I don't think it really wound all the way to the ends of the tape, like my link said. I think it just wound forward for a set amount of time, and then back, to match the resonant frequency of the device.

Also, I think the point is that it's the Black Team's job to minimize bugs shipped, and they were really impossibly good at it. It was the programmers' job to write bug-free code, and this guy was inspired by the Black Team to write perfect code. It seems like both sides were doing exactly what they were supposed to do.