Coffee, Jam & Honey on a CD - will it survive?

Early Compact Disc demonstrations tried to show how indestructible it was by smearing honey & pouring coffee on it, then playing it. Did the disc and more importantly the player stand up to such abuse? Let's find out!

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[LittleCar]

Yes, I noticed the Reader's Digest CD wouldn't play because I paused the CD player. User error!

[christopherconard]

This is the weirdest episode of Project Farm I've ever seen.

As someone who lived at the beach when CDs started I can assure you that they are quite far from indestructible. Sand also has a knack for landing on, and scratching, you favorite song on a CD.

[cageliner]

The shiny side of a CD is quite thick and protects the data fairly well, unless it's made nearly opaque by scratching. The label side is closer to the data, and you can damage a CD by writing on a label with a ball point pen. The plastic is so thin on the label side that pressing firmly with a pen will distort the aluminum pressing below.

[rome]

"Nobody was harmed in the making of this video" - Well, nobody but one disc... 🤪

[KlutchCustoms]

Compelling results. I may have to stop storing my CDs in the honey 🍯 pot.

[Mariazellerbahn]

Some CD's will not play if you scratch the label as the recorded layer is the underside of the label (The Beatles "1" album is one such CD).
Some CD's will play even if the label flakes off as the recorded layer is sandwiched in the plastic (Pink Floyd's "DSOTM" is one such CD.

[NLBassist]

If the player opened and closed at a normal tempo it would be a 5 minute vid haha

[mikehiggins]

With the amount of sugar in the jam & honey used, maybe the CD player went into a diabetic coma.

[mrjsv]

As a young lad I was working in a library for a while, one job was to try and remove scratches from audio cd's using a machine with some polishing pads. Some could be fixed but some were just too far gone.

[spudgunn]

I think the "spreading jam on a CD" thing came from an old Kenny Everett sketch taking the mickey out of Tomorrow's World. He did that quite often. Could be wrong though.

[richardcrossley]

So Mrs Big Car went to the shops on a Saturday afternoon and left you to your own devices.

I just spent the best part of 20 minutes laughing.

[jeffpeverett]

Just like Club DJ's kept the Vinyl alive with the youngsters in its darkest days, it is the good old hatchback, that is going to keep the CD alive in what is now its darkest days. I am seeing more and more youngsters in my Record Store, buying CD's for the hatchback that Mum gifted them on her upgrade to a SUV.

[cornishrider]

I definitely remember on UK TV someone putting a Pizza on one

[wtfhaveidone]

Channeling your inner Techmoan? Great video!

[randylahey]

I once fixed a cd with the business end of a wooden spoon....worked perfect after no more skipping....true story

[flemmingsorensen]

LOVE the scientific approach 😂☺️👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[LDTVOfficialChannel]

Wow, that one 1983 video is still proven thanks to this one.

[nickjacobs]

Quick fact. The original length of a C.D. was set at just over 60 mins by the head of Sony, who co developed with Phillips. This was the length of his favourite classical music piece, which was Beethovens' 9th symphony.

[thatcheapguy]

only a true nerd can have so much fun making this video AND watching it lol

[yips_way]

Wow - they're cool. Might have to switch out my cassette collection for these new fangled cd's even though I just got used to cassettes recently after moving away from my vinyl 78s collection 🤣