Charlie Daniels vs The Microwave

I once heard someone describe a yard sale as follows: "It looks like the house threw up on the lawn." Vivid, sure, but certainly true. So if we accept that description then eBay who bills itself as "the world's largest yard sale" is quite simply, the largest vomitorium on Earth. (And yes I know it doesn't really mean that, but it sure sounds good... or bad.) I have found over the years that there are some excellent find on Ebay and also a huge amount of garbage. Since you usually cannot inspect the merchandise until after it's paid for and delivered, caveat emptor is super important. Always check feedback. Always ask the seller questions. If you have any doubts, walk away. You may recall my brief recap of how I got my copy of The Krystal Kreed that involved a lot of extra work, and getting eBay involved in a dispute. Nothing in the guy's feedback could have let me know what was coming. I also had a purchase I made once for a rare Steve Yzerman book. (I already own a copy of the rarest book.) After winning the auction and paying for the book I was then informed that the seller didn't actually have the book. "My drop shipper is sold out." This is apparently how people are making their money on eBay now. They sell stuff they don't actually have. As I said. Beware! With that said, though, there are some things that eBay is the only option. Since Emily's Toybox is from Central PA, it's not like their older CDs are easily found around here. Over the years I have amassed quite a collection, 6 of the 10 releases. The missing ones were their first CD, special edition Christmas albums, or their EP, Beach. Of course if you join their fan club ($25) you get access to their member's section where you can download most all of their stuff. However, there are some songs missing from even there. For several years I have had a search set up to email me anytime an ETB CD pops up on eBay. Two weeks ago I finally got a hit. FOR SALE IS A LOT OF 11 VARIOUS MUSIC CDS'S PLUS A CD CASE FORIN THE CAR ON YOUR VISOR.THE CDS DON'T HAVE CASES JUST THE DISK SOME HAVEMINOR SCRATCHES ON THE DISC BUT WORK STILL. HERE ARE SOME OF THE CD NAMES : STAIND BREAK THE CYCLE THE EMINEM SHOW THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND EMILY'S TOY BOX OZZY OSBOURNE PLUS MORE SELLING CHEAP GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING. Obviously the name of the ETB CD is "I never Get my Way" so I could assume the seller wasn't the person who collected or listened to the CDs. After I got them I began to wonder if they'd been stolen during a carbreak in. I really don't want or need any of the other CD's, but with a sales price of $3 and $5 for shipping I couldn't pass it up. I've paid a LOT more for other CDs. When my package arrived I rushed home to rip into it and see my goodies. Imagine my shock and horror when the first CD I pulled out, Charlie Daniels Band, A Decade Of Hits looked like it had been attacked with a Brillo Pad. You're not supposed to be able to see through a CD, except for the hole in the middle. This was NOT good. It also appeared to not be as represented in the auction. Just to check I put it in my computer to play it. Warning: Science ContentCDs are unlike any other "old" music media. While LPs (that's "records" for you young pups) play from the outer edge towards the middle, CDs play from the middle out. In fact if you hold a CD at just the right angle you can see where the distortion changes and can sort of see how full the CD is. Like an LP, though, a CD is technically one continuious "groove" from beginning to end, though unlike an LP, a CD has the added ability to jump to any track. (Called Direct or Random Access in computer terms.) Completely unlike an LP and more like a cassette tape, a CD player will adjust the rotation speed of the CD as it plays so as not to waste any of the surface. An LP spins at 33rpm all the way through, but a CD changes. Because "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" is the first song on the CD it is closest to the center of the CD where there appeared to be less damage. Let me assure you, when "the band of demons joined in" it did NOT sound something like this! To give you an idea of how bad this CD was, I placed it on top of a lamp, turned the lamp on and the overhead lights off. This is bad news!As I dug out the rest of the CDs they weren't getting any better. in fact two of them had cracks all the way through them. I finally summoned up the nerve to look at the ETB CD. Lo and behold it only have very very minor surface scratches. I quickly dropped it in my CD player and it worked. It played all the way through without any skips, static, or a band of demons joining in. As I sat and listened to the CD two or three times in a row, I kept glancing over at the Charlie Daniels CD. Obviously it was worthless. What does one do with a worthless cd? You probably already know where I am headed if you've been a regular visitor to Krystal Adventures. The microwave oven is perhaps one of the greatest toys ever created! Its amazing what happens when you put stuff in them!. Of course I need to give that general disclaimer thing about not trying this without adult supervision and wearing PPE. I did teach hazardous communication at one point, you know.If the image above is not "animated" clicking on it should make it work. I must admit this isn't the best CD sizzle I have ever seen, but it's still kind of fun. As for the other CDs and the visor case I don't know what I will do. If anyone wants one, let me know. I may just put them all back up on eBay and see if I can break even. Of course I doubt anyone wants the Charlie Daniels CD anymore.