Choose your answer and the correct choice will be revealed. Correct Answer:It might explodeA brief explanation whyAlthough it's unlikely to happen with most discs in most drives, there have been occasional reports of discs exploding inside CD/DVD drives. In the majority of those cases, the disc was already damaged, and spinning it at high speed was all it needed to shatter.When tested by the TV show MythBusters back in 2003, it took around 23,000 rotations per minute (RPM) to make a conventional CD explode. That kind of speed is technically achievable with 48x or 52x CD drives exactly the sort of performance metrics PC enthusiasts coveted in the early 2000s. However, the MythBusters team couldn't make a CD explode in a standard, unmodified drive and had to resort to other methods to push the disc to its breaking point.If a CD spins too quickly, the centrifugal force acting on it increases dramatically. Even tiny scratches, hairline cracks, or manufacturing imperfections can become critical weak points as the RPM rises. When the forces exceed the disc's structural integrity, it can tear apart explosively. Beyond ruining the disc, such an event can also damage the drive, potentially sending shards of plastic flying at high speeds.Many videos online show CDs exploding when they're pushed to the limit, including high-speed footage from The Slow Mo Guys capturing a disc coming apart at 170,000 frames per second, watch below.In modern drives (which are going extinct sooner or later), manufacturers limit the maximum speed to reduce the risk of catastrophic disc failure. Improvements in disc materials and drive construction also help minimize the likelihood of such accidents. Nevertheless, the theoretical possibility remains if the disc is significantly damaged and the drive spins it fast enough.