"William R. Walsh" m
wrote in news:f79_i.198009$Fc.48114@attbi_s21:

Hi!

Optical media is very fragile. Discs can easily be broken

Fragile? Easily?

With all due respect, have you tried this?

.....
sleeve...it would survive. If the disc was out...it got scratched but
was at least partially readable.

William



Have you tried 'nuking' one in a microwave oven?

Avoid breathing the fumes produced.

Makes some interesting patterns. Makes data recovery 'difficult'.


I saw a picture on line somewhere. Someone had made lawn ornaments by
threading thousands of CDs onto bent rods.
Made interesting thick shapes of semi-transparent plastic.

Of course, the plastic IS recyclable and should be recycled.




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