[plug] recovering data off scratched cd [off-topic]

[Shannon Carver]

Wait:

You use Brasso, as opposed to Brasso for what??

Fixing Scratched CD's?
Helping Burns?
Cleaning Teeth?!?

Shannon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
> Of Kev
> Sent: Thursday, 30 November 2006 11:45 PM
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] recovering data off scratched cd
> 
> Richard Meyer wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 21:05 +0800, Tim Bowden wrote:
> >> On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 20:50 +0800, Caleb Duggan wrote:
> >>> I have a game cd(caesar 3) which has been scratched somehow and is
> unable
> >>> to install as a result. Does anybody know of any decent tools to
> recover
> >>> data from a damaged cd in linux?
> >> Toothpaste works for me.  Lightly buff the surface with toothpaste and
> >> water. You may be able to remove the scratch enough to get a good read.
> >> Always worked for me but ymmv.  Buff too much and you will go though
> the
> >> protective surface then you have no chance.
> >
> > Amazing the things you can do with toothpaste. One of the things we used
> > it for in the army was for treating burns (not 3rd degree burns or
> > anything THROUGH the skin). Next time you get a blistery burn from a
> > soldering iron, or an iron, just smear on a layer of toothpaste and it
> > seems to suck the heat right out.
> 
> 
> I always use "Brasso" for such things.  Believe it or not, toothpaste is
> much more abrasive than Brasso.
> 
> Cheers
> Kev
> 
> 
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