Endurance - Part 2 (DVD Stuff)
YEAH HEH HEH EHHH!
By the way, if you happen to try this at home -- which you really shouldn't, since this stuff pollutes (ah-heh-heh... >_>;; ) -- whatever you do, don't sniff it. Even though I kept my distance, it felt like sticking salt into my nose (which I've never done, but I imagine it'd give the same painful stinging sensation that makes you run towards the nearest faucet and douse your nose in water).
Yeah.
Anyway, the instructions told me to use lukewarm water, so naturally I'm going to use boiling hot water.
You can't quite tell, but there was a lot of smoke and sizzling. No eruption, though.
Disappointed.
DISAPPOINTED.
Aftermath, 15 minutes later
The "bacterial colony-ish" formation thing is cool, but I'm still disappointed. I expected warpage and, perhaps, an explosion. Even though the latter doesn't make any sense. Perhaps I should've waited longer.
So...I was reluctant to test it out because I feared it might screw up my friend's DVD drive. Besides, it's obvious that it isn't going to work.
...really? No, really? You think?
I popped it in; the drive spun, stuttered, stopped, and tried to spin a few more times...then there was silence. Yeah, that's it.
Until...
No.
No, no.
...yes...
I had a really big smile on my face even though I was sorely disappointed with the result of the drain cleaner. I listened through both tracks to make sure there were no hiccups or whatever. It was just fine.
The image looks fine, too.
So I'm calling it: these things are indestructible. As long as they can fit into your drive, they'll work.
I'll conduct a few more experiments once I get back to the US. Though I'm not sure what else to try.
Sulfuric acid? Until then!
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Ho, these things are tough. So we're into chemicals now, eh?
If you wish to see some Baysplosions out of the Green Devil... All I'll say is that he reacts quite violently in the presence of aluminum foil. Trap him in a container, and he's likely to dynamite his way out.
Substitute the planned H2SO4 for more common HCL. H2SO4 is about twice as strong as HCL, but it's very hard to find anywhere outside of car batteries.
Lastly, you might want to wear a mask with some of these things. I see you have gloves already, so that's cool.Posted October 7th, 2009 at 05:26 PM by Holy Knight 
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You had very little data on the disk, and they record from the centre outwards, so maybe the data was ok there (looks like it peeled away from the outside in), but if you had more data on it, it would have failed?
So next time drop a movie on there, or some uncompressed music or stuff like that... maybe?
It's funny, we have some backup DVDs here at work that have failed reading just due to being left in a cupboard for a few years. Maybe I should suggest they boil them, freeze them, and drop them in drain cleaner and see whether they start working?
Posted October 8th, 2009 at 12:42 AM by tenshi_a
Updated October 8th, 2009 at 12:44 AM by tenshi_a -
Step 1: Find some Calcium Hypochlorite. This is often found in pool/hot tub chlorination products with the label "shock treatment".
Step 2: Place a half cup or so of this granular material into a clean, dry metal container that you don't really care about. A big old coffee can works best. Enough material to cover the bottom of the can is enough.
Step 3: Place the CD in question on top of the hypochlorite.
Step 4: Pour the rest of your hypochlorite on top of the CD, covering it like you did the bottom of the can.
Step 5: Find some nice hydraulic fluid - DOT-3 Brake Fluid works nicely. If you don't want to wait for the reaction, you can warm the fluid (~ 100 degrees F) beforehand.
Step 6: Place the coffee can in an area and on a surface that will ensure it can not light anything on fire. On top of a cinder block, in the middle of a sandpit, 40 feet from absolutely anything would be ideal. Putting it on your lawn under a tree would be a bad idea, as would placing the can in your driveway.
Step 7: Add enough of the nice warm brake fluid to the hypochlorite to make sure that it's covered, especially around the edges and center of the CD. You don't want to make soup, but you want the granules to be wet. Do this quickly.
Step 8: Stand the **** back.
Give it a minute or two, if it's really cold outside. I've seen this reaction go in seconds, in mid-summer. The amount of heat released in the reaction will definitely render the disc unplayable. It may be unidentifiable, in fact. The can might also experience partial melting.Posted October 8th, 2009 at 12:04 PM by Leader Desslock
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@Holy Knight: Car battery, eh? Always wanted to break open one of those.
...joking. I'll go for the HCL if my buddy can't provide the goods.
75¢ dishing washing gloves, but gloves nonetheless.
@tenshi_a: Yeah, someone I know also suggested filling the disc with large files. Will do next time.
I still have a while before I head back, so I might run the drain cleaning experiment one more time (except this time I'll try waiting a few hours).
Huh. Will this disc be working in the next year or so if I just leave it on my desk, I wonder.
...science makes no sense (if I can call it that).
@Desslock: Tempting, very tempting. Thanks for the instructions.Posted October 8th, 2009 at 01:04 PM by Bisu
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Well, not all batteries are made with S-acid, but you can be sure it is quite potent, at least. Or just crack it open and drop in the DVD.
Now you just need to buy some muriatic acid and bleaching powder and you've got yourself an experiment.
Not sure if you're aware of this, but just don't try making your own acids/bases. Much better to buy them in stable form.
You can do notifications via blog options, I believe.Posted October 8th, 2009 at 05:31 PM by Holy Knight
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NO! Whatever you do, do NOT open a car battery!!! The electrolyte (aka car battery acid) is extremely dangerous and if it gets on your skin it will start to burn it away. That stuff is not meant to be messed with.
Try turning a compressed air can upside down instead. It has refrigerant in it and if turned upside down and sprayed you'll have a milder version of liquid nitrogen.
But let me ask you this.....if you're in Brazil why the hell are you not by the beach looking at the fine girls in dental floss thongs?Posted October 11th, 2009 at 10:40 AM by Caster13
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