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Letter: Letter

Published 9 May 1998

From Kriss Buddle

Contrary to Drage’s assertion, you can do things with CDs in the oven. I put
them inside a cereal bowl, nicely centred of course, and stand six more bowls on
the centre of the CD. Twenty minutes at gas mark 6 softens the plastic and the
weight of the bowls on top deforms the CD into a very nice indoor, low-speed
Frisbee.

The “hang” factor can be improved by taping over the centre hole. They do
tend to become unstable at high speed and distances over 5 metres, but are
perfect in the office.

London

Issue no. 2133 published 9 May 1998

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