# 3.5" floppy problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-5-floppy-problem/455042>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-5-floppy-problem/455042 "2008-07-02T14:15:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-5-floppy-problem/455042/21 "2008-07-03T17:39:08Z")

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[QUOTE=engineer\_comp\_geek]  
3.5’s aren’t floppies. They are stiffies. 5.25’s and 8’s were floppies.  
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Hah, that’s funny. As you know however (for those youngsters who don’t), inside that little stiffie resides a little floppy.

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