in The Age today, december 10th 2002, swedish researchers reckon that the fastest CD drives (ie 48x, 50x, 52 etc) and the DVD drives (12x, 16x) can shatter discs, sending out
"knife-like shrapnel at near the speed of sound, causing injury and damaging equipment. Experiments have shown the sprapnel is capable of tearing up holes in the roof and cracking aluminium sheet"
it was a very interesting read, but the weird thing is the researcher interviewed, Jorgan Stadje, said: "CD-ROMs could be hazardous to your health, and DVDs even more so"
how could they think DVDs are more of a hazard, when they a less than a third of the speed that CDs read at.
"CDs and DVDs have their performance rated by multiplying from a base speed". im not sure if the DVD's base speed is 3x higher than the CD's.
Here's the clincher. For safety reasons, Jorgan Stadje has suggested this:
"Owners of PCs and digital video equipment should sit at least five meters from their equipment" :laugh:
"He also urges users to consider wearing protective goggles and clothing possibly made from kevlar"
the article is all very relavant, but i think the last safety bit is totally outrageous and unworkable.
screens would need to be projectors, keyboard/mouse extensions...etc
have a read of the article, very intersting
"knife-like shrapnel at near the speed of sound, causing injury and damaging equipment. Experiments have shown the sprapnel is capable of tearing up holes in the roof and cracking aluminium sheet"
it was a very interesting read, but the weird thing is the researcher interviewed, Jorgan Stadje, said: "CD-ROMs could be hazardous to your health, and DVDs even more so"
how could they think DVDs are more of a hazard, when they a less than a third of the speed that CDs read at.
"CDs and DVDs have their performance rated by multiplying from a base speed". im not sure if the DVD's base speed is 3x higher than the CD's.
Here's the clincher. For safety reasons, Jorgan Stadje has suggested this:
"Owners of PCs and digital video equipment should sit at least five meters from their equipment" :laugh:
"He also urges users to consider wearing protective goggles and clothing possibly made from kevlar"
the article is all very relavant, but i think the last safety bit is totally outrageous and unworkable.
screens would need to be projectors, keyboard/mouse extensions...etc
have a read of the article, very intersting
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