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Do-It-Yourself, Repairs and Fixes

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Share tips and tricks to keep people from throwing out that broken item. Repair before replace!

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Reusing Old CD/DVDs (lemmy.ml)
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So I was clearing my attic and stumbled upon 20-30 Old CD/DVDs. I’ve sorted them into 2 categories:

  1. flat out refuse to work
  2. work but are terribly scratched.

Are there any usages for these? (I also have the cheap plastic cases these come in)

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[–] nettle@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I used to cut them up to use them as kaleidescope mirrors. (The reflected colours make them almost better than normal mirrors)

Edit: I just remembered another one! tie multiple along a string and hang it up as a bird scarer. (Bonus if you make some other place for the birds to be happy (as repayment))