[OT] What the... ???

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:47:19 +0000 (UTC), "Martin Francis"
wrote:

Last night a CD shattered in my CD-RW drive!

Sat spinning merrily away and suddenly, CRACK! one dead drive, one dead CD,
one corrupted Windows system file!

I've seen a few CDs that would fail to read, but I've never seen one
come apart. Maybe an old one that has set in the sun and become
brittle? I can't imagine one actually letting go like that.

I was going to throw out some old ones that I used for back up of my
financial files. Wearing leather gloves to keep from getting cut, I
was finally able to break one. I decided to burn any more I throw
out. It's far too much work to break one. (and makes a mess)


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:47:19 +0000 (UTC), "Martin Francis"
wrote:

Last night a CD shattered in my CD-RW drive!

Sat spinning merrily away and suddenly, CRACK! one dead drive, one dead
CD,
one corrupted Windows system file!

I've seen a few CDs that would fail to read, but I've never seen one
come apart. Maybe an old one that has set in the sun and become
brittle? I can't imagine one actually letting go like that.

I was going to throw out some old ones that I used for back up of my
financial files. Wearing leather gloves to keep from getting cut, I
was finally able to break one. I decided to burn any more I throw
out. It's far too much work to break one. (and makes a mess)
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
I put one in the microwave once. I figured it would get hot and
soft so I could bend and twist it. Wrong. The only thing got bent out of
shape was my wife. Very bad idea.
Bob Hickey www.pbase.com/bobhickey/galleries

"Martin Francis" wrote in
:

Last night a CD shattered in my CD-RW drive!

Sat spinning merrily away and suddenly, CRACK! one dead drive, one
dead CD, one corrupted Windows system file!

You may want to read
http://www.paintbug.com/cdexplode/

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:53:17 GMT, Magnus W
wrote:

"Martin Francis" wrote in
:

Last night a CD shattered in my CD-RW drive!

Sat spinning merrily away and suddenly, CRACK! one dead drive, one
dead CD, one corrupted Windows system file!

You may want to read
http://www.paintbug.com/cdexplode/

Too many variables ... Are they a certified testing lab?

I'll believe it when I see it.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Roger Halstead wrote in
:

Sat spinning merrily away and suddenly, CRACK! one dead drive, one
dead CD, one corrupted Windows system file!

You may want to read
http://www.paintbug.com/cdexplode/

Too many variables ... Are they a certified testing lab?

I'll believe it when I see it.

You may want to go out and buy a sense of humor. Sheesh.

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:18:05 GMT, Magnus W
wrote:

Roger Halstead wrote in
:

Sat spinning merrily away and suddenly, CRACK! one dead drive, one
dead CD, one corrupted Windows system file!

You may want to read
http://www.paintbug.com/cdexplode/

Too many variables ... Are they a certified testing lab?

I'll believe it when I see it.

You may want to go out and buy a sense of humor. Sheesh.

First time I've ever been told that:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com