# Uh oh...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 24, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618 "2005-11-24T21:37:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/1 "2005-11-24T21:37:11Z")

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Um…I was sitting next to my brother’s Xbox 360 and…it tipped over…and now…the disk won’t read or something…he’s crying…

I feel bad. :smack: ☹

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/2 "2005-11-24T22:09:36Z")

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How old’s your brother?

And was it actually your fault?

Try cleaning the disc spindle area - it may just be that some dirt got into it, or something. And check other games, if you have any yet; it may that just that disc got scratched.

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/3 "2005-11-24T22:13:43Z")

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Don’t these things have warrenties? Granted, it may take a whiel to get a replacement, but it shouldn’t cost anything.

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**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/4 "2005-11-24T22:17:41Z")

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> [@Revenant Threshold](#):
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> How old’s your brother?
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> And was it actually your fault?
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> Try cleaning the disc spindle area - it may just be that some dirt got into it, or something. And check other games, if you have any yet; it may that just that disc got scratched.

He’s 13. And I don’t know if it was my fault. It was really an accident. I jumped up, nudged the little platform thingie it was on and it tipped over. My mother got a little annoyed with my brother because she think he’s being too emotional. Er…for now, I’m just gonna stay away from his Xbox.

[On preview: it’s not his Xbox that’s damaged, it’s his game disk. **Perfect Dark Zero** , for anyone wondering.]

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/5 "2005-11-24T22:29:09Z")

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\<gamer\> Oooooh, **Perfect Dark Zero**! \</gamer.

Ah well. If it was the Xbox that broke, it’d probably be a lot more concerning then the game, seeing as how they’re currently either rare-ish or selling for insane amounts on Ebay. Give the disc a wipe with a non-static cloth, check if there are any cracks or scratches, and if worst comes to worst, you’ll probably have to buy him a new one. [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000B6ML0U/qid=1132871240/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-2598058-9687228?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846) says $49.99. Ouch. But at least it’s better than buying a whole new console.

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/6 "2005-11-24T23:35:22Z")

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I think if I damaged my little brother’s gaming equipment, in any way, you’d hear about my murder on the eleven o’clock news.

Disc should be fine, though, just wipe it with a clean cloth. _hugs sympathetically_

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**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/7 "2005-11-25T00:02:47Z")

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I told my brother that Dopers suggest cleaning the disc. He did. It works again. Break out the champagne everybody.

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/8 "2005-11-25T00:53:40Z")

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> [@dare\_devil007\_](#):
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> Break out the champagne everybody.

But not near the Xbox! 😛

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**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/9 "2005-11-25T00:57:43Z")

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> [@Revenant Threshold](#):
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> But not near the Xbox! 😛

Oh, yeah…let’s go into the kitchen then. 😛

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/10 "2005-11-25T02:32:33Z")

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Could be it was already broken. Microsoft is already admitting to many reports of glitches, such as a failure to read the game.

> **[Xbox 360: a Thanksgiving Turkey?](https://www.theregister.com/2005/11/24/xbox360_bugs/)**
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> A better BSOD

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/11 "2005-11-25T08:04:28Z")

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Good thing I wasn’t planning on buying one. Wasn’t there some guy who stood in line for 52 hours in order to get the first Xbox 360 when a store opened? When he got the game, he went outside and smashed it on the ground just to freak out everyone else in line.

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/12 "2005-11-25T10:11:21Z")

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> [@Inner Stickler](#):
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> Good thing I wasn’t planning on buying one. Wasn’t there some guy who stood in line for 52 hours in order to get the first Xbox 360 when a store opened? When he got the game, he went outside and smashed it on the ground just to freak out everyone else in line.

If that’s legit, I officially love that guy.

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**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/13 "2005-11-25T10:11:25Z")

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If you have a problem with a scratched game disc, take it to a place that sells used CDs and DVDs. They usually have equipment to repair scratches and are willing to do it for a couple of bucks per disc.

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**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/14 "2005-11-25T12:27:13Z")

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> [@](#):
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> If that’s legit, I officially love that guy

Oh, [it’s legit](http://www.smashmyxbox.com/). (It was actuallyl 5 hours though).

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/15 "2005-11-26T03:53:49Z")

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Whoops. That’s more believable.

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**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh/332618/16 "2005-11-26T04:41:30Z")

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> [@Inner Stickler](#):
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> Good thing I wasn’t planning on buying one. Wasn’t there some guy who stood in line for 52 hours in order to get the first Xbox 360 when a store opened? When he got the game, he went outside and smashed it on the ground just to freak out everyone else in line.

Oh, my…if my brother knew about what that guy did, he’d personally go after him for doing such a thing. :eek: