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  From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks@ihug.com.au>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:32:43 +1030

Re: Wiping a drive

Did anyone remember BHP's Whyalla Steel Works??

that is much hotter than a steam train fire box (and very spectacular)

or how bout Comalco's Boyne Island Smelter in Gladstone (QLD)??

though a bottle of soft drink tends to get a bit explosive with motlen 
aluminium.

George Patterson wrote:

> Putting on a different Hat...
> 
> Peter,
> 
> Any measurements on the amount of plastic, aluminum and whatever else 
> sticks to the tubes of the boiler ?? :)
> 
> Regards
> George Patterson
> 
> 
> phomann@prr.org.au wrote:
> 
>> I've found the firebox of a steam locomotive is particularly effective 
>> at causing irreparable damage to various media. Besides being hot 
>> (very hot), 3 or 4 hours in there usually has the desired effect!
>> Plus, its a lot more fun than an afternoon with the power tools!
>> 
>> Cheers.
>> 
>> =================================================
>>  Peter Homann
>>  Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
>>  Administrator: http://www.prr.org.au
>>  Editor, Pichi Richi Patter.
>> =================================================
>> Scientists today discovered signs of intelligent life on planet 
>> Earth.  They believe the species died out last year.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 20 Feb 2001, at 11:34, John Edwards wrote:
>> 
>>> We once had to destroy several boxes of CDROM's containing confidential
>>> data, along with software to read the data. As trivial as it sounds, in
>>> practice it's rather difficult to simultaneously destroy CDROM's in
>>> volume. Even resorting to power tools still made it a job that took all
>>> afternoon.
>>> 
>>> John Edwards
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> =================================================
>> Peter Homann
>>  Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
>>  Administrator: http://www.prr.org.au
>>  Editor, Pichi Richi Patter.
>> =================================================
>> Scientists today discovered signs of intelligent life on planet 
>> Earth.  They believe the species died out last year.

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