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New Blu-ray Disc to be Made of Corn
aws910 writes "I've often thrown away a CD and wondered how long it will take to biodegrade. Pioneer has developed a blu-ray disc that is made of corn. If this disc is widely used, it may be the only easily biodegradable computer part/accessory (with the exception of pizza). Now I wonder what would happen to one of those new discs if you put one in the microwave for 5 seconds." While the idea of a corn disc isn't new, it's the first Blu-ray version of it.
And best of all, it stays crunchy in milk!
Fritz Pisot!
Mom says my
Eco-friendly disc is nice, but how many people are going to throw away Blu-ray disc?
25GB is serios amount of data, I (maybe just me) would try to keep it even if it contains very unimportant data, since it's so easy to store a disc, it's not like you need one 5x5 room to store it.
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Now I wonder what would happen to one of those new discs if you put one in the microwave for 5 seconds.
Would that be a popcorn disc?
Let the corny jokes commence.
Oh wait...
Is the middle of the disc called the "corn hole"?
Slashdot: come for the pedantry, stay for the condescension.
I'm glad you included pizza; They don't call rackmount servers "pizza box" servers for nothing ;) ... fit a mini-atx nicely :D
Made with corn... ...but filled with porn!
The cost? Your first born.
Thank you. I'm here all week.
We have been gentically engineering corn for a variety of purposes for a while now. I wonder if this will spur a "Blu-ray" variant of corn. It should be interesting to consider what properties of the corn would make the best discs (longest lasting, scratch-resistant, etc.)
how long does the corn last anyway?
every day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
Does this mean that /.-ers will start storing their pr0n on their cr0n?
My CD-Rs are slowly falling apart due to age. After about 4 or 5 years, they're about as good as dirt. Ive been slowly converting everything to DVD but I fear the same thing will happen to them. I remember reading on slashdot that disks have a limitted shelf life due to corrosion and the breakdown of laminates. Now, these disks are designed to breakdown. What good is this to anyone who wants to keep data beyond half a decade?
"Hey man! You said these disc were made of corn, right?"
*crack*
*scream*
Let me know when they make a 64-bit processor out of polenta.
Man,
That's gonna be thousands of tons of corn diverted away from making nachos.
Make those discs out of egg plant instead. Nobody will miss them.
Mmmm... Nachos.
The Internet is full. Go Away!!!
This will be great for recycling discs to feedstocks, since most of Hollywood's output is swill fit for pigs anyway. (Sorry if I offended any pigs. I am such an insensitive bastard.)
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
Now I wonder what would happen to one of those new discs if you put one in the microwave for 5 seconds.
He writes that knowing full well what happens to current discs when you put them in the microwave.
That is.... Awesome lightshow caused by arcs between the thousands/millions of pits and hills on the disc's surface.
I highly recommend it, but suggest:
a) Not using your own microwave
b) Not using a disc you like to watch...
In case you can't resist,
c) Not putting it back into your own DVD player afterward.
Indy Media Watch-Proctologist of the Internet
24 comments already and no bad jokes using the word "kernel". I'm proud of you all.
I think this is a potentially a very cool thing, but you have to admit it's immensley funny if you think about it.
Five Pioneer R&D guys sitting at a table, thinking what they are going to do with Blu-Ray. One of them looks down at his bag of nacho's... look's up at the picture of the DVD, then back at the Nacho's.
The rest is history.
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The last digit of pi is four.
Let the corny jokes commence.
Atkins dieters are eagerly awaiting the Blu-ray disc composed of pork rind.
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
Now I wonder what would happen to one of those new discs if you put one in the microwave for 5 seconds.
You get...pop music!
I don't think they are going to do anything that displeases their masters in the red states. We are going to have ugly, bad for the economy corn subsidies for a long time.
I'm waiting for the day when AOL starts sending me free breakfast in mail, everday! :)
My other dog is a Wienerschnitzel.
This would be great for corporate espionage. If you are caught by security, you can hastily wolf it down. No more evidence!!
"It was a rice cake, I swear!"
Unknown host pong.
"Let the corny jokes commence."
Why didn't CmdrTaco bring us this story?
There is enough food to feed all the world. There hasn't been a consensus to feed them. War and politics prevent this (see Somalia).
A NYC lawyer blogs. http://www.chuangblog.com/
After all, it would make AOL's idiotic discs very welcome in third-world countries.
(from http://www.wisagclassroom.org/Corn%20Plastic.pdf )
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Materials Needed
cornstarch
measuring spoons
corn oil
water
medicine dropper
food coloring
microwave
sandwich-size resealable plastic bag
Procedure:
1. Place a tablespoon of cornstarch in a resealable plastic bag.
2. Add two drops of corn oil to the corn starch.
3. Add one and a half tablespoons of water to the oil and cornstarch.
4. Stir the mixture.
5.Add two drops of food coloring to the mixture and stir well.
6.Next, microwave your biodegradable plastic for 20-25 seconds on high.
(and obviously, use caution)