Paul Nicholls

Obviously when disposing of old hardware in an environment where staff frequently handle sensitive and confidential information it is critical that proper measures are taken to ensure no data could be recovered from computers, laptops, etc.

We were on the roof doing some cabling, when an idea just came to us….

Disposal #3
Date of Disposal: 15/08/2007
Goods Disposed Of: RM Laptop
Method of Disposal: Seeing How Far We Can Throw a Laptop/Throwing Laptops at Mr Jennings.
Tools Used: a roof
Wielder of Destruction: Mr Nicholls, Mr Burrows and Mr Jinks… Mr Jennings was the one dodging the laptops and throwing it back to us.

Outcome: The first few throws didn’t seem to inflict much damage, the laptop just looked a little battered. Mr Jinks however employed a different throwing technique, which caused the laptop to shatter into pieces on landing… it was un-salvageable.