Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/11/09/asshole-stick-diy-usb-destroy.html
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I don’t see the difference, with the exception of the voltage (the kill stick uses “only” 200 V) the function is identical. or do I miss something?
eta:
this device class was covered here already: USB kill stick, another DIY version.
the second one has a great gif in the source article
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The USB Kill Stick is designed for “testing”. It has the “interesting purpose” of being sold to “security professionals”.
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and to make sure they ask on the order form…
Are you a Security Professional ____Yes ____No
Really? ____Yes ____No.
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You are so wrong to give this idiot publicity. God knows what damage you have done, via idiots who see this
I thought that the perfect use case is for when the TSA/CPB illegally seizes your drives as you enter the country.
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It just fries your USB port. It’s unlikely to damage your hard drive.
Discussed in depth here:
ETA: I see what you did there… 
Aren’t we in the process of sticking a human-sized/shaped version of this into the White House?
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It’s only vaguely human shaped. They really fucked up the skintone and the scale of the hands. Almost like they were just going off of photos.
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