HT204384 I mistakenly put my SD camera memory card in the dvd slot on my iMac.  Any ideas on how to get it out??

My small SD Card was mistakenly put in the larger CD/DVD slot.  I cannot eject or pop out.  I can't see it.  I turned computer off and tipped on side to see if it would fall out...no luck.  How can I remove it from the inside of the CD/DVD slot?

Then you should do a little research, start with a search of this forum, you will find many successful removals of the SD card using this method. It's easy to find them, just look on the right side of your screen for the heading 'More Like This'
Here is a link to the first one. Memory card & how to retrieve from  inside iMac!!
The fact that the optical drive is a sealed unit means that your solution will not help with removing the SD card from the drive, unless you were going to suggest breaking the drive open, after dismantling the iMac. Which is a very difficult task.
Bad advice I would say.

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