Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 03/01/06 13:49

On 26 Feb 2006 07:31:21 -0800, "Silicon Sam" <SiliconSam@gmail.com>
Gave us:

> 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. Of course microwaves tear it
>up, it doesn't need to touch the core directly like static would.

A microwave generates the energy directly from the foil layer. It
doesn't get sparked from the outside in. It gets sparked from the
inside out, so yes, it DOES "touch" the "core" directly. The
microwave oven generates a powerful beam of energy. By contrast, your
cell phone is at a similar frequency, but it does not damage discs.
The reason is the power difference.

A static spark will not in any way shape or form harm either a press
factory optical disc OR a recordable version. Ever. The only
exception being a lightning strike.

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