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Yes, have used a similar technique of putting the drive in the freezer. Didn't believe it would work, surprised when it did.



I was watching Fringe at the time. I felt a bit like Walter interrogating a corpse while doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Sk2ZnjGQA


“I need the body” is still a running gag between me and my partner.


My wife was very impressed with my ability to make dead disks talk.




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