[PLUG] Erasing tapes - destroying media.

[Michael]

Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> A shredder might be easier than a
demagnetizer, but the tape might
> get wound around the grinding
cylinders.  If the ventilation is
> good in your kitchen, you could
microwave a cartridge, which would
> melt the tape layers together. 
Guaranteed unreadable after that.
> I microwave CDs to destroy them,
often doing a whole stack at once,
> with a cup of water for
"ballast".  I run the fans for an hour
> afterwards, to get
rid of the smell before my wife gets home. :-)

Wouldn't it be a lot
better to just smash them with a hammer?  
No need to consume
electricity to destroy and then flush the (toxic?) 
vaporized media from
your living space.

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     Michael Rasmussen
  
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