Comments on: Zapping your hard drive quick and easy… at only 125 pounds… http://uvageek.net/2006/06/18/zapping-your-hard-drive-quick-and-easy-at-only-125-pounds/ The legends, stories and tribulations of a UVA Physics Grad... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Greg http://uvageek.net/2006/06/18/zapping-your-hard-drive-quick-and-easy-at-only-125-pounds/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Greg Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:36:07 +0000 http://uvageek.net/?p=339#comment-228 My question is what did the thermite not destroy? If thermite can burn through an engine block, but data is still recoverable from a hard drive that's been exposed to it, how much thermite were they really using? In short, thermite is the data eraser's tool of choice, get enough of it going and you can destroy the whole computer along with the hard drive. My question is what did the thermite not destroy? If thermite can burn through an engine block, but data is still recoverable from a hard drive that’s been exposed to it, how much thermite were they really using?

In short, thermite is the data eraser’s tool of choice, get enough of it going and you can destroy the whole computer along with the hard drive.

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