how can I destroy the data on a burned CD....

[ChefJoe]

Yeah, I'd have to go with extreme heat on this one. If you can dip it in boiling water, I bet that'd be enough heat to trigger some of the dye and not cause discoloration.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Gaard
Sheesh, dude. Why is it so hard to explain why?

its got to be someone's pr0n stash

That'd be my guess as well.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
is there any software that would just start burning patterns onto a cd? i'm guessing no, because the CD-RW drive's firmware would be like "wtf??!!?" too....

There certainly is

 

[jyates]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
i mean, how can i damage it and destroy the data without changing the way it looks?

Put it on one of those cd buffers and take some of the finish off the bottom. If it's a burned CD it will make it
unreadable.

 

[lowtech1]

Originally posted by: Blain
Let it lay out in the sun.

Cyanide or phthalocyanine CD-R (green/blue) is highly affected by UV light.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

everywhere lists the wavelength for a CD-R at 780 um, but is that the reading wavelength, or the writing wavelength, or both?

 

[Howard]

I believe the device that creates the light is a laser diode and IIRC those produce light at a specific wavelength. And I think all optical devices use one light.

*shrug

 

[AgentofEvil]

Can't you just buy another CD of the same brand and replace it with that?

 

[PsychoAndy]

I second the "don't answer until he spills the beans" post.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Freeze it? I dunno, I just want to know why!

 

[Kntx]

I havn't read the whole thread so I don't know if someone has already suggested it...

Just get another disc of the same type, put a copy of the label on it and you got yourself a disc that looks like the original but with absolutly nothing on it.

 

[tcsenter]

everywhere lists the wavelength for a CD-R at 780 um, but is that the reading wavelength, or the writing wavelength, or both?

Check my post a dozen or so posts back. The read laser wavelength for CD can range from 770 - 830nm, excepting the roughly 775-795nm window for writing.

DVD laser wavelength is entirely different for both reading and writing, but a DVD drive which can read CD must switch to a 770 - 830nm laser when a CD is detected.

 

[KokomoGST]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
..without any physical damage?

Hmm, do you work for Arthur Andersen??
Some direct sunlight and a magnifying glass might do the trick... still the question remains... why?

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

anybody know where I can find ~784 nm LEDs for a reasonable price?