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By Matt Cherette Oct 22, 2010 3:25 PM

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Cassette Tapes Become a Boombox in This Awesome Optical Illusion

Cassette Tapes Become a Boombox in This Awesome Optical Illusion

What do you do with all of those old cassette tapes you have laying around? For this guy, you rip out the ribbon, arrange it on a floor, and—with some cool camera trickery—turn it into a boombox. Woah.

Cassette Tapes Become a Boombox in This Awesome Optical Illusion

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