You may feeling safe after tearing all those “secret” documents into tiny strips of paper using the shredding machine in the Office but wait, there’s a Windows software that can recreate the originals even from those torn noodle-like pieces.
Called Unshredder, this software analyses all the torn pieces of paper and reconstructs the original document without requiring human intervention.
Of course you’ll first need to scan those pieces into the computer using a scanner machine but this is anytime more efficient method than asking an employee. Pic: Flickr.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/software/reconstruct-documents-torn-with-paper-shredder/4202/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
I guess then we need to improve the document shredder to not only cut the paper but also burn it into ash…
Written by Shrinidhi Hande on 08.11.08
Are you safe if you tear the paper into little pieces by hand? Can it work on credit cards to?
Written by JohnB on 08.11.08
@shrinidhi for a time being it may work, at a later stage that may not work
@JohnB you are in danger zone according to Amit but dont worry :-)
Written by George on 08.11.08
wow its a great stuff.very creative indeed.I thought its impossible.
Written by shankar on 08.12.08
This is nice, way easier than scanning every single strip and edit in photoshop, save it, etc. and then the puzzle begins. Using this software one saves the Photoshop part. Nice.
Written by Me on 08.12.08
I used to work for a defense contractor on a classified project. We used an incinerator to burn all our classified waste until California told us to stop (it was adding to the air pollution). After that we switched to a grinder. Even better than a crosscut shredder; it cut the paper into pieces so small that each piece was smaller than a single letter.
Written by GeorgeC on 08.15.08
I use a cross-shredder it produces confetti rather than strips, it would be next to impossible to get reconstruct, especially as I add the shredded paper to our compost bins and turn it over thoroughly with all the rotting garden mush!
Written by David Bradley on 08.18.08