Seriously, I haven't seen a back up tape in a long time, but I'm sure it would be destroyed, and you could probably do 4-5 at a time, relatively quickly.
Krunch, the article was saying that a T-Bone dissolving in two days was a myth.
Yes. That's why I was quoting it. I can read, cause it isn't obvious... It's obvious that it won't dissolve a t-bone in two days, otherwise marinating anything would be a ludicrous idea.
A tooth however, would probably deteriorate pretty quickly. Sadly, I have no spare teeth to test.
Anywho, how about slowly melting them? Without burning the tapes with fire, you can probably just make the lot into a fine stew that could eventually become a solid block of... vinyl composite?
Toxic anything, with tapes, will always be an issue, but in a well ventilated area, like the outdoors, there's probably next to no harm to be had.
Seriously, I haven't seen a back up tape in a long time, but I'm sure it would be destroyed, and you could probably do 4-5 at a time, relatively quickly.
Plus, it'd be fun to personally own.
He could just throw them in the streets. Noone would know what they are or have the menas to access the data stored on them.
In high school my science teacher put a vienna sausage into a bottle of coke, and by the end of class it was gone.
Not that that's relevant to the discussion at hand.
Just take all the tapes to a dump, or someplace with one of those giant car magnets, put them underneath it, turn on. I don't actually have experimental proof that it will wipe them, but I'd be pretty damn surprised if it didn't.
For all intensive purposes, I say blender is the frontrunner.
i hate being the grammar nazi, but...
It's 'for all intents and purposes'. Not intensive.
Wow I always wrote it as intensive, I think whoever I heard orginally saying that probably said it so fast it sounded like intensive, even tho when you think about it that makes no fucking sense.
Or of course, you could do it the smart way and repeatedly overwrite the data on the tapes with random bits. I believe DoD spec for this is three passes, although the really paranoid try twenty or so.
And then you get to keep the tapes, too.
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Magnets are definitely the way to go. I did work experience at a place that had a conveyer belt with a magnet under it specifically for the purpose of wiping big ass tapes.
Some good ideas here! The "overwrite with random bits" wont get approved either. I tried that. I know of that prog you can get that overwrites a drive 3 times with just shit. They would never go for the huge grinder/disintegrator things (too pricey). Ill recommend the blender idea though. hehe. Honestly, unless they see it physically destroyed, I dont think they would go for it. Its weird.
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Heres what I would do, as other than burning them or cutting them into small pieces theres no real way to assure your company that the data can't be retrieved.
If they have a spare paper slicer around (like those big ones that you can slice card board with, you know, with the giant ass knife and big red handle?), you can simply cut the ENTIRE tape into 4-6 pieces which is basically like slicing the tape itself into tiny little squares. A big paper cutting knife like that should slice through a tape like butter. I've used them to slice up piles of cds before.
Heres what I would do, as other than burning them or cutting them into small pieces theres no real way to assure your company that the data can't be retrieved.
If they have a spare paper slicer around (like those big ones that you can slice card board with, you know, with the giant ass knife and big red handle?), you can simply cut the ENTIRE tape into 4-6 pieces which is basically like slicing the tape itself into tiny little squares. A big paper cutting knife like that should slice through a tape like butter. I've used them to slice up piles of cds before.
thats... thats a god damn good idea!
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Is it possible this is some kind of silly zen initiation rite of passage thing, welcoming you into the department in a very strange way?
I like the blender idea. Don't Breathe This!
Magnets may work, but you will have to defeat many oersteds. (I'm not sure but I think DAT tape is 1500 or 1700 Oe.) Maybe you could rig something up that winds the tape past one of these. Note that you want the surface of the tape to be touching or nearly touching the surface of the magnet -- and that magnet can shatter nearly every bone in your hand if you're not careful with it while carrying it. A magnet like that can stick a thick phone book to a refrigerator door.
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Maybe you could rig something up that winds the tape past one of these. Note that you want the surface of the tape to be touching or nearly touching the surface of the magnet -- and that magnet can shatter nearly every bone in your hand if you're not careful with it while carrying it. A magnet like that can stick a thick phone book to a refrigerator door.
They're not THAT dangerous. My friend is really into magnets and keeps a huge stack of them around his room. They're fun to put one on each side of your hand and feel the surprising force. You just need to be careful not to slide them off all the way or else they'll pinch together and break skin. They won't actually shatter bones. They'd probably shatter themselves before they'd shatter your bones. If you let two of them slap together by accident, one or both will shatter. They're surprisingly brittle.
As for holding up a phone book, maybe if there was a notch and the phonebook wasn't too thick.
Are your employers 80 year old grandmas who are afraid of technology?
"I don't trust those new fangled data eraser programs.... we need these things destroyed.. THEY'RE THE DEVIL!"
Put them in a car crushing thing.. you know those big machines you see in cartoons that cubify your car? Then send them the little cubes as ear-rings for their big fat wives.
Shovel+Ground. Dig a hole. Put tapes in hole. Pour gasoline. Light match and throw it in. *note: Be about 30 feet away. Get zippo Watch the pretty fire.
