How durable are MicroSD cards? | Water, Heat, Cold, X-Ray, Shocks, ...

How much does it take to break a MicroSD card and which one survives the torture? I took 10 cards to the test.

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[iBradWatson]

Probably should have sandwiched them between 2 boards. I think that the pebbles in the road probably killed them.

[glaysonmestre]

I would like to know how long a memory card with data inside would last stopped, in an environment protected from humidity how long for the data to disappear from the card?

[VisiVisuals]

My 64gb sandisk micro sd (non extreme) cannot be written after 2 or 3 years, can only be read.

[rwbishop]

If you run more 'durability' trials... I suggest a 'real world' test; running them with a load of laundry, both washer & dryer. All & all, flash memory is pretty robust stuff, it's what they now use in aircraft data recorders. Of course, that memory is very well armored and thermally insulated. Most (but not all) data from those recorders is recoverable, even after extended water soak periods. Their worst issues are recorders subjected to long term severe fire. Outright mechanical damage gets a few others, but all considered their overall performance is stellar!

[AlexanderTodorovQuasar]

The last test was pointless, unscientific and unrealistic.

[Smartzenegger]

You did not test in boiling water, did not test at 250 degrees centigrade in the oven, did not test in microwave and you did not test the test of time with heavy usage. Time for another test I'd say.

[bqdonk]

I'm suprised this video only got 18k after over 5 years. This deeserved more views!

[stevenchloe]

Hey Tom, good tech info.  Living in a cold Canadian winter climate we experience electro static shock with the dry climate.  I'd be curious to know if the cards are affected when subjected to a static shock.

[bleenpaper]

I think the weight would have been no Problem gut those spiky Stones ans the rough Underground...

[TarunSingh-jmwy]

if a micro sd card is broken into two halves, can it be repaired and recovered?

[chevygun]

Can't believe you drove over them😐

[subhadipchakraborty]

A SanDisk micro sd card of mine unfortunately washed .will it work??

[gps-gps]

Yet again, another informative video, thanks. I can't think of many electrical components which would stand the weight of a car driving over them. I was however, surprised of the heat and cold test.

[FuchsHorst]

Next time please use tools that check the entire SD card for bit rot. Not just 3 media files encoded in fault-tolerant formats.

[subhadipchakraborty]

Is it really waterproof? I mean One SanDisk ultra micro sd card of mine dropped in water . will it damage in future??

[hugovangalen]

1:52 Holds an adapter -- says it's a card reader. SMH

[TheLandbo]

Yes, most SD cards is broken by people either bend or step on them.

[darkracer]

ofcourse they died from the car driving over it. and it's not because of the weight.
the road was so uneven that you just twisted them. snapped the traces. ofcourse they don't work if you compromise the electronics inside.
that said. if you took a micro soldering set and knew what you were doing. you could STILL recover the data.

[BlackstageFilmproduktionBerlin]

Hey Tom, mach nicht immer alles kaputt 😜 Hier auch schöne Grüße, Silvan

[vysauce]

You if you drove them the road is not strait at all i can tell