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"I used to be with it" (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

See, I had a 6 cd rack for burning but I never learned why it was called burning. Every time I asked in irc, they said something to the effect of “head to the doctor, you should get that looked at.” Any kind lemming care to elucidate me?

Edit: finally I can rest in peace (and go to the doctor)

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago

    Sure! It's called "burning a CD" because you are literally burning it. You are using a laser to burn or etch a texture into the CD that can be read by the lasers in other CD drives.

    Anyone more knowledgeable than me is more than welcome to add details and correct whatever I got wrong. I know the basic concept, but I'm no CD engineer.

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Edit: The original explanation I had here was that a laser burns pits in the CD material but that was wrong, apparently only pressed discs use physical pits in the material. The laser used in a home CD burner changes the color of a photosensitive dye on a recordable CD. So I think actually "burning" is due to a misunderstanding (which I had until I just looked it up) of how a home CD writer works.

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