Shovel+Ground. Dig a hole. Put tapes in hole. Pour gasoline. Light match and throw it in. *note: Be about 30 feet away. Get zippo Watch the pretty fire.
I wonder why there's so few suggestions for fire. It's almost like he's not supposed to burn them or something. Pretty strange.
Shovel+Ground. Dig a hole. Put tapes in hole. Pour gasoline. Light match and throw it in. *note: Be about 30 feet away. Get zippo Watch the pretty fire.
I wonder why there's so few suggestions for fire. It's almost like he's not supposed to burn them or something. Pretty strange.
Fire's always good. Just make sure you have a big hole, a bucket of water, and a fire extuinguisher(note, also get leaves. They make a nice smell when burning)
Shovel+Ground. Dig a hole. Put tapes in hole. Pour gasoline. Light match and throw it in. *note: Be about 30 feet away. Get zippo Watch the pretty fire.
I wonder why there's so few suggestions for fire. It's almost like he's not supposed to burn them or something. Pretty strange.
Fire's always good. Just make sure you have a big hole, a bucket of water, and a fire extuinguisher(note, also get leaves. They make a nice smell when burning)
Shovel+Ground. Dig a hole. Put tapes in hole. Pour gasoline. Light match and throw it in. *note: Be about 30 feet away. Get zippo Watch the pretty fire.
I wonder why there's so few suggestions for fire. It's almost like he's not supposed to burn them or something. Pretty strange.
Fire's always good. Just make sure you have a big hole, a bucket of water, and a fire extuinguisher(note, also get leaves. They make a nice smell when burning)
Spend the whole budget on a really strong magnet. Bring a tape and a player(data tape is the same kind as music cassetes right?) and test them till you find one that works quickly and cheaply.
Get enough power one pass should wreck a whole tape..
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Heh, I was just about to post that.
Seriously, I haven't seen a back up tape in a long time, but I'm sure it would be destroyed, and you could probably do 4-5 at a time, relatively quickly.
Plus, it'd be fun to personally own.
Yes. That's why I was quoting it. I can read, cause it isn't obvious... It's obvious that it won't dissolve a t-bone in two days, otherwise marinating anything would be a ludicrous idea.
A tooth however, would probably deteriorate pretty quickly. Sadly, I have no spare teeth to test.
Anywho, how about slowly melting them? Without burning the tapes with fire, you can probably just make the lot into a fine stew that could eventually become a solid block of... vinyl composite?
Toxic anything, with tapes, will always be an issue, but in a well ventilated area, like the outdoors, there's probably next to no harm to be had.
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Not that that's relevant to the discussion at hand.
Just take all the tapes to a dump, or someplace with one of those giant car magnets, put them underneath it, turn on. I don't actually have experimental proof that it will wipe them, but I'd be pretty damn surprised if it didn't.
Just put the tapes on a giant sub and rock out for a few hours.
You can test them afterwards to see if it worked. I'm pretty sure it's the lease invasive/complex solution.
Wow I always wrote it as intensive, I think whoever I heard orginally saying that probably said it so fast it sounded like intensive, even tho when you think about it that makes no fucking sense.
Intents it is!
Anyway, try sticking them in the microwave. I'm sure it's incredibly dangerous, but all kinds of cool shit can happen in a microwave.
Or nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Or buy/rent an industrial shredder, that sounds good too.
And then you get to keep the tapes, too.
I think the cheapest method would simply be to blend em.
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Alternative methods include soaking them in salt water.
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Unless there are hundreds of thousands of these things, just dump em all in a tub full of some form of acid.
If they have a spare paper slicer around (like those big ones that you can slice card board with, you know, with the giant ass knife and big red handle?), you can simply cut the ENTIRE tape into 4-6 pieces which is basically like slicing the tape itself into tiny little squares. A big paper cutting knife like that should slice through a tape like butter. I've used them to slice up piles of cds before.
thats... thats a god damn good idea!
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I like the blender idea. Don't Breathe This!
Magnets may work, but you will have to defeat many oersteds. (I'm not sure but I think DAT tape is 1500 or 1700 Oe.) Maybe you could rig something up that winds the tape past one of these. Note that you want the surface of the tape to be touching or nearly touching the surface of the magnet -- and that magnet can shatter nearly every bone in your hand if you're not careful with it while carrying it. A magnet like that can stick a thick phone book to a refrigerator door.
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What in the world are you destroying backup tapes for, anyway? I mean, is there something incriminating on them or something?
Try sawing the tapes in half with a hacksaw or table saw. Quick, easy.
good call man
There you have it.
Seriously, why not use some decent overkill?
As for holding up a phone book, maybe if there was a notch and the phonebook wasn't too thick.
"I don't trust those new fangled data eraser programs.... we need these things destroyed.. THEY'RE THE DEVIL!"
Put them in a car crushing thing.. you know those big machines you see in cartoons that cubify your car? Then send them the little cubes as ear-rings for their big fat wives.
Step 2: Wrap tape in steak
Step 3: Find crocodile
Step 4: Stick face in crocodile.
Get enough power one pass should wreck a whole tape..