Keywords: Zapped-CD-Art.gif A Compact Disc Zapped by perfectly safe use of a microwave to destroy the data contents permanently See Main Article Electrical arc Capturing the various shapes of the plasma path of an electrical arc has been demonstrated in a G4techTV technology tips video to destroy data on compact discs by placing the compact disc up to about 4 or so into a standard microwave oven on high for about 10-15 seconds Each resulting disc art is unique --- no two discs are ever the same As with any electrical arc application common sense care should be observed in this process The plastic compact disc media will get instantly hot in this process so waiting a few seconds after the etching process is required not to burn yourself This applies in the same way to most microwaved food applications in general The only undesired side effect of this process is a slight displeasing odor en wikipedia Liftarn CommonsHelper 2006-02-15 In The Mindway wikipedia en In The Mindway February 15 2006 May 2007 Original upload log page en wikipedia Zapped-CD-Art gif 2006-02-15 19 47 In The Mindway 640×637× 243000 bytes <nowiki>A Compact Disc Zapped by perfectly safe use of a microwave to destroy the data contents permanently </nowiki> Microwaved disks Damaged computer hardware |