Why I froze a drive in my ice rink

Seagate FreeAgent Go encased in ice for the winter

I can’t claim to have a noble reason for freezing my FreeAgent Go disk drive into my backyard ice rink.  Frankly, I’m not sure why I did it.

Is it a science experiment?  A promotional stunt? An extreme form of data protection? A welcome diversion from the long Minnesota winter?

Anyway, I’m taking a poll.  You have all winter to vote:

  1. What day will I chip it out of the ice in the spring (Ice Out date)?
  2. Will it work when I plug it in?
2008-12-09T11:45:25+00:00

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4 Comments

  1. Jacob Sobaszkiewicz December 11, 2008 at 10:11 pm - Reply

    In a time when we need a hero in technology… you just made the short list!

    Call us… we’d love to be there when you power the drive up in the spring.

    The SobyLand Crew
    http://www.SobyLand.com
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  2. Joseph December 22, 2008 at 1:33 pm - Reply

    I’ll go with groundhog day. Seems like a good choice.

    Whether or not it’ll work depends on how it was placed in the ice (i.e. did water get in) and how it’s stored in the ice (i.e. in a waterproof container) and how it’s recovered (i.e. will water get in?) The only other thing besides water damage that I could see is having the cold pop a solder joint. So if it’s in a waterproof container or it’s stored and recovered in a non-water-invasive fashion, then I’d guess it’ll run fine.

    If water gets in, that’s another kettle of fish. The I’d bet it’s dead from corrosion.

  3. Joseph December 22, 2008 at 1:34 pm - Reply

    Also the phrase “backyard ice rink” pretty much screams Minnesota to me. 😉

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