Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:26:10 +0000 (UTC) From: amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson) Subject: Re: skipping cd
In article <slrnapp5mr.6s2.agreenbunopsam.nyx.net> agreenbunopsamnet "andrewunix" writes: > Thu, 3 Oct 2002 02:50:48 +0000 (UTC), amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk suggested: > : > : Breathing on the CD coats it (effectively) with distilled water, > : which (a) dissolves some of the dirt then (b) lubricates the wipe > : action. One wipes radially to ensure that scratches (and it is > : odds-on there will be _some_, even if only microscopic) interfere > : as little as possible with the track-reading process. > > Last time I checked, distilled water didn't contain traces of > human bodily fluids. ;) This being what We In The Trade call a non-sequitur. <g> If you are one of those strange folk who cannot exhale without gurgling and spitting, then certainly you need to find a different way to clean your CDs (not to mention your DVDs). But note that sneaky little "(effectively)" in what I wrote. The odd puff of CO2 or interesting intestinal gas is not to be worried over, trust me. -- Andrew Stephenson
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