I had a hard drive I needed to destroy so I thought I'd make it interesting.

--David

That data is safely DESTROYED!

You know the magnets in those things are super powerful.

Phil

That was a job well done, easier than going to the rifle range.

I love it! Thanks for the video. We did something like that last year, I found a cell phone in the road. I tried in vain to find who owned it, so decided to end it's life in a way no one could misuse it's potential. Mcraigl was over with his son, I asked if he could make a classic 'step taper' with the phone on the flat dies of my 80# mechanical hammer. He was doing a great job, but about 10 hits into the project, the phone started to smoking, bad. About 5 seconds later, it plumb caught fire on itself. He dropped the phone to the floor and we evacuated and opened the big door to let the smoke escape. We decided to quarantine the shop until all traces of smoke had disappeared, 20 minutes or so. I guess it lends creedence to the old addage, 'It's all fun and games until a cell phone catches on fire under the old power hammer'.

'It's all fun and games until a cell phone catches on fire under the old power hammer'.

Pesky lithium ion batteries!

Phil

There has been many a time I just wanted to that to my whole computer! Not just the hard drive. :P

I love it!!!
Revenge is so sweet! :D

I think this was David trying to find a new data compression technology.

when technology annoys me I do the same thing, only with a bigger hammer <_<

Just re-format. It will be fine Really, that was fun. Thank you for sharing :)