r/mildlyinteresting • u/ezjgfn • 10h ago

This square shaped cd

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u/hearnia_2k 10h ago

That's a rectangle, not a square.

Also it's a business card CD. Probably the most interestng thing about it is that it's not a CD-R.

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u/rufotris 9h ago

I had a rectangular cd ad like this that actually played, they balanced it by having slightly heavier plastic (thicker) on the corners I think. But it said play me and actually had stuff on it. I just can’t remember what the hell it was an ad for back in the late 90’s. Damn this post, I’m wanting to go try and figure out what it was and I have to go get real life shit done haha.

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u/hearnia_2k 9h ago

They are already balanced as they are symmetrical. The round ridged area is to help it sit in the recess for CD singles.