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No, actually, I don't think that would work.

I've thrown many CD's across my room, some very, very hard. The CD usually makes an impression on my plaster wall, but eventually shatters into many pieces, some of which end up in my foot in the morning.

Even if the CD were thrown with enough force and the right spinning motion to cut through the epidermal layer, and even perhaps through some muscle tissue, there is virtually no chance it would proceed through the vertebrae. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

That is an excellent point. The platinum record would still probably not have sufficient mass or velocity to sever the head, but if poorly aimed, could very well leave her with a nasty concussion.

If you really want to get into it, this boils down to a question of pressure over a small surface area.

Provided that you sharpen the edges of the platinum record down to a fine edge (Platinum being a fairly soft metal compared to something like iron, it won't be -too- fine, but finer than gold or copper.) But yes, you could definately do some damage.

think of it this way: If you take a regular kitchen knife and exert 10 lbs over the surface of the blade (which is maybe 1/100th of a sq. in.) that's 1000psi on the edge. So throwing a sharpened platinum record with 20lbs of force would exert perhaps 2000psi at first contact. That'd be enough to at least go halfway through Britney's neck and possibly some bone.

ok - re-reading that last post makes me thing I was REALLY ****ed up from sleep deprivation... but then again, it was research for a GOOD CAUSE :-P

oh hey - that brings forth new ideas...

I mean, since we're supposed to figure out creative uses for her records as albums, perhaps the best approach is to break the record into shards and just use them as stabbing weapons?