[Gllug] Disk Wipe
Chris Bell
chrisbell at overview.demon.co.uk
Wed May 26 12:45:27 UTC 2004
On Wed 26 May, Andrew Halliwell wrote:
>
>
> They must be tough then
> I always thought disk platters were rather brittle (strong enough to
> withstand the odd knock when encased in a drive casing, but exposed and used
> as a mirror...)
>
> Aren't you afraid of shrapnel?
> :)
>
There has been one crashing around in my toolbag for ages. It feels very
stiff and unlikely to bend, but it seems to be much tougher than glass. I
did choose one which did not have concentric circles ground in to the
surface. Perhaps I should test one with a hammer.
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Chris Bell
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