Can we make a hard disk with glass or copper?

Hard drive platters are made of glass or aluminum, at least most of them. The wiring is copper, though I don't think there's any value in making a platter from copper. The actual working surfac…

Top stories for Long   Can we make a hard disk with glass or copper? Dave Haynie, Hardware Systems Engineer (Rajant + Commodore-Amiga + 20 years in startups) • Answered December 17, 2021 Hard drive platters are made of glass or aluminum, at least most of them. The wiring is copper, though I don't think there's any value in making a platter from copper. The a... Read more » 506 7   Is it scientifically possible to live without sleeping? What would the consequences be? Saadaf, graduate Human Resource Management & General Management (2021) • Answered January 23 This is Randy Gardner. famously known for the Randy Gardner Sleep Deprivation Experiment. He sleeps deprived himself for 11 days and 24 minutes almost 265 hours a new record... Read more » 405 68   Do liberals care about the fact that Obama didn't fight in the Vietnam War? Jay Matsumoto, Director of IT (2000-present) • Answered February 16 Here are some facts that are easily verifiable: The last US Troops left Vietnam in 1973 The Vietnam war ended in 1975, when the NVA took control of Saigon. President Obama gra... Read more » 4.8K 679   Besides the wolf/dog, are there any other animals that we have domesticated that look and act completely different than the original animal? Krister Sundelin, lives in Gothenburg, Sweden • Answered November 23 Hello, Chrissy N. ! You betcha: the modern domesticated cow, with its oversized udder: …doesn't look very similar to the ancient aurochs: Speaking of udders, the udders in wil... Read more » 985 88   What is the most absurd thing you've been charged for on a bill? Ann Ton, former Manager • Updated November 22, 2023 My parents have a funny story. Back in the early 1950s, before they married, they drove a couple of Lambretta scooters back from Libya to the UK. The scooters belonged to m... Read more » 1.3K 28   Modern cosmology believers say the Sun is almost all hydrogen and helium. What are reasons, other than those cited in my answer, why this should not be believed and why is it important? Jonathan Devor, PhD Astronomy, Harvard University (2008) • Updated February 4 Meet Dr. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. We need to thank this Harvard astronomer for figuring out what the Sun is made of. The way she figured it out is deceptively simple. She ... Read more » 969 55   Will operating a microwave oven while empty damage the equipment? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered November 30 Years ago I worked at a private club in Pittsburgh, Pa named The Duquesne Club, where we had a big mama jamma of a microwave and a prep cook named Greg Waller. Greg Waller w... Read more » 181 3   Should the minimum wage be tied to the profitability of the employer; so a highly profitable company with hundreds of stores would have a higher minimum wage than a small individual store owner? Murphy Barrett • Answered February 15 Minimum wage laws shouldn't exist in the first place. They were originally implemented to deliberately keep "undesirables" like blacks, Chinese, Irish, or Jews out of the w... Read more » 309 32   As an American, when I visited Britain and Germany, I was shocked by how people in Britain spoke my country's language but Germans didn't. Why is this? Jean-Jacques Coets, English teacher for more than 30 years • Answered February 20 A Spanish friend of mine was stopped by a patrol on a road in Texas. The policeman inquired about her nationality. She answered, "I'm Spanish." He quickly replied, "I'm not... Read more » 3.1K 431   My 4-year-old child complains that she is afraid of her teacher. Her teacher seems to be nice. What could be the problem? Kasey Coff, lives in England • Answered March 31, 2018 My son spent his entire first-grade sitting with his desk in a corner because the teacher said he was "too difficult." The thing is, whenever I came to visit, his desk was i... Read more » 9.8K 348   MAGA apologists claim that the COBOL explanation for fake social security claimants by DOGE does not explain roughly 15 million people aged 110 to 150. Can you explain? Brenton Smith, Started Fix Social Security Now, 8 years researching SS • Answered February 19 I am a policy advisor on Social Security, so I can explain. You are getting caught-up in second hand wishful thinking, that gets more wishful by the day. DOGE has not claime... Read more » 2.3K 291   What are some tricks used by waiters that most people never notice? MacAonghais, Veteran • Answered January 23 One that I liked is… Wealthy family is having a big party for a little girl on her birthday. Everybody in the banquet room is ordering and having a great time. Waiter approac... Read more » 6.7K 157 Read more in your feed

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