Cannot eject a disc...

Hello,
Does anyone know what another options is to eject a disc that will not come out of my mac when the 'eject' button fails, apart from crying.. Help!

Hello Robot:
A straightforward way to eject a stuck disk is to restart while holding the mouse click key down.
Barry

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