On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Scot L. Harris wrote: > On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 15:14, Michael Hennebry wrote: > > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Anthony J Placilla wrote: > > > > > However the only tried & true methods of being sure the data can't be > > > recovered is either longterm exposure of the media in question to > > > temperatures in excess of 1500 degrees C (oxy-acetylene works fine) or > > > multiple applications of high velocity lead slugs at medium range > > > > You mean microwaves won't do the trick? > > > > > As an added benefit, both serve to relieve stress & frustration :-) > > Microwaves work beautifully on CDs and DVDs. :) > > The resulting sparks are quite entertaining. With metal-trimmed dishes, one gets the pretty sparks without the smell of burning plastic. What about HD's? As another noted, the best options are probably destroying the HD or keeping it away from bad guys, depending on whether you want to keep the HD. I don't know whether demagnetization would effectively destroy it. -- Mike hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "There are three kinds of people, those who can count and those who can't."
