Can a weak magnet such as a refrigerator magnet damage or ruin a CD?

Question

Can a weak magnet such as a refrigerator magnet damage or ruin a CD?

Answer 1

yes but if u want to try it to prove im right do it yourself lol

Answer 2

No. There is nothing magnetic about a cd. There's no way a magnet can damage it. Of course you could use the magnet as a tool and grind it all over the cd which would ruin it.

Answer 3

yes it can have u ever seen "be kind rewind"?

Answer 4

CD's are plastic. Magnets can not affect it at all. Information stored on a CD is burnt into grooves using a laser.

Hard Drives and Floppy Disks on the other hand will be affected by magnets.

Answer 5

No. There are no magnetic fields on a CD.

Answer 6

No. There is no iron in a CD, only plastic and aluminum. Magnets have no effect on CDs.

Answer 7

yes try ur self

Answer 8

Yes, if you scratch the CD with it. CD's are not a magnetic means of storage, so the magnetic field of a magnet will not harm them.

Answer 9

any type of a maganet can harm any elctroinic device to a point.