Best way to destroy a buttload of floppys

[aphex]

Just transferred about 300-400 floppys to a CD today... Sensitive client data on all of them....

Best way to dispose of them all?

 

[Ayah]

1 petaton h-bomb?

 

[Blain]

Chipper Shredder :laugh:

 

[aphex]

Thanks, but we need someway to do this cheap 🙂

 

[Vegito]

Originally posted by: Blain
Chipper Shredder :laugh:

if no chipper, degausser.. about 100 bucks or send away to degaussing service

 

[Varun]

Burn them

 

[Wentelteefje]

Monster Jam? "Car" versus "big load a floppiiieeeesss"

Magnetizing could destroy the data on it... Or do you have to get rid of the floppies as a whole?

EDIT: Microwave... 🙂

 

[networkman]

Got a paper cutter? One slice - the disk is history.

Failing that, if you want something more secure, you could probably use a heavy-duty office shredder that handles CDs, though I'd recommend removing the metal plate first. 😉

 

[jc9970]

Microwave ftw! I use it for cd's all the time.

 

[Malladine]

grenade

target practice

cook them at 500 degrees for 1 hour
add salt to taste.

 

[fireontheway]

Originally posted by: Blain
Chipper Shredder :laugh:

lol :laugh:

 

[Bobthelost]

Burn em.

Enviromentally unfriendly, probbably toxic, but it's secure.

 

[poisonthewell]

take them to the local funeral home and have them cremated with granny

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Hand them out to homeless people, and wait for the revolution

 

[Malladine]

Put them in a box with a heavy rock and throw them into the ocean.

 

[ElFenix]

fire

 

[Markbnj]

Just cut them up or shred them.

 

[rbV5]

Copy an important file to the floppy, this particular method has apparently destroyed several floppies in my day.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I hope you made _2_ CDs and had the burning program do verification.

You could use a power drill or dremel on stacks of floppies. Drill 1-2 holes in each, toss in trash.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: rbV5
Copy an important file to the floppy, this particular method has apparently destroyed several floppies in my day.

I have to agree. 🙁

Burning them might be easiest (although, as noted, probably very environmentally unfriendly).

Putting them through an industrial-strength shredder (after removing the sliding metal cover) would also work.

 

[Wentelteefje]

Originally posted by: rbV5
Copy an important file to the floppy, this particular method has apparently destroyed several floppies in my day.

Although it's not meant to be funny... LOL anyway... 😛

 

[Jeff7]

Mail them to certain companies affiliated with the government. A few of them are REALLY good at losing things. 🙂

Fire - very secure. Not exactly environmentally friendly as was mentioned previously, but then, landfills aren't exactly good game preserves either. Chipper/shredder...well, if you had access to one, that'd do the trick real fine too.

 

[suszterpatt]

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew...


But in all seriousness, I'm sure that you can quickly dispose of them with a buzz saw. Environmental friendly too.

 

[BW86]

burn them

 

[l Xes l]

garbage bin