# The Eternal Buffer Wheel

> The Eternal Buffer Wheel is a Retsy Series 1 NFT on Solana, card 1120 of 1,280 in the 10s TV & Video set, made in six finishes. The little spinning circle that appeared right at the best part of every show whenever the internet slowed down.

URL: https://retsy.fun/collection/the-eternal-buffer-wheel/

- Card number: 1120 of 1,280
- Set: 10s TV & Video (10-TVV)
- Year: 2012
- Type: Streaming loading animation
- Tagline: Loading... loading... still loading...
- Found at: Every screen, peak hours
- Cost back then: Costs your patience
- Stats: Nostalgia 9/10, Hype 3/10, Weirdness 6/10, Trade value 7/10
- Finishes: Base (100 copies), Holo (50 copies), Laser (25 copies), Gold (10 copies), Super Laser (1 copy), Misprint (1 copy)
- Images: https://retsy.fun/nft/1120-base.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/1120-holo.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/1120-laser.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/1120-gold.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/1120-super.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/1120-misprint.webp

## The story

Right as the big twist arrived, the screen froze and the little circle started spinning. Everyone in the room groaned, someone walked toward the router like a hero, and somebody else suggested turning it off and on again. Sometimes the wheel spun for seconds, sometimes for an eternity. Nobody ever truly recovered from the finale that buffered.

## Fun fact

Families invented waiting games for the buffer, like humming the theme song until the picture came back.

Retsy Series 1 is an NFT collection on Solana. Every card is minted to the buyer's wallet the moment its pack is ripped at https://retsy.fun/packs/.