Elecom's USB CD/DVD Data Crusher, goth-girl magnet
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Nov 14th 2006 8:36AM
posted Nov 14th 2006 8:36AM
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finally i can make my own designer coaster
I hear news about stuff who can create things but never to destroy things.
Lol, its pretty at least.
...or just pop the cd in the microwave for 3 seconds. Plus you get a dazzling light show.
Wonderfully free!
and whats wrong with just breaking the CD in half?
Wouldn't it be more effective to etch the top of the disc, actually destroying the data layer? You're not protecting that disc from anyone who really wants the data by scratching up the bottom. Any number of plastic refinishing techniques can restore that disc to readable status.
Mail me any CDs you need destroyed and I'll break them in half for just $25!
Mmmm...SpiroGraph...
It would have been cool if only this device could actually read what it destroyed. then it would be useful. make a pattern of your own with a software and then only with the same pattern reader you can access the disk.
uhhhh, Jason...
Just flipping it over probably works also, and Nate have you ever snapped a cd/dvd in half? Its a mess. For $27 it is cheap enough to be useful over snapping cd/dvd's in a plastic bag. Although I like the idea of using a microwave to destroy the discs, just buy one at a yard sale for this price or lower.
Link: http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.asp?p=20780&rl=1
Good article, thanks for the link!
@ Jason. Nobody said you couldn't put the disc in there label down ad etch that side to. But if I wanna destroy a disc I'll run it through a schredder that can handle discs. however this may be useful for people out on the road.
Just put the disc in an XBOX 360 and move it back and forth from horizontal to vertical. That should do the trick.
The office microwave works better!
I just put them in the microwave for 2 or 3 seconds.
Destroys the disc, and you get a cool light show.
Strong pair of scissors anyone?
One or two snips and nobody is going to do anything with that disc.
You could always burn a hole in it with a lighter...oh wait, those are getting rare with all the smoking bans.
Was this article written by The Onion's Jackie Harvey? ITEM!
hmm, now i'm intrigued to try the microwave.
you can easily get around the etching by polishing the disc. snapping the disc is one of the most effective ways, or heating, but that produces toxic fumes, which we DON'T like.
i think i'll stick with my snapping, quick and effective.
Couldn't you just put it in your Xbox 360 and turn it from upright to horizontal?
personally, i just use them as clay-pidgeons for my BB-shotgun.. makes for some shatteringly good times. and on the odd occasion, you get a smiley face on the CD. xD..vd...on your cd.. *ahem* ill stop now.
"ready to dangle from the rear-view mirror of your Cadillac Cathedral yet safe from the wife, boss, or favorite government entity of your paranoid fantasies"
Nicely written! :D
I just punch a few staples through the CDs that i want destroyed (where the data sits).
Data Crusher? I must have missed the episode in which Commander Data was adopted by Dr. Beverly.
Hmm, I just use my shredder. Takes about 2 seconds to reduce it to, well, shreds.
Go get a royal 150mx or 160mx. It makes small confetti out of cds, junk mail still in the envelope, children's fingers. Love mine I look forward to junk mail now. Destroyed about 500 DVDs in an hour.
What about using a regular toaster? It could litteraly burn to CDs at once, not to mention make toasts when there's nothing at the cafetaria.
I just use my shredder. Makes confetti out of CDs, DVDs, credit cards, junk mail, you name it. If I'm feeling extra paranoid, I dump the bin of shredded shreds into the firepit out back and burn everything to ashes.
whats the best way to destroy multiple (over 20) disk at the same time in under 3 minutes?
You know for those times when...well you know.
5 seconds in a microwave is a lot cheaper than this STUPID gadget. Plus, it will do more than one at a time, and it looks REALLY REALLY kool!
No where near as fun as smashing them with a hammer.
Or you could get a $27 paper shredder that does CD's as well. But I guess that's not as pretty.
Just microwave your CDs. One less device to carry around (you all carry around your microwaves ringt?) and its fun.
I'm a fan of saving them for the pistol range myself.
I just take my knife to it and etch my own patterns...
1. nail polish remover
2. simply pass a key over the upper side
3. let it stand under direct sunlight
4. go to your sidewalk, place on ground, start skating
5. take a needle... doodle a bit
6. place near a flame, wait and see
7. pierce it with hot soldering gun
8. place it under your car tires (or somebody elses)
9. if 8 left them unscratched, duct tape them to the wheel.
10. give them to your kids.
11. give them to your dog.
12. use the award winning demagnetizer but place sand paper below the disc...
13. set them on fire.
14. using your keys, skin them, leave just the plastic to make cool coasters
15. use a tesla coil
16. use a magnetron.
17. use acid
18. dip them in paint
19. store them in concrete (with separation)
20. play air hockey with them (they will scratch if you use it as paddles)
21. use hot glue
22. use crazy glue or similar compound to weld together two or more...
23. use as ashtrays.
24. use gardening scissors
25. drag them under your chair
There must be a whole lot more ways to destroy cd/dvds that can be fun and potentially dangerous!
Oh GOD! Just use your damn foot on tarmac. Or better yet keep a PET rock on your desk and use that to scratch it up!
DAMN SOME PEOPLE WITH DUMB INVENTIONS!
Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to put your CD in the microwave for a few seconds?