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In all the years...I never noticed...

2003-08-19, 3:12 AM #1

blujay

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...that CD-R's are translucent. Is it just me? I just burned a CD, a Mitsui Gold CD-R, and as I was putting it in the jewel case, I noticed that I could see my keyboard through the disc. No, not the plastic hub in the middle, the actual reflective surface. Then I took a cheaper, silvery-backed cyanine CD-R and it, too, is translucent. I don't have any CD-RW's without solid labels on them at the moment, so I can't check them. Pressed CD's are opaque, but I've just never noticed that you can actually see through CD-R's.

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2003-08-19, 3:35 AM #2

DEFINOTELY NOT SPE

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heh, i noticed that with cd-rs quite a while ago, but the only cd-rw i have has a solid label, it always made me wonder in the choice of material and quality difference involved with a commercial cd or a blank cd.

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2003-08-19, 3:52 AM #3

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That's really cool!

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2003-08-19, 4:02 AM #4

Mikus

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Yeah, if you write on mine the writing is visible when you flip them over.

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2003-08-19, 4:14 AM #5

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I have a CD that came in a pack of 50 CD-R's that is completley transparent! You cant write to it, but its the shape of a cd, with all the colours of a CD when you look at it the lines still go through the centre... its weird.

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2003-08-19, 4:19 AM #6

Jon`C

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You mean the plastic spacer they put on the top of the spindle? [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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2003-08-19, 4:23 AM #7

Mikus

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Yeah, they use those to separate the CDs into groups for selling purposes. I hate to break it to you but you're not special.

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2003-08-19, 4:24 AM #8

MadQuack

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Mine aren't translucent [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2003-08-19, 4:26 AM #9

..would like a shrubbery.

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...I've bought at least 10 packs of CD's on spindles and only ever gotten one??

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2003-08-19, 5:06 AM #10

LightStaff

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They put them pn the top and bottom of the spindel things. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

I got 2.

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2003-08-19, 5:07 AM #11

Spork

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The ones I have at the moment have a plastic finish on them to make them look like old vinyl records, so they're definitely not see-through [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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2003-08-19, 11:43 AM #12

phoenix_9286

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I've got a bunch of regular CDs (music and otherwise) that you can see through under the right conditions.

It's interesting... but the coolness of the effect lasted all of one minute on me.

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2003-08-20, 1:21 AM #13

blujay

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I was just surprised that the metal layer is thin enough to pass light through.

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2003-08-20, 1:26 AM #14

Jedigreedo

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Quote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jon`C:
You mean the plastic spacer they put on the top of the spindle?

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My first spindle and all I got was a lousy styrofoam spacer the size of the center ring. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2004-09-29, 4:05 PM #15

muzein

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I noticed that too.

2004-09-29, 4:17 PM #16

Schming

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ya.... i noticed that like 5 years ago

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2004-09-29, 4:17 PM #17

Avenger

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I can see through mine!!!!!!

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2004-09-29, 4:18 PM #18

Pagewizard_YKS

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its cool, I agree.

2004-09-29, 4:20 PM #19

ECHOMAN

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Umm. Anyone noticed the thread date?

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2004-09-29, 4:21 PM #20

Avenger

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Holy crap!!! I do now

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2004-09-29, 4:22 PM #21

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<Genki> http://forums.massassi.net/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1 WHY THE HELL WAS IT REVIVED?

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2004-09-29, 4:25 PM #22

Mikus

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Someone needs a quick review of the rules...

2004-09-29, 4:38 PM #23

Zell

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Whoa. That was the most useless thread revival ever.

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2004-09-29, 4:40 PM #24

muzein

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I'm sorry

You guys are so mean. I just thought that was a neat fact that some people might be interested in.

2004-09-29, 4:41 PM #25

gbk

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Yo, muzein, DONT REVIVE YEAR-OLD THREADS.

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2004-09-29, 4:44 PM #26

Pagewizard_YKS

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Quote:

Originally posted by gbk
Yo, muzein, DONT REVIVE YEAR-OLD THREADS.

maybe if the forums got pruned more often this wouldn't happen.

2004-09-29, 4:49 PM #27

Avenger

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Quote:

Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS
maybe if the people read the rules this wouldn't happen.

fixed

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2004-09-29, 9:48 PM #28

Pagewizard_YKS

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Quote:

Originally posted by Avenger
fixed

no, rules are for losers. FIGHT THE POWER! :p

2004-09-29, 9:53 PM #29

tofu

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Seriously, who goes back and reads through all the archived threads to find the one they want to necropost?

You need to get outside more.