How to Really Erase a CD

02/12/2010
If you really don't want someone getting data off your CDs... This is how you can make it impossible for even the most advanced methods to read your old CDs. Notice: Do it in a box like I did, or the remnants will go EVERYWHERE... And a CD moving at some 12000+ RPM (no joke) is not something you want to get in the way of ;-)

Grab an old CDROM drive, rip it apart (the piece used here was pulled from one of the CD drives in a previous video, "Deconstruction of Two Optical Drives") - I had to solder on some wire to the motor terminals, then grab a 12 volt power supply, or actually just about anything that provides more than 5 volts (any less and it really won't get going very fast), hook it up, grab a screwdriver or knife, and attack the data side of the disc (the part you write on, not the shiny side!). Watch it fly apart, hehehe.

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[tylor305]

i think he said you have to be half stupid

[AK49BWL]

@tylor305 Hmm, well that's half better than a lot of people here seem to think. LOL

[gogoschr]

τρομπα. Πρεπει να εισαι μισοχαζος

[AK49BWL]

@gogoschr Yep. Or something... Maybe not. I don't know, but maybe you should try English next time.

[shadowkeeper0]

@AK49BWL "it's all greek" to you eh? get it? it's funny cause it is greek...ah ok

[AK49BWL]

@shadowkeeper0 Do you know what he was trying to say then? lol

[AK49BWL]

@capatainnemo lol. I'd like to see you try it.

[TheStewone]

IT WORKS LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[karlyp411]

it's still spinning

[water4zabuza]

That looks fun ^^

[davidweltner1]

Original copy of Vista right here folks.

[Beastlyblu]

Or you could just trash it. :L

[m4zks]

I strangely enjoyed this



[SayrexZ]

y u no snap it in half o:

[criticaboutvids]

Disk unreadable. It is dirty or damaged.