[msgwtco]

Source:http://www.twitchguru.com/2006/06/26/mmr

"How the hell," says you, "could you break two discs in one go?" Well it wasn't in one go, it was over a period of a couple of months. And I didn't break it - the DVD box did. Yes, yes, it does sound a little like "the dog ate my homework," but it's true. The shoddy flippin' DVD cases ate my discs.

We're all familiar with DVD cases, I presume. They're more rugged than the plastic CD jewel cases of old, which would come apart if you accidentally dropped them on anything. Also, the self-contained nature of the DVD packaging has probably saved a few trees from being felled, and attics from filling up, by replacing the big old cardboard boxes of yesteryear.

The problem with these cases is the different ways in which they lock down the disc. Do it right and the disc comes out without a scratch. Do it wrong, however, and you have to apply inordinate amounts of force which, at the end of the day, introduce cracks into the rather thin disc.