Securely delete files...

[Kunal Shah]

Atom Smasher wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
How about dropping HD in Lava from some exploding mountain?