Glass CDs Are Forever

Traditional CDs and DVDs are made of plastic that has the annoying tendency of warping based on the weather conditions and this deteriorates the readability of the information written on the discs.

To tackle this, 60-year old Japanese recording engineer Suenori Fukui (no, I’m not cursing you and I), has invented CDs made out of glass that don’t warp or distort readability, he guarantees. These glass CDs are completely transparent and consequently retain the readability, making way for improved sound quality.

Music critics have apparently applauded the quality and compared it to that of actual live performances.

Mainichi Interactive says that these glass CDs are not affected by heat or humidity, which is understandable, but it’s their claim that the discs remain in perfect condition forever that’s a little too ‘brittle’ to believe. Sure, you can probably soil the glass discs and just wash and clean them without scratches, but if they fall from your hands, you’ll be shouting out the inventors surname more than just once.

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The handmade glass CDs will go for a trial sale for as high as 98,700 Yen (Rs. 37,500) PER DISC at Tower Records and Ishimaru Denki in Tokyo. The CDs are compatible with any standard CD player, since it’s just the glass that’s different about these discs. Similarly, DVDs and next-genaration HD-DVDs and Blu-ray discs can also be developed. But the question is, are you going to be willing to pay your six month’s salary so you can repeatedly watch Adam Sandler switch people like TV channels?