The Great Zero Challenge

[Matthew Pemble]

David Biggins wrote:
> I am given to understand that Inverness recycling centre have an
> interesting device.
>
> A LARGE coin-operated shredder, with a clear front
>
> For a small fee, you can insert an entire hard disk into the device, and
> see that the entire drive - platters, heads, casing and all, have been
> reduced to very, very small pieces. 
>   
The military use these - and call them macerators.  Used for disposal of 
all sorts of interesting kit.  Not coin operated last time I used one, 
but I would not put that past the current bunch of charlatans.  I'm not 
sure what the unit cost is but they are satisfying to use.

There are other "macerators" in military use, but they are used in the 
plumbing (effluent not nuclear) systems of submarines.

Matthew