Watch This Apocalyptic Audio Cassette Go Awry

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Eric Larson
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Watch This Apocalyptic Audio Cassette Go Awry

Long before the iPod era, cassette tapes were all the rage. The ability to enjoy Hall & Oates while strutting the sidewalk in your new acid-washed jean jacket was nothing short of revolutionary. Now, obviously, that time has passed.

M-I-E, an animation and design studio, created a video that pays special tribute to the cassette tape -- both its life and eventual demise.

The awesomely stylish video, titled "Jammed," was made entirely using stop-motion and 3D techniques. It follows a View-Master-headed robot as it attempts to clean up an apocalyptic world taken over by tangled, cassette magnetic tape.

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