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[mpheadley]

Any number of things besides the cold could have affected it!
Vibrations from ice skaters, even from the chain saw cutting the ice at the end!
And possibly even the sudden warm up bringing it inside!

[oregonnerd]

How willing to work would you be if your employer buried you in ice for a while?
--Glenn

[chuckchuck]

A true test would be to freeze it in a protected vacuum packed bag in a block of ice for "x" number of days and then simply let it defrost. Wait for it to come to room temperature and then try it.

[squishie]

I think they failed to fully discharge the drive before freezing it. Result? frozen mutated electricity electrons. When the leftover electrons were frozen, they mutated into evil electrons. When the drive was thawed out and normal electrons were introduced to the drive, the evil electrons rebelled and attacked the normal electrons. This major battle resulted in major damage to the components in the drive, (Picture a bombed out city in a war.) There you have it! That is the real reason the drive "Didn't Work.

Now you know......

[WinTard]

Funny article title here. Common sense would dictate that any electronics and ice don't mix well...

Anyway, this was a silly test. Failure occurred most probably due to water and vibration damage... Not temperature. Using a chainsaw, into a solid material like ice, transmitted all the vibrations to the vibration sensitive HDD, thus killed it. Then ripping the so-called hermetic plastic bag didn't help either. Regardless, this test was flawed from the start. And means nothing.

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When fire and water are at war, it is the fire that loses.
{Spanish Proverb}

[oregonnerd]

Yeah. They should have tried a glacier, and only checked the drive when it melted.



...Oh, that's right. We humans have a very poor track record as far as keeping our minds on things. That's why the skating rink and the chain saw. It does make one wonder what's next; perhaps an elephant balancing on a disc drive?

--Glenn