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[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, I'd end up explaining why floppy discs weren't floppy, instead, and let the younger folks explain the CDs.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They were floppy though?

At least 8 inch, and 5.25 inch. 3.5 only on the inside (unless enough force is applied xD).

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 day ago

By 3.5" you ofc mean:

/s

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The larger ones were flexible, not floppy—they could be bent without cracking the casing, but wouldn't just bend under their own weight.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago

If you held them by a side and shaked them, they were definitely floppy.