Destroying a hard drive

[James R. Van Zandt]

   On Jul 11, 2007, at 11:12, Jim Kuzdrall wrote:

   >     What is the most efficient way to destroy the data on a hard drive
   > before junking it?


   Bill McGonigle wrote:
   >    I've heard stories about certain airplanes containing large trunks of  
   >    an acid bath (pH nor type not known to me) into which sensitive  
   >    electronics are dropped when the plane is in danger of falling into  
   >    3rd-party hands.  This method is optimized for speed and  
   >    effectiveness, not cost or safety.

One suggestion I've seen for destroying disk drives quickly is with a
nail gun.  No hazmat.

BTW some drives use glass disks, right?  They'd be easier to destroy
than metal ones.

       - Jim Van Zandt