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adding missing alt text: A 3.5" floppy drive, with a printed label that reads "Works, but makes Sad Noises" (this is my photo, but it's been bouncing 'round the internet for years now)

What did the sad noises sound like? I mean, yes, they probably sounded sad, but *why* did they sound sad?

kinda grindy and scrapey, I think? I imagine the head was hitting the surface too hard and probably slowly eroding the disk