Radiation leakage from CD-RW drive?

[pahn]

My burning program malfunctioned, froze. I tried to cancel the burn and exit the program, looked like that froze, or was taking too long so I just manually (by use of holding the on button) shut off the computer and then turned the comp again. The CDR wouldn't keep burning after I rebooted and when I opened the drive would it? and thereby leak radiation? (idk if that kind is even harmful)... and damage my cdrw drive?

THanks.

 

[ZimZum]

Its not a nuclear reactor. Its only radiation in the form of laser light and it would only harm your eyes if you looked directly into the laser when it was on. But if you notice your skin turning green when you get angry you might want to go see a doctor.

 

[OverVolt]

OOOO NOOOO!! find the nearest concrete wall and hide behind it!

Hahahahah! but seriously it's nothing to worry about. but you do know that CD is now a coaster for your :beer: right?

 

[chocoruacal]

I use my CDRWs to make grilled cheese sandwitches. At 48x, its quicker than the microwave.

 

[sunase]

You can work on it, but you have to transfer your contra to someone else first so you can come back to live afterward...

 

[dkozloski]

Nobody ever went broke overestimating the stupidity of the public.

 

[Nebor]

CDRW radiation rendered me infertile.

 

[GrumpyMan]

I use a dentist's lead vest like they use when you get an x-ray when I'm burning my CD-R's just in case.

 

[zephyrprime]

Good God man! You're already as good as dead! You're like Spock at the end of "The Wrath of Kahn"!!

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Good God man! You're already as good as dead! You're like Spock at the end of "The Wrath of Kahn"!!

The needs on the many outweighs the needs of the one....


live long and prosper....

 

[Alkali]

"get outta there its gonna blow" as they say in Counter-Strike....


Erm. No. There is absolutely no atmospheric radiation involved pahn. The only thing that a CDRW/DVDRW or any other optical drive works on is lasers. The only negative thing a laser can do is damage to the retina when you look directly at it.

Do not look at the laser light and you are fine. I repeat, there is no atmospheric radiation of any kind involved in CD writing.

 

[Jeff7]

It's unlikely that the radiation (infrared radiation) would even find its way out of the drive in a dangerous form. It would be too refracted and reflected to do any damage. The read/write head is a weak infrared laser.
Step outside - you'll get a lot more radiation from the sun than you'll get from your CD drive.

 

[mrgoblin]

Originally posted by: Alkali
"get outta there its gonna blow" as they say in Counter-Strike....


Erm. No. There is absolutely no atmospheric radiation involved pahn. The only thing that a CDRW/DVDRW or any other optical drive works on is lasers. The only negative thing a laser can do is damage to the retina when you look directly at it.

Do not look at the laser light and you are fine. I repeat, there is no atmospheric radiation of any kind involved in CD writing.

Cd drive writing = in shifty low voice "bomb has been planted"

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Originally posted by: Nebor
CDRW radiation rendered me infertile.

That's what happens when anything remotely resembling an oriface gets you going...

 

[Ghost]

That's what happens when anything remotely resembling an oriface gets you going...

ROFLLMAO!!!

 

[lenjack]

You did remember to attach the supplied lead shield to the drive cover, didn't you? I know, I know, it makes it tough to use the buttons on the cover, but if you wait 4 hours, (6 if you burn at 52X) it's safe to remove the lead shield:beer:

 

[Abhi]

Help ... i am mutating!!

 

[lenjack]

Jump in ice water until your heart stops beating. That will halt the mutation. BUT HURRY...YOU MUST DO IT AT ONCE!!

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: AbhiJain
Help ... i am mutating!!

thank your parents for that. garbage in, garbage out, they say.

 

[wetcat007]

lmao, yeah you got urself a nuclear bomb cd-rw! seriously, bein outside for 10 seconds will give you more radation exposure than your cd drive ever will.

 

[ShawnD1]

If you want to avoid radiation, turn your monitor off NOW! CRT monitors (including televisions) emit HUGE amounts of radiation.

 

[Schadenfroh]

so thats why the longer i spend infront of my pc, the less i feal the need to make love

 

[Goose77]

Originally posted by: Nebor
CDRW radiation rendered me infertile.

This would explain a lot of things... GO NVIDIA! :Q