# The Betamax tape is a cruel red herring **URL:** \ **Category:** Development/Design\ **Created:** [September 19, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-betamax-tape-is-a-cruel-red-herring/1664 "2017-09-19T10:12:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
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The issue with the Betamax tape was also discussed in the following thread: > [@When did you follow the wrong the track?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/when-did-you-follow-the-wrong-the-track/401): > > How often and when did you think [image] only to find out you were completely wrong? I didn´t read a poster on Thimblecon and thought I had to win prize money to pay the lawyer. I thought I´d have to open chuck´s grave to get his fingerprint. I thought Franklin had to do something with frozen fountain water. I expected to find something in the fridge in the sewer. I tried to fingerprint the body, which makes zero sense. I thought Doug and his shovel might become important at some point. … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-betamax-tape-is-a-cruel-red-herring/1664)._