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No, you can't eat it.
2004-11-06, 11:44 AM #1
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20041101/corndisc.html

:eek: :eek: :eek:
Frigging cool.
2004-11-06, 11:46 AM #2
well isn't the point of storring data to make it last for longer times, i don't want to be eating the biodegradable cds i've collected if i get hungry in the middle of the night.


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2004-11-06, 11:51 AM #3
Quote:
Originally posted by TwistedSoul
well isn't the point of storring data to make it last for longer times, i don't want to be eating the biodegradable cds i've collected if i get hungry in the middle of the night.


You'd get horrible tooth ache.

Quote:
While the disc can theoretically be eaten, it is coated by a 0.1-millimeter (0.004-inch) thick layer of resin and is too hard for even the strongest teeth.
2004-11-06, 11:53 AM #4
i read that part too, was supose to be a joke :(
whenever any form of government becomes destructive to securing the rights of the governed, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it
---Thomas jefferson, Declaration of Independance.
2004-11-06, 11:53 AM #5
Quote:
While the disc can theoretically be eaten, it is coated by a 0.1-millimeter (0.004-inch) thick layer of resin and is too hard for even the strongest teeth

Hence why I said "No you can't eat it" :D

But yea, actually, I totaly missed that part at first, (I only read above the advertisment lol. Just read that lower part now..


Edit - guess we didnt get your joke. :)
2004-11-06, 11:58 AM #6
Sorry, Twisted :o
2004-11-06, 12:00 PM #7
If it's biodegradeable, how reliable is it for data storage?
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2004-11-06, 12:40 PM #8
25GB of space!! Safe for the enviorment!! I bet it wont be cheap! I hope so. I wonder what it will be like in the microwave compared to a regular cd firey explosion.
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2004-11-06, 1:23 PM #9
Makes destroying data easier. Pop it in the microwave, heat it up, when it pops sit down and enjoy a movie with it.
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2004-11-06, 1:34 PM #10
if you boil it, it may turn into a soft pasta disc. Get out some red dipping sauce and that's good eating. :p
2004-11-06, 1:41 PM #11
In fact, they should come with various recipes in the manual.
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2004-11-06, 1:48 PM #12
so, would this disk be best suited for running linex kernels off of it?
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2004-11-06, 2:01 PM #13
BAH-DUM-TISH!
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2004-11-06, 2:02 PM #14
<3
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2004-11-06, 4:56 PM #15
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No, you can't eat it.
If I had a nickel....
meh, never mind.
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2004-11-06, 5:06 PM #16
"God Damnit! we give you all this money for scientific funding and you use it to make a small disk! thats made of corn! Why purpose does it serve??"

"uhh......its kinda cute...maybe its a hat..."
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2004-11-06, 5:12 PM #17
I'm more interested in the paper disc mentioned in that later part of the article.
2004-11-06, 5:46 PM #18
Quote:
Originally posted by Elana14
so, would this disk be best suited for running linex kernels off of it?



hahahahaha.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. " - Bertrand Russell
The Triumph of Stupidity in Mortals and Others 1931-1935
2004-11-06, 11:37 PM #19
Quote:
Originally posted by Elana14
so, would this disk be best suited for running linex kernels off of it?


<3!!!!!!!!
The tired anthem of a loser and a hypocrite.
2004-11-07, 12:15 AM #20
25 gigs....woah
2004-11-07, 12:56 AM #21
I will murder you all in the most painful way imaginable.

But yeah, recent developments in disk production are impressive. I can't wait until we have true volumetric data storage.
2004-11-07, 10:18 AM #22
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Originally posted by Jon`C
I will murder you all in the most painful way imaginable.
I look forward to conducting business with you, sir.

*shakes hand*

*explodes*
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