Is there a way I can avoid reformatting about 50 school floppy discs
to get rid of the info on them before chucking them?

A hammer is looking appealing at the moment.
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Sheel wented:
>Is there a way I can avoid reformatting about 50 school floppy discs
>to get rid of the info on them before chucking them?
>
>A hammer is looking appealing at the moment.

Have you tried microwaving them?
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greeboh burbled:

>Sheel wented:
>>Is there a way I can avoid reformatting about 50 school floppy discs
>>to get rid of the info on them before chucking them?
>>
>>A hammer is looking appealing at the moment.
>
>Have you tried microwaving them?

I tried dropping them in a petrol station, but somebody had the
vapours.
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Sheel warbled...
> Is there a way I can avoid reformatting about 50 school floppy discs
> to get rid of the info on them before chucking them?

Rip the insides out.

> A hammer is looking appealing at the moment.
> 
Bells look appealing. Hammers look smashing.
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Bev warbled...
>  Sheel warbled...
> > Is there a way I can avoid reformatting about 50 school floppy discs
> > to get rid of the info on them before chucking them?
> 
> Rip the insides out.
> 
> > A hammer is looking appealing at the moment.
> > 
> Bells look appealing. Hammers look smashing.
> 
Just for fun I googled, "how to destroy floppy disc".

Among the wide range of extremely varied options it came up with the 
hammer approach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5Fm7K4CPg
http://www.ehow.com/how_4407793_destroy-floppy-disks.html
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080703184054AAfETod
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/668707.html



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In a mad moment - Sheel  mumbled :

> Is there a way I can avoid reformatting about 50 school floppy discs
> to get rid of the info on them before chucking them?

Discus-ting

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Bev burbled:

>Just for fun I googled, "how to destroy floppy disc".
>
>Among the wide range of extremely varied options it came up with the 
>hammer approach:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O5Fm7K4CPg

I like the gun leaning nonchalantly against the door.
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