Ideas for old HDDs?

[Scheer]

So I was given a few old Maxtor 40GB HDDs, any neat projects I can use them for, or should I just pitch them? They are all bad AFAIK, and even if they weren't, IDE and 40GB isn't worth it.

 

I've seen the windchimes and pulled magnets before, I just looked into it a little bit and found a couple more such as turning them into speakers, or using it as a grinder... Any that I am missing?

 

[Sarcasm]

Target practice.

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

i see that you have many hdds. why don't you combine them? 

[piplupgao]

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/computing-components/storage/how-to-turn-an-old-hard-drive-into-a-cool-clock-692403

[J-man]

Scrap them and buy some lunch with the money.

[Guest]

raid them and use as a backup server

[whatthe_fuzz]

i see that you have many hdds. why don't you combine them? 

 

Read the OP

 

 

A clock?

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

Read the OP

 

 

A clock?

ok........ then just use them as  you wish     since i'm not getting any idea

[J-man]

raid them and use as a backup server

They are all bad...

[miyabwah]

I would turn them into grinders. Lots of them.

[Lord Pantaloons]

Target practice, coasters, clocks, wall sculpture, take the platters out and go around to your local restaurants and use a platter to make all the wonky tables level, use them in a scam selling stuff on ebay (take a pic of something, send the hard drives so the package has weight to it to seem legit), throw them at door to door salesmen who come to your house, throw them at people you don't like, get your friends and have a hard drive fight, doorstop, bookends, add them to your tech collection, burn them.

[Scheer]

Well I started off with the speaker, and its unfortunately REALLY quiet... but still really cool that it even works at all. I'll pry try it later with a much larger amp to see what happens.