Exploding Cd!!!!!!

budwieser · 23-07-2005, 11:29

Any body ever had a cd rom explode in the Drive????

I just sat down to play Unreal Tournament and while making a Image of the CD to mount on a Virtual drive with `Alcohol 52%` the damn thing exploded in the drive. Don`t think it was damaged at all.
Make me Jump!!!, I nearly Shiite meself

Jules · 23-07-2005, 11:32

That was some explosion!

budwieser · 23-07-2005, 11:36

Wonder if thats what they meant by a `Cracked` copy

dilli-theclaw · 23-07-2005, 11:38

You're just lucky you didn't get any bits of flying plastic in your eye.

I've never seen an exploding cd before - but I have seen the inside of a deathstar after a 'failure' which was a mess.

http://www.paintbug.com/cdexplode/

Richard M · 23-07-2005, 11:47

That can happen if the CD is unbalanced by putting too much weight on one side of it (sticker).

budwieser · 23-07-2005, 11:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard M

That can happen if the CD is unbalanced by putting too much weight on one side of it (sticker).

No sticker on it and it was actually a genuine paid for game.

handyman · 23-07-2005, 12:21

Had a 100x cd rom drive once (dont know why they are not available anymore)

Put a disc in but then decided to eject it. I did not realise it was still spinning and as soon as I touched it it went crazy and span off

grandmaster · 23-07-2005, 12:27

it has been known.

They replicated it on Mythbusters...

iain_herts · 23-07-2005, 12:33

ah the mythbuster 1 i saw that 1 lol

Millay · 23-07-2005, 12:36

I found regularly used CD's et stress fractures starting to appear in the middle of the disc, eventually these will shatter.

Graham · 23-07-2005, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by budwieser

Any body ever had a cd rom explode in the Drive????

Not me personally, but a friend has.

This is a known problem because companies are trying to a) increase speed of reading CDs and b) bring down the cost of producing them, thus using cheaper (and sometimes thinner) materials.

The problem is that the two goals are, to some point, mutually incompatible with the risk that a flawed or weakened CD can simply shatter under the stresses involved.

Of course that doesn't make it any better if it happens to you...!

darkangel · 23-07-2005, 14:09

yep has happened 2 me with a windows 98cd shattered into tiny bits thought the psu had blown think it's caused by the cd not sitting/placed in the tray properly...hmmm wonder if anyone has modded a projectile firing cd/dvd-rom

mrm1 · 23-07-2005, 14:17

Ive had one split in to five large chunks. the CD rom drive survived, but it sure made me jump.

23-07-2005, 14:18

it happens because of cheap cd/dvd cases that don't correctly sit the disk in them unless you apply too much pressure. This causes tiny fractures that are barely visible and can shatter when your drive reaches full speed.

It's happened to me on two occasions now

Jules · 23-07-2005, 14:28

to the forum Shabba