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What's the best way to physically destroy a hd?

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ImpulsE69 said:
I've wondered that myself, but it's above my pay grade.
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:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Probably gives someone in IT a reason to format something 7 times while drinking coffee and bullshitting for no reason I imagine, if like a few places.

I guess you can spend a lot of time writing 0's to a disk over and over again.
 
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dr150 said:
This volcano should do the trick :thumbsup:


I hear magnets work too:
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That episode was awesome. :biggrin:
 
Acetylene torch should do the job, and are commonly available for brazing. Acetylene burns at 3200 °C ~ 3500 °C which is more than enough to toast whatever magnetic domains exist on the platters, not to mention melting the whole damn thing. I also like the grinder idea, turn the platters into little dust particles.
 
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Glass platter drives were the best in this regard.
Slap 'em hard enough so they sound like a can filled with rice when shaken and you're golden! 😎
 
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