how does a CD still play normally when it’s scratched?

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how does a CD still play normally when it’s scratched?

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An old vinyl record is bumpy because the needle actually reeds the grooves directly. CD’s use a lazer. The lazer doesn’t read the actual surface of the CD, it can penetrate layers. So when you scratch a CD unless it’s deep you aren’t scratching the layer that holds the info.

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