I think it had six different grooves spiraled together, each one playing a different sound, and it was a matter of chance which one the needle fell into. Very clever.

EDIT: I misremembered. The buttons would turn the record to line up the appropriate groove. But I learned that you could get it to play a random sound by pushing the button only halfway down. That's probably what prompted me to take it apart and see how it worked in the first place.

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MillardSheets t1_jefv5ob wrote

I had an old Nisan 280ZX with this tech. She'd warn you if you left the parking break on or a door was ajar. At the time I thought it was the height of technology.

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Reygle t1_jefvmjs wrote

Replying to sonicjesus (#2,542,272)

Huh. I stand corrected. Could have sworn I'd seen a video about using that odd LP style "tech" back then. Maybe a different auto maker used it, or maybe my brain is bad.

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its_justme t1_jefzucb wrote

I’m really tripped out by how long OP’s thumb is

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chuker34 t1_jega3ti wrote

Datsun cars did the same. Started in the 280ZX and I know it continued in the 300ZX and maybe some Nissans?

The car would talk to you and tell you things like “the left door is open” or when you left the lights on or keys in the ignition.

These days they don’t seem to work, but there’s YouTube videos of people making them work.

Useless but cool piece of technology.

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AKADriver t1_jegaf24 wrote

Replying to sonicjesus (#2,542,272)

Nissan, not Chrysler, in fact did use a small phono record. It actually sounded pretty good, since it used natural speech. You'd think, ah, the Japanese, surely they had electronic voice synthesizer technology ahead of the US. Nope! Ultra-miniaturized record player.

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/but-wait-theres-more/a1875076/when-cars-talked-using-tiny-phonograph-records-nissans-voice-warning-system/

They did develop a solid state version of their own by '85.

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mandu_xiii t1_jeghf5l wrote

When I was a kid, I had a car from Knight Rider, KIT, that used that same concept for speech. I took it apart and was fascinated by it.

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MrPumpkin21 t1_jegqbx3 wrote

If they’re playing the Beatles on a record.. you best believe your cabbage patch kid is being played on a record.

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Annoying_Anomaly t1_jegtbmy wrote

all fun and games until it plays backwards and you hear satan

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MussenM t1_jegxvpm wrote

Replying to maurice_moss_d20 (#2,551,053)

Cuz a 14 year old got more years in memory than a 9 year old. So whether the kid says “as kids…” or “a few years back…” or “when I was younger…” doesn’t really matter. Checkmate no u.

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root_over_ssh t1_jegzlse wrote

My cousins had a cecciobello doll growing up, it was slightly broken so it sounded demonic and would scare the hell out of me.

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MussenM t1_jeh1wbj wrote

Replying to maurice_moss_d20 (#2,557,673)

I could ignore for sure, but I like explaining stuff, ignore this if u want. Some teenagers will try to look smart and cool by separating themselves from younger kids and will for that reason say “as a kid…” when bringing up a past event. Another reason is that most teenagers will say they aren’t kids so they can feel more independent and free which is completely natural. Please don’t take this as a hostile argument, I am also just goofing rn. Have a good day.

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chickennoobiesoup t1_jeh1xqh wrote

Ripping open dolls to see what’s inside is perfectly normal behavior for engineers.

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AdventurousRoll9798 t1_jeh34p7 wrote

That doll is in very good condition. The clothes are clean and the hair is shiny. Probably worth some $$$. Nice find.

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Melis725 t1_jeh3b0y wrote

Wow...never seen this kind of doll before!

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