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I was gifted an unopened pack of 3.5" floppy disks. What should I do with them? (wrong answers only) (feddit.org)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by superkret@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I wonder what "limited lifetime warranty" means.

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 196 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Label in sharpie as "Bitcoin password" and superglue to the sidewalk in a busy area. Watch people try to pick up.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 54 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This is 98% the right answer, but you drop them somewhere that keeps them intact, and believable enough so that people take them, and spend the rest of the weekend going to thrift stores trying to find an external floppy drive, and the next month trying to figure out how to get their iPhone to mount it.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This but put your own floppy drives up on local listing sites for ridiculous prices. Lmao it's almost too evil.

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's more like a scam than a prank

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago

¿Por que no los dos?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 months ago

Alternatively, you could write

"Someone help me I'm trapped in here!"
"Nuclear attack scenarios"
"You put this disk here to save your life, do not ignore"

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

This is the right answer. You failed hard.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yeeessssss...

Cover the paper label with packing tape (cheap mans laminate).
Use quick set epoxy for a better bond.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

Stuck to the fridge using a hard drive magnet!