> Actually, I was thinking, if I burry it in, say, 5 Kg or thermite and 
> light the sucker... in a few moments' time the entire chasis should be a 
> pool of molten steel. I'm pretty sure there won't be too many magnetic 
> domains intact on the surface of the platters - if endeed those surfaces 
> stille exist.
>
> On the other hand... where would I buy thermite from?

Why, you just make it yourself.  Isn't that the stuff where you get a load 
of aluminium filings and rust and then light it?  YOu need a strip of 
magnesium to light it though IIRC from school.

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