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[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I'm just sitting here wondering how tf they did this....

Did they put it in a bending brake?

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's a machine designed to destroy hard drives. They use a hydraulic ram to bend it and shatter the platters.

[–] saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Which is overkill when you can get the same result by just drilling a hole into the drive.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

It depends on how many drives you have to destroy. These things can be pretty quick and do hundreds or thousands of drives without much work.

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