10 Black Sheep of tech

Like the standard DVD, the disposable DVD, or DVD-D, is made of polycarbonate. But an extra layer of coating reacts to an oxidisation process which begins as soon as the disc is exposed to air. In short, it self-destructs after a few hours. It certainly looked cool exploding in Mission Impossible 3, and big film studios were interested enough in the format. Unfortunately, the consuming public was less than enamored and retail chains soon stopped carrying the discs.

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