If you hate classic Mac computers, you'll enjoy this.

[Tomas]

I am not mac fan, but still found this distasteful. I am sure some collector would have wanted one of these.

[Amiduffer]

NoFastMem wrote:

Well, the angle over the shredder is sorta suggestive of the inherent danger. It was my first thought too. I noticed a few of the related vids appear to be handheld from that vantage point. No way I'd trust my sense of balance that much.

Now I'm just pissed at all that waste. We're such thoughtless creatures.  :-(

If you watch some of the other videos of the bigger grinders, the camera's are on cranes, so there's nobody up there to accidentally fall in.

[Karlos]

It's naught but wanton destruction and a shocking waste to boot.

That said, is there honestly a Mac anywhere in the world that doesn't deserve this?

[Karlos]

motorollin wrote:
Also, I can't help wondering if anybody has ever fallen in that machine. What kind of person does that make me?

I wonder if this was the sort of machinery CannonFodder was thinking about when he was asking what a Dog Musher does for a living?

[Cass]

Headfirst or legfirst?

You can get some ideas from: The Mangler, The Machinist, or a classic like Fargo.

It`s a pitty wasting hardware that could be of some use to many people (Mac Fans?!)

[a1200]

I got my RSA level II in Desktop Publishing using one of these running Pagemaker in the early 90s.

[Floid]

Fester wrote:

I would hope such equipment has some security measures nowadays...

Apparently these guys had a hell of a time licensing their concept due to liability concerns if it ever didn't work.  To get anywhere they had to go into the complete saw business themselves.

Larger machinery likely doesn't have any form of meat-detection built in, though it wouldn't be a bad idea.

[a1200]

Those macs looked positively insane bouncing their way to destruction.

The torque on those motors must be insane, they don't slow down a bit as they crunch whatever into oblivion!

I was thinking this could be a great torture device. Get your prisoner to put his hands against the wall and he has to walk on one of the rollers. It won't be too many hours before the poor guy is so exhausted he will tell you anything.

[a1200]

Larger machinery likely doesn't have any form of meat-detection built in, though it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Haha! Wouldn't be a good thing for a meat mincer! They would never get any work done lol

If they do need meat detection, some of the dirty S**ts in our local clubs can smell meat a mile off!

[Fester]

Floid wrote:
Larger machinery likely doesn't have any form of meat-detection built in, though it wouldn't be a bad idea.

 :lol:

[adolescent]

They're just dime a dozen classics.  The TV was probably worth more. :lol:

[Plaz]

I'm sorry, but I found it entertaining.  I'm sure all those Macs were non-functional(I could even tell you why), no one would pay to have them fixed, pay for the parts, or even use them again if they were repaired. AND it makes my classic Mac more rare and valuable.
:-)

Shreaders like this chew up old equipment so the components can be separated, recycled and made in to new equipment. A much better fate than being buried in a landfill.

As some one who loves to restore old equipment, it seems odd I get a smile watching this. Guess it depends on what's being grinded.  1983 Okidata "Slimline" printer weighting about 120lbs, great. Amiga 4000 tower, not great.

Well I'm off to watch more watchitshred.com :-D

Plaz

[Plaz]

More to be found on youtube.

Secure your hard drive data forever :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYPCPB1g3o&mode=related&search=

Sounds like it's eating potato chips, cool.....

Plaz

[da9000]

@odin:

I'd prefer leg first, because you know you're in a "good run" once that's taken down, while if you go head first, then you'll get bounced around too much before the cranium snaps :-(  Ouch...

[da9000]

@stopthegop:

So many Windows PC users, so few grinders... :-D

[da9000]

@NoFastMem:

you'd be suprised how well some of the separator machinery works.. Ex: plastic crumbs will float on water, while the heavier stuff, glass, metal will sink. Repeat the process and it's quite efficient and fast (as opposed to hand picking parts, because they don't just crush Macs, but tons of different machines, many of which the workers will have no idea what the components are made of)