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Nah, I'd end up explaining why floppy discs weren't floppy, instead, and let the younger folks explain the CDs.
They were floppy though?
At least 8 inch, and 5.25 inch. 3.5 only on the inside (unless enough force is applied xD).
By 3.5" you ofc mean:
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The larger ones were flexible, not floppy—they could be bent without cracking the casing, but wouldn't just bend under their own weight.
If you held them by a side and shaked them, they were definitely floppy.