memory card torture test

I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net

gmr2048 wrote:

I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net
One has to wonder in these days of enviromental sensitivity just how
many of us nail their memory cards to a tree!!
Dave Cohen

gmr2048 wrote:
I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "

The last two are going to be random, and will depend on which bits you
damage.

gmr2048 wrote:
I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "

The last two are going to be random, and will depend on which bits you
damage.

gmr2048 wrote:

I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net

Interesting article, but I suspect that the 'nailing to the tree' test
would kill all the cards if the nailer knew just where the chips were
located in the cards.
Imagine subjecting an exposed roll of 35 mm film to these tests....

gmr2048 wrote:

I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net

Interesting article, but I suspect that the 'nailing to the tree' test
would kill all the cards if the nailer knew just where the chips were
located in the cards.
Imagine subjecting an exposed roll of 35 mm film to these tests....

Ron Hunter wrote:
gmr2048 wrote:

I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net

Interesting article, but I suspect that the 'nailing to the tree' test
would kill all the cards if the nailer knew just where the chips were
located in the cards.
Imagine subjecting an exposed roll of 35 mm film to these tests....

It would have no trouble with the nailed to the tree test if
you got the nail down the hollow axis of the roll.

Of course it might be ruined by the exposure to light, but perhaps
if it was done on a dark and moonless night...

On the other hand if you lost the memory card, neither the type
nor manufacturer would matter. Your data would be unrecoverable.

---- Paul J. Gans

Ron Hunter wrote:
gmr2048 wrote:

I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net

Interesting article, but I suspect that the 'nailing to the tree' test
would kill all the cards if the nailer knew just where the chips were
located in the cards.
Imagine subjecting an exposed roll of 35 mm film to these tests....

It would have no trouble with the nailed to the tree test if
you got the nail down the hollow axis of the roll.

Of course it might be ruined by the exposure to light, but perhaps
if it was done on a dark and moonless night...

On the other hand if you lost the memory card, neither the type
nor manufacturer would matter. Your data would be unrecoverable.

---- Paul J. Gans

Paul J Gans wrote:

Ron Hunter wrote:

gmr2048 wrote:


I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net


Interesting article, but I suspect that the 'nailing to the tree' test
would kill all the cards if the nailer knew just where the chips were
located in the cards.
Imagine subjecting an exposed roll of 35 mm film to these tests....


It would have no trouble with the nailed to the tree test if
you got the nail down the hollow axis of the roll.

Of course it might be ruined by the exposure to light, but perhaps
if it was done on a dark and moonless night...

On the other hand if you lost the memory card, neither the type
nor manufacturer would matter. Your data would be unrecoverable.

---- Paul J. Gans

Haven't you ever lost a roll of 35 mm film. Gone forever.

Paul J Gans wrote:

Ron Hunter wrote:

gmr2048 wrote:


I found this fairly interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939333.stm

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...254242&tid=198

"BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into
cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a
skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy
to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was
still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards
while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "


-gary
gmr2048 at yahoo dot com
Washington DC, USA
http://www.eighteenpercent.net


Interesting article, but I suspect that the 'nailing to the tree' test
would kill all the cards if the nailer knew just where the chips were
located in the cards.
Imagine subjecting an exposed roll of 35 mm film to these tests....


It would have no trouble with the nailed to the tree test if
you got the nail down the hollow axis of the roll.

Of course it might be ruined by the exposure to light, but perhaps
if it was done on a dark and moonless night...

On the other hand if you lost the memory card, neither the type
nor manufacturer would matter. Your data would be unrecoverable.

---- Paul J. Gans

Haven't you ever lost a roll of 35 mm film. Gone forever.