Love letter hidden inside a floppy disk

 by nobodysfool
I made this project back in highschool for a former boyfriend and it´s about hidding a letter inside a floppy disk.

You need:

Floppy disk
Paper and cardboard, I used only paper this time but I suggest using cardboard too(not too thick cardboard though).
a pen
scissors
wire (you can use a paper clip)
(I used white paper but you can use any kind of paper and it looks better).
 
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Step 1: Get started

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First you have to open the floppy in one of the sides, not open it completly just enough to pull the thin brown disk out.

Put it on the cardboard and trace around it, cut it and with this pattern trace another 2 circles in the paper and cut them too. In the pictures i just do this on paper but cardboard works best and the paper will be just for decoration.
EvilDefman says: Jul 22, 2012. 12:49 AM
Cute! Cloak-and-dagger secret spy messages kind of deal. Not bad.
danimal1234 says: Oct 24, 2008. 5:54 PM
Dear Unix, I have had an affair with MS-DOS. I am sorry. Things have changed. P.S. (Blue screen)
memyselfand1 in reply to danimal1234Jan 25, 2009. 6:33 PM
oookkkay. and we needed to know that why?
Iridium7 in reply to memyselfand1Mar 14, 2009. 9:06 PM
in a world full of apples, don't ask for a peach
memyselfand1 in reply to Iridium7Mar 15, 2009. 1:17 AM
wtf?
Iridium7 in reply to memyselfand1Mar 15, 2009. 7:48 AM
don't 'wtf' me! you know exactly what it means
swilus in reply to Iridium7Oct 10, 2010. 1:13 AM
haha!7
memyselfand1 in reply to Iridium7Mar 15, 2009. 11:01 PM
No, I don't.
Iridium7 in reply to memyselfand1Mar 16, 2009. 2:23 PM
It means don't ask for the answer to a question that no one knows.
memyselfand1 says: Jan 25, 2009. 6:36 PM
Really good idea. Considering that the humble floppy disk was phased out and overwritten (hahaha) by CD virtually before i was born (1996), the uses for floppy disks appearing today are brilliant. I would have never thought of using floppies like this.
Squash says: Jan 20, 2009. 2:07 PM
Cool idea. I started one immediately and I'm almost finished! Thanks.
frettbottx says: Aug 22, 2008. 1:35 AM
Thanx a lot!
Labot2001 says: Jun 20, 2008. 2:31 PM
Awesome use for a floppy drive. 4/5 stars and Fav'd.
nobodysfool (author) in reply to Labot2001Jun 21, 2008. 11:08 AM
Thanks!!!.
PKM says: Jun 19, 2008. 4:15 AM
D'awwwwww :)

That's a nice use for a floppy disk- I'm pretty sure most people don't use them for such tawdry purposes as data any more.
Labot2001 in reply to PKMJun 20, 2008. 2:30 PM
You'd be surprised how many text docs can fit on one of those most useful contraptions!
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