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They'll do what everyone does: use them as coasters, play dangerous frisbee games, and test their quality by breaking the CDs in half with their bare hands.

Theoretically they could connect to the Internet by accidentally sticking it in a CD tray, but I suspect TechCrunch already has Internet access.

omfg - your comment resonated so well, I couldnt stop laughing. These are the very same things I used to do with the cd's.

Man this is funny, thank God I havent seen the AOL CD in a while

Then you need this AOL Help page: http://help.aol.com/help/microsites/microsite.do?cmd=display...

Having difficulty deciding if that page is a joke from AOL.

The emphasis with the red squares is a little much (see this one: http://help.aol.com/Platform/Publishing/images/insert_cd_cd_...)

You forgot microwaving them.

And you forgot charging them up on a dremel

Build a CD Tesla Turbine, hopefully - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8v_dnIn-s0

Microwave.

Followed shortly by evacuating the office for the rest of the day to escape the horrible stench.