Comments on: The Compact Disk Eraser

By: paul anderson

paul anderson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:56:53 +0000

Also, disposal is clean and environmentally friendly – just toss them into the recycling bin. Your recyclers will sort them out and have CD recyclers to recycle them.

By: TBIRD7777

TBIRD7777 — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:14:16 +0000

There are (as you can see) 4,234,983 better ideas than spending 12.99 USD, plus another 5-6 USD and waiting for the mailman evertday like a little puppy for your (not available yet through Ronco) CD Eraser.
I’m waiting for the 16.88 USD Brain $ Emotion Eraser so I can use that before I finally order the CD Eraser which will totally (hopefully) ERASE any feelings of total idiocy that may befall me. Buyers Remorse if you will so allow me. And if gHacks feels I have finally crossed the line with this slipery and slimy comment (I used to think he was some sort of diety) then he can rest assured I’m not relaying what I really think.

TBIRD

By: Andre

Andre — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:24:19 +0000

Microwave it….

By: Gan-San

Gan-San — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:57:43 +0000

Putting them in the microwave for 1-5 seconds is easier. Works great and looks cool. If you do it a lot it will make your microwave smell funny.

By: delacruz

delacruz — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:47:26 +0000

I just give them to my kids and tell them it’s a new PS2 game demo. In a matter of minutes it’s all scratched up to hell, like the rest of the games and will no longer work. :P

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:40:50 +0000

I put them through a shredder… – probably not very good for the shredder mind…..

By: Dante

Dante — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:38:24 +0000

Just putting dimples on the clear plastic side of the disc does nothing. You can still polish down the disk and read it again. Destroying the labeled side of the disk does a little more, as without the reflective layer, no cd drive can read the disk. But than, all you need to do is re-apply the reflective layer. The best way is to use a CD shredder. It’s a lot easier than using a pair of scissors. I’ve tried both, and found I go through lots of scissors.

By: Marius van Witzenburg

Marius van Witzenburg — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:46:44 +0000

Had a wall with cd’s on it, tho, that is kinda bling blingy in summer when you want to sleep ;)

For plectrums there just fine if you have the time to make it :D

By: Alastair

Alastair — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:36:06 +0000

Glue them to your bedroom ceiling, over time you’ll create a cool mirror :p

By: Me

Me — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:22:42 +0000

With good and strong scissors, the job is done.
And I make plectrums for the guitar.

By: Marius van Witzenburg

Marius van Witzenburg — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:01:58 +0000

hehe, you have got to be kidding me.
To make this work you have to exactly scratch into the data layer, else you could deeply polish if it was realy wanted data and still recover it with a real thin CD ;)

However, if you would scratch the cd for a couple of times it would look quite nice on the table as beermats like “gnome” said ;)

By: Munkey

Munkey — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:14:07 +0000

Does drawing on the CDs with a permanent marker work? I do that sometimes ;)

By: gnome

gnome — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:13:44 +0000

Why not use them as beermats? I mean, what could be so confidential?

By: Andrew Gardner

Andrew Gardner — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:05:48 +0000

I think a BIG HAMMER and don’t forget those safety specs have the same effect! Plus is more enjoyable and a de-stresser all in one…