More from the article...

... Chat GPT: "And it came to pass that a man was troubled by a peanut butter sandwich for it has been placed in his VCR and he knew not how to remove it.

And he cried to the Lord saying, "Oh Lord, how can I remove this sandwich from my VCR, for it is stuck fast and will not budge?" And the Lord spoke to him saying, "Fear not, my child, for I shall guide thy hand and show thee the way.

Take thy butter knife, and carefully insert it between the sandwich and the VCR, and gently pry them apart. And with patience and perseverance, the sandwich shall be removed and thy VCR shall be saved." And the man did as the Lord commanded, and lo and behold, the sandwich was removed from the VCR, and the man was saved. And the Lord said, "Verily I say unto thee, seek not to put thy peanut butter sandwiches in thy VCR, for it is not a suitable place for such things. Rather, keep thy sandwiches in thy refrigerator or on thy plate, where they belong."

And the man heeded the Lord's words, and from that day forth, he kept his sandwiches in their proper place and was saved from trouble and woe. Amen." ...

Of course, the ChatGPT reply would be humorous, but it seems to have a safety flaw...

You do not insert butter knives into electrical appliances.

If those instructions were given by a company's customer service, there would be pages and pages of disclaimers absolving the company from any jeopardy in the possible resulting sparks.

@#3 ... The receiver part for the tape would be fine to stick a butter knife in. ...

Possibly, depending upon how far the knife has been inserted.

fwiw, I have taken apart and reared a few VCRs.

... Even so god should probably point out to the man that "firstly I say unto thee remove thy plug from thy outlet" just to be safe....

Yup.

thx for the follow-up that stays with the theme.

:)

Uh-oh, this can't be good....