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by masklinn 3388 days ago
> They missed "blend it".

No.

> Shred It

> Physically destroying the SSD by shredding it into small particles is the absolutely safest, most foolproof method for safe and secure disposal.

A blender is just a homebrew variant, the important part is

> make sure the shred size is small enough to actually destroy the memory chips on your SSD, however. The shred width should be 1/2 inch or less if you want to make sure the chips get properly mashed up.

which a blender doesn't exactly guarantee so you can't use it for "mass" destruction as you'll have to inspect the results and possibly re-blend it until you've ensured sub-half-inch pieces.