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Letter: Disc mania

Published 9 May 1998

From Enver Yousuf

No, you can’t turn unwanted CDs into plant pots but they do have other uses
(Feedback, 18 April).
You can sandwich them together back to back (shiny side
out) with some glue and a small piece of acetate (from the cover they come in,
say) to block the holes and use them as coasters or plate mats.

Alternatively, string them together with nylon to make a modern equivalent of
1970s bead curtains. I guess this would make up for not being able to make
1970s-style vinyl plant pots.

Cookham, Berkshire

Issue no. 2133 published 9 May 1998

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