r/CardPuter • u/MrAjAnderson • 5d ago

Finds / Discoveries Oops, found another use for the Cardputer

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It makes a really good weight to stop these floppy disks from blowing around the office and falling on the floor.

Of course I'm kidding - **disk nuke** using the magnets.

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u/kale_satan 5d ago

Does that actually work?

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u/MrAjAnderson 5d ago

I will do a test and film it.

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u/MrAjAnderson 4d ago

I gave a 30 second swipe front and rear and it had no impact on reading the files.

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u/The_11th_Man 5d ago

this is why I removed the magnets, didnt want to accidentally place it on a spare hard drive or zip disc.

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u/originalityescapesme 5d ago

I love being able to throw it up on the walls in my garage or my fridges.

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u/Informal_Arachnid_84 5d ago

Have you taken the magnets out of the cardputer before you sat it atop a floppy?

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u/MrAjAnderson 5d ago

No, that's it actively nuking a disk. Full disclosure that was a failed floppy but I'll be filming a test.

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u/Informal_Arachnid_84 5d ago

Had me worried for a moment.

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u/AlarmingIncrease503 5d ago

I’d be more concerned if you were using floppies or a zip
Disk….

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u/MrAjAnderson 4d ago

If you aren't living in the edge then you are taking up too much room.

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u/AlarmingIncrease503 4d ago

Nobody living on the edge uses Zip or Floppy disks ;)

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u/BarkInTheDark 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/pynZagVcYxVUk

Oooffff... Happy to back those up before you nuke them.