YE Myth Buster Experiment Question: what is the minimum level of strength from a magnet that can wipe a CD YEs

intro: In this experiment people will know if it is dangerous to have cds near magnets at home.this may help a lot to know if someone has important files on cds and have them next to their fridge with a bunch of magnets on it.

Sources "Can Magnets Erase a CD or DVD - Topic." Discovery.uk. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2012. <http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/75019198 88/m/2101979979>. Pot, Justin H. "How Do Magnets Affect CDs & Audio Tapes?" EHow. Demand Media, 12 Aug. 2009. Web. 03 Oct. 2012. Can Magnets Erase a CD or DVD - Topic." Community.discovery. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2012. <http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/75019198 88/m/2101979979>.

Procedure: burn a song on a cd Get a couple of magnets move the magnet over the cd take of the magnet and play the cd do this over with different magnet strengths Materials Magnets CDs Computer

YEs hypothesis If the magnet is strong enough then the CD will be wiped because the CD has data on it that can be erased the research said that the CD will not be harmed by any magnet because it had a metal surrounding it the part that had the data on it was made of plastic. Variables Independent variable The strength of magnet Dependent variable The effect on the CD controlled variable computer playing it the CD brand the time the magnet had contact with the CD. Yanniks data table

streanth of magnet some weak magnets one strong magnet 2 strong magnets ultra magnet

how well the cd still works unharmed unharmed little scrachy quite scrachy