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How to Destroy Your Computer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-thats-how-ya-do-it dept.

Dan's Data writes " Destroying your own computer is every user's right and is the pattern of behaviour expected by the manufacturer s and, especially, repair personnel, whose very livelihood is put in peril by those users who perversely persist in correctly upgrading their equipment." Just read it. Its funny.

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  1. Death By AGP by gavinhall · · Score: 2

    Posted by kenmcneil:

    The best I've been able to do is destroy an older monitor with my new PII 400MHZ, 128 MB, and AGP 2x (w/ 8 megs) while playing a game of Unreal! I almost pissed my pants when the picture tube exploded while I was playing!

  2. Monitor Destruction HOWTO by dattaway · · Score: 2

    About bodily fluids in a computer... I had a cat that got a little sick on top of the monitor.

    Good thing it was shut off while I was at work. When I was home, I turned it on, the screen had a slight flicker. I smelled something burning, but could not determine its source. It got real bad. That is when I discovered the smoke. When the cover was off, I had to scrape the shit off the high voltage section. It looked like it was close to catching fire...

    A friend found a great way to destroy a 27 inch TV. Water a plant on the top when the tube is nice and hot. The neck will crack. That TV was a good source of parts for many projects.