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Many people have learned to their continuous amazement the wonders of nuking CD ROM and CD-R discs.

Placing a CD in a microwave oven [DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME] for 5 seconds on high-power will result in a beautiful cascade of sparks as the fine layer of silver or aluminum in the disc starts to vaporize and electric arcs leap through the vapor between fractal islands of soft metal.

But what do you do with the nuked CD ROMs once you have exhausted them as gifts for your friends, coasters and wall decorations? Most of us will still have hundreds of AOL or MSN discs still lying around. Well, one site details a way to make even more art from nuked CD-R discs. All that it takes is a common Tesla coil. For more information, see the CD-Zapping site.