[olug] does anyone have a CD shredder

[Jon Larsen]

Buy a $40 microwave if you don't already have one.

Place disc on styrofoam cup inside the microwave, essentially midway 
between the top and bottom.

Run microwave for 3 to 4 seconds (no more!).

Watch the light show.

Examine Disc, try to read it in an old CD-ROM drive.

* WARNING:  This is not a recommended way to destroy a disc, only a 
RISKY method and visually pretty.  Don't do this inside, preferably 
outside, in the middle of your yard.  If your house burns down, 
don't say I didn't warn you.  Do not run longer than 5 seconds.  Do not 
breath in any smoke.

Reference:
http://raptor.physics.wisc.edu/wacky/cd/
http://hamjudo.com/notes/cdrom.html


I once heard a story of one local video rental store in the early 1980s 
that had a special storage area for certain titles that could be erased 
quickly with a modified microwave emitter.

* Note: Microwaves are dangerous - most engineers who work on telecom 
towers ask for antennae and dishes to be de-energized before they will 
climb them to do work.  

Jon L.

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Hurley Rod wrote:

> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:12:57 -0600
> From: Hurley Rod <RHurley at TENASKA.com>
> Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] does anyone have a CD shredder
> 
> Or do like we do over in the Bluffs, tape 10 cds together and skeet shoot em.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Craig Wolf" <CJWolf at mpsomaha.org>
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Sent: 11/14/07 8:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [olug] does anyone have a CD shredder
> 
> I will second this...I have one like this and it will RIP through the CC's and the CD's as well s 5 sheets of paper at 1 time.  
> 
> Craig Wolf
> Linux Server Support
> Backup Administrator
> Desktop/Network Specialist
> 402-715-6283
> 
> 
> >>> "Benjamin Watson" <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> 11/14/2007 >>>
> If you don't already have a paper shredder at home (for those stupid
> credit card applications and the like), consider the following "cheap"
> paper/CD shredders:
> 
> Office Max ($40)
> http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21243511&searchString=shredder&productId=prod210050 
> 
> Best Buy ($50)
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8390136&st=shredder&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1179877038144 
> 
> Ben
> 
> On 11/13/07, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
> > > i recently went through my media collection, and i have about 150 CD's that
> > > i need to shred.
> > > some contain personal/business info that i would like to destroy.
> > > some are just coasters that i can't even access the file system on, so who
> > > knows what may be on there.
> > >
> > > i will pay a little bit of cash if neccessary to borrow/rent a shredder from
> > > someone.
> > > i don't really need to buy one, but if the price is right, i'd snatch that
> > > gra'vy.
> >
> > I've never seen a CD shredder first hand, but a cheap blow torch and
> > a bottle of MAPP gas costs less than $15.  150 CD's might need a
> > second bottle...
> >
> > --
> > Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan at jedi.com 
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> >      Giver of all good things, so if I stand, let me stand on the
> >        promise that You will pull me through.  -- Rich Mullins
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