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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Robert J. Hansen wrote:

> ObWarning: many of the techniques we've discussed for destroying hard 
> drives are really quite dangerous.  Thermite is _not_ a friendly 
> chemical.  Neither is sulfuric acid.  Even an approach as low-tech as 
> hammering the platters into oblivion can be dangerous -- see Werner's 
> statement about all the shards that hit his safety glasses.  Before 
> destroying a hard drive, learn how to do it safely.
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When Hard Drives Attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V24uefUXb6w

also check out the Related Videos.

on the same topic, i was also thinking that cooking a HD above the 
platters' CP would also require adequate ventilation, and may render an 
oven not usable for food.


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