minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Does anyone else harvest the magnets and platters from old drives as a monument to selfhosting history?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-22 years agoThey contain lead, as well as other harmful toxins. I did a bit of research and it seems unless you physically destroy the platters it shouldn’t be an issue. Still, I’d rather just not do something so useless and risk my health in the process. linkfedilink
minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Does anyone else harvest the magnets and platters from old drives as a monument to selfhosting history?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 years agoConsidering they’re covered in toxic shit, nope. linkfedilink
They contain lead, as well as other harmful toxins. I did a bit of research and it seems unless you physically destroy the platters it shouldn’t be an issue.
Still, I’d rather just not do something so useless and risk my health in the process.