what damages cds like this???

[Duckhead]

OK I have a few cds that look like this around the edge, it is hard to see the tiny details that look like tiny little squiggles? Anyway, does anyone know what causes this?

[Chris DiCicco]

hmmm its maybe CD Rot.

in a related case I wrote about sometime back on here, uhm its where the film inside the plastic sepparates uhm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot


http://cdrot.com/info/why-are-cd-rotting-how-it-happens/

hope this helps

[Slaw_Slinger]

I hope it\'s not contagious!

[Duckhead]

interesting, cd rot? you learn something new everyday.

[K-FLO]

probably humidity, it usually wrinkles stuff up like that