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HDD Assault Cannon

Posted by timothy on from the use-at-own-risk dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Check out what these crazy fools have done. One has to ask, exactly how much time these people have on their hands? Got a couple of old 2GB Hard drives. You too could join in on their madness. Hard Drive Assault Cannons for all!"

6 of 440 comments (clear)

  1. Re:WHY BOTHER? by RLW · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can't one force a cache on google? Try searching for the exact URL in quotes on google. Then when it comes back with "If it's a valid URL then click here..." then click there. Then search for the term again in Google and the new URL will show up in the list. Then it will be chached over the next cycle. Then post to slash to the cached pages.

  2. Re:broken already (it's lame) by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Interesting
    No amount of bandwidth can withstand the power of a swarm of geeks...

    At least not the outgoing bandwidth on a standard ASDL connection. Are they that crazy or was this just a publicity stunt from day one? How did it get by the editors? How many ACs will reply with "Your new here right?" now that I've made a comment about the editors not catching stuff like this?

    Again for laughs and giggles:

    (104):tim@pigeon:{11:45}:~# host hddcannon.kicks-ass.net
    hddcannon.kicks-ass.net has address 202.0.40.113
    (105):tim@pigeon:{11:45}:~# host 202.0.40.113 113.40.0.202.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer 202-0-40-113.adsl.paradise.net.nz
    (106):tim@pigeon:{11:45}:~#

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  3. Weep for all the lost magnets by G4from128k · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I prefer to disassemble old HDs. The voice coils and spindle motors tend to contain insanely strong rare earth magnets. And the platters make pleasant wind chimes (especialy if you have a mix of 3.5", 5", and 8" platters). I suppose one could also get a few bucks from the cast aluminum anclosures.

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  4. Re:Sweet!! by pjwhite · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'll take the platters. They make great wind chimes.

  5. Another HDD hack by jkazor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I find HDD mechanical hacks to be intriguing. I have often thought it would be cool to make RC cars out of old Hard Drives and have races.

    Mechanically, the hack would be pretty straightforward: To to drive the wheels, attach a worm gear to the disk shaft. To operate the steering, utilize the arm that guides the disk head.

    I am not sure, however, how to interface with an RC transmitter. Any ideas?

  6. Disposal is much more fun in an emergency by John+Jorsett · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I worked at a DoD site once. If we were in danger of being overrun by the enemy (since it was in Hawaii, I guess that'd be either the North Koreans, China, or the Japanese out for a little payback), we were supposed to haul the crypto gear and all storage media out to the parking lot, smack the hell out of it with sledges, pile thermite on top and melt it into slag. I was sorely disappointed that I never got the opportunity.