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Have you ever taken apart a hard drive? I did and was shocked to find the platters were so strong that I had a hard time bending them with two hands.
by timthelion 9y ago
Have you ever taken apart a hard drive? I did and was shocked to find the platters were so strong that I had a hard time bending them with two hands.
- colejohnson66 9y agoBut knock them while it’s spinning and it would be game over for hundreds of sectors.
- dkersten 9y ago...and possibly the read/write heads.
- qquark 9y agoA side note: a lot of "newer" HDDs (< 15 years I guess ?) now have ceramic/glass platters that break instead of bending, so be careful if trying this to avoid hurting yourself.