9 Sep
2002
9 Sep
'02
8:57 a.m.
On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Anyone here see the "first appearance" of
CDs on the British TV show
"Tomorrow's World"? "And it even works if I smear strawberry jam all
over
it"... The guy demoing the CD player smears jam all over the *label* side of
the CD, plays it, wipes it clean then plays it again. It would have been far
more impressive if he had coated the data side of the CD in jam. I know CDs
certainly won't work when there are fingerprints comprised mostly of Nutella
(chocolate and hazelnut sandwich spread) all over the playing side. I found
that out when my brother pilfered one of my CDs and got Nutella all over it.
It is generally a LOT easier to wipe jam, Nutella, etc. off of a CD than
it is to disassemble and clean tape.
Neither one works well while the jam is on it.