Destroying a hard drive

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> From: Jim Kuzdrall <gnhlug at intrel.com>
> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:12:48 -0400

>     What is the most efficient way to destroy the data on a hard drive 
> before junking it?  Normal file erasure leaves the data intact.  Secure 

Hm.  Hard drives are a member of that oh so FUN class of objects which
are small enough to fit inside a microwave oven, are they not?

I wonder how a drive would fare if you opened it up, stuck it in a
microwave oven, and put it on High for a couple of minutes...

(STANDARD DISCLAIMER: DON'T TRY ANYTHING I BABBLE ABOUT AT HOME!
Putting metal in a microwave oven often creates plasma, a phase of
matter which is very dangerous to living creatures.)