What to do with old CDRs?

hold it at one end, hold the other over the stove till it start melting a little, then bend it more by pressing it to the counter or table. that's what I do, 100% unreadable, 100% modern art

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For the one's that has the least cricital data...be creative; use them as coaster on your coffee table. At least that's what I do with those annoying AOL CD's in the mail.

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But that's so passe...

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And Declasse'

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Throw them in the microwave for about 3 seconds apiece.

They'll be like snowflakes, afterwards ... none of them the same. And completely unreadable.

Some people think it's kind of an "arty" thing to do.

A side benefit is freaking out your parents with the lightning in the microwave and the smell of ozone in the kitchen. Tell 'em it's a science experiment.

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Would I just throw it in there by themselves, or can I put it into a box and nuke it? And are you say that they explode? My mom would go ballistic! But, my goal would be accomplished.

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This might be the most effective thing to do. I'd just line 'em up and scribble. Would it be safe to see if I can get my data by trying to read them or not?

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i got two other easy ways.... #1 get a VICE GRIP, or a CLAMP of Sort and clamp about 25 or so together, and then get a DRILL and Drill a nice hole through them. Way #2.. if you DRIVE, Just Get a small piece of wood or something that you can Lay the Cd's on so you can Create an ANGLE...and Slowly Drive over them. CRUSHING THEM..


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Make a friend for life. Pay a neightborhood kid $5.00 to hammer them into pieces. Of course make him wear safety goggles. Safety first.

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The only thing against scratching them with a key is that it might still be recoverable.

I'm gonna try nuking one CD right now, just for fun...

I don't have a vice grip or a drill, so that's out. Driving over them isn't a bad idea. People will think I'm insane, but that's still an idea. You're demented, Rob..."CRUSHING THEM." ROFL

Liquid nitrogen...oh my...

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Thanks for the microwave idea. I just stuck two CDs in a sandwich bag, 2 bags at a time, 4 seconds a nuke. Worked like a charm. I don't think anyone will wanna stick that thing in a CD drive. I nuked about 30 CDs (I just did the most critical ones) in like 7 minutes. Thanks again!

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should take pictures so we can enjoy the distruction! LOL

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You must have really enjoyed nuking...but what did your kitchen smell like?

<i>It is not illegal until you get caught! </i>

Should I expect a visit from an angry mother who wants to know why her microwave, kitchen, a large part of the house, <i>and</i> her son ... smells like burned plastic and ozone?

I'm still too young to die! Duck and cover, dude ... duck and cover!!



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I don't know, dude. I smoke it, but I don't inhale.

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<i>Disclaimer: I'm not recommending you put a CD into a microwave. CDs may contain metals that will cause your microwave to arc, destroying the microwave emitter (see cautions about metal objects in the manual for your microwave). Don't try this at home. Better yet, don't try this at all.</i>

<A HREF="http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq07.html" target="_new">Link (Section 7-8).</A>

Well btvillarin had fun and no complains of damage so who knows. Maybe different for different microwaves.

<i>It is not illegal until you get caught! </i>

Dude, coincedence...the I just got the LangaList newsletter, and this CDR FAQ was mentioned. I hope I didn't destroy any emitter, though. Do you think me putting it in the plastic ziplock bag help at all? My microwave is really cheezy, by the way. LOL

Later....
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Who knows. Your mom isn't compaining about the microwave then i guess it's still working. If it dies then you can blame ________. (You fill it in)

You can put ziplock bags in the microwave? I though they would melt.

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LoL...good stuff, man.
It didn't melt, especially since it was only 4-5 seconds.

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Does the word "shrapnel" mean anything to you?

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Like above said, I think they're just means of protection.

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Oh, futz. Does this mean I have to buy bt a microwave?

Hey, don't blame it on me ... I saw it in Maximum PC. They never mentioned an emitter! The jerks.

'Course, they also had an article about how to destroy hard drives with a shotgun, so maybe I should think twice before quoting them, hmmm?

What was that about OldBear's sig?

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<font color=purple>"Procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."</font color=purple>

Hard drives with a shotgun. That's pretty funny.

Reminds me of what we do with our old compressed gas cylinders . . . send them to the po-lice for target practice out in the desert. Them suckers go big time when you shoot the valve off!

Erm . . . don't try that at home.

VSP

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Dude, I seriously don't think I have any data that's that valuable. I think I'll just take the time to break them in half and stuff (I think). I don't wanna get cancer cuz I nuked 30-some CDs. Man, I'm gonna die...

I've been reading a couple of pages on this:
<A HREF="http://www.roxio.com/en/support/discs/destroydiscs.html" target="_new">How to destroy a CD-R (Roxio website)</A>
<A HREF="http://www.apstech.com/support/destroying_media.cfm" target="_new">APL Tech</A>

I think I'll try that duct tape idea, and see how that works for next time. I'm almost certain I have nothing the FBI would want. I'm not like some Neo hacker...

Someone find out what takes how the smell in a microwave. Man, maybe it'll take out the gas emitted from my CD destroying rampage, plus...my mom cooks some funky Filipino stuff sometimes.

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