Posted by Andrew Rossmann on 02/27/06 21:53

In article <1140967881.668004.37950@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
SiliconSam@gmail.com says...
> Oh, come on... There is so much plastic surrounding the inner core
> of metal in a pressed CD or DVD you'd have to have a buttload of static
> to even reach the insides of the disc.

Static electricity can act very weird. Just because there is a lot of
plastic covering it doesn't mean anything. Depending on the humidty, air
has a higher resistance than plastics. A spark can still jump THROUGH
the plastic, through the reflective coating, and to a surface
underneath. Also, remember that the reflective coating on a CD is up at
the top surface and very vulnerable.

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