Compact Discs, also known as CDs, are an ancient form of data storage, a prehistoric Spotify playlist if you will, that humans used to carry around a variety of sounds ranging from the melodious symphonies of Beethoven to the noisy existential screams of heavy metal. Fashioned out of a shiny, reflective material, the Compact Disc was once the pinnacle of convenience - a whole 74 minutes of audio packed into a circular platter that could double as a drink coaster or a very poor frisbee.
When traveling to pre-digital Earth, be sure to pack a 'CD player,' a device rumored to bring these silver saucers to life. Ensure it's not mistaken for ancient alien technology.
Compact Discs can be found in the wild, gathering dust in the forgotten corners of Earth's 'charity shops', snuggled between VHS tapes and rotary dial telephones.
Avoid using CDs as mirrors while lost in space; you're not going to like the castaway look. And beware of the 'laser rot', a phenomenon that makes your music collection spontaneously self-destruct.
Intriguingly, the hole in the center of a Compact Disc was designed to be exactly the size of a Dutch dubbeltje coin, which is rather odd considering the Dutch never colonized digital technology.
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