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shonuf — Jul 15th 2008 3:38PM

Simply brilliant

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tyler — Jul 15th 2008 4:05PM

How about it. I'd love to replace 10 or 15 cables at work with these things just to see how people reacted.

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Phoenix — Jul 15th 2008 7:32PM

That thing is so full of win! I'd love to have one if for no other reason than to have it sitting around. ^_^

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Seanross — Jul 15th 2008 8:18PM

Until some neat freak pulls it out and tosses it figuring it's trash :(

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I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY — Jul 16th 2008 12:38AM

Other brilliant products from the same company:

http://www.worldwidefred.com/showermic.htm

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fanman — Jul 16th 2008 3:05PM

Captain, I am detecting large quantities of win in this sector.

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spass — Jul 15th 2008 3:38PM

This is a innovative and clever design. Seriously.
Just make sure your girlfriend does not mistakenly throw it away!

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Mic2000 — Jul 15th 2008 4:11PM

Yeah clever design it is! Take that apple

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HAZE — Jul 15th 2008 6:05PM

That is the first thing that came to my mind. My girl would definitely throw it away, lol.

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vdogg89 — Jul 15th 2008 6:09PM

what is this gyrl-frend you speak of?

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Lowest Ranked — Jul 15th 2008 3:38PM

This would only be 'practical' for a prank joke, as you'd look like a complete tool with this sticking out of your USB port.

"Here's your external USB drive back Bill, but I have to warn most you, I think most of your data is gone..."

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Lars — Jul 15th 2008 7:26PM

The definition of "tool" has certainly morphed over the years. Used to be that you'd be a tool if you had a USB drive with Prada stamped on it, or an Apple logo, etc. Now: a frayed chord = tool?

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bohsocks — Jul 15th 2008 7:37PM

Would this be 'prank' for a practical joke though?

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JerseyBricklayer — Jul 15th 2008 3:40PM

I remember when that guy made this and it was posted on engadget like a year ago.

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vdogg89 — Jul 15th 2008 4:03PM

ya someone already did this, but cool nonethe less

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Khris — Jul 15th 2008 4:23PM

Guess that's why Engadget put right in the write-up, "HACKED! is a user creation-gone-commercial"

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vdogg89 — Jul 15th 2008 6:02PM

@Khris,
You really think I have the energy to read all 3 sentences? Sheesh, I'm not superman

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JBell — Jul 15th 2008 3:41PM

cute

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PGP-Protector — Jul 15th 2008 3:41PM

That would so get thrown away at my house.

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Kaiser-Machead — Jul 15th 2008 4:23PM

"My porno!!!!"

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ShadowKain — Jul 15th 2008 3:42PM

Sold!

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Jonathan — Jul 15th 2008 3:45PM

If somebody tried to steal mine, I'd throw my foam brick at them.

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me — Jul 15th 2008 3:47PM

Oh yeah?

If someone tried to steal mine, I'd shoot them with a Nerf gun.

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Ethan — Jul 15th 2008 4:32PM

Not a polystyrene rock?

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Sam Bambino — Jul 15th 2008 4:36PM

Ethan, I prefer polystyrene cocks.

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Chuckles McGee — Jul 15th 2008 5:11PM

@Sam

I prefer polystyrene cups.

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daliminator2000 — Jul 16th 2008 1:26PM

I LOVE LAMP.

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Nicky-Larson — Jul 15th 2008 3:47PM

Great Idea. Even though its a small Size on the GB side, I wont mind buying it just for jokes. Great idea,

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Bobby D — Jul 15th 2008 3:49PM

This is a much better idea than the half-baseball and bullet hole stickers that people put on their cars.

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Craig — Jul 15th 2008 3:55PM

Agreed. If I see another skinny tattooed 17-year-old with a backwards hat driving a lowered '96 Civic with ground effects, a custom muffler, and fake bullet holes, I might just shoot myself.

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BlowURmindBowel — Jul 15th 2008 4:26PM

A custom exhaust is one thing (>$200), but an el cheapo "fart can" off ebay (

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BlowURmindBowel — Jul 15th 2008 4:28PM

Well thats the first time I've ever had my reply textually mangled?!?

Engadget commenting system FTL!!!

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Jeff — Jul 15th 2008 4:59PM

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(without the spaces)

but i wonder, does the coment system just ignore html? ...if so, why not just auto-translate the < symbol?

ftl indeed.

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Lonecow — Jul 15th 2008 5:58PM

@Craig

Would you shoot yourself or would you put fake bullet holes on your chest?

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shawn — Jul 15th 2008 6:04PM

to Craig...

why shoot yourself? just shoot at his car and give him REAL bullet holes... like those barb wire tattoos... "come over here and let me wrap some real barb wire around your arm and squeeze it real tight!"

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Xepol — Jul 15th 2008 4:02PM

The shear number of these that will get tossed out by accident doesn't even bear estimating...

Make sure anyone you live with or cleans for you gets the joke (thus runining the joke) or you may find your data truely was disposable.

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Shadowise — Jul 15th 2008 4:04PM

This reminds me of those bluetooth adapters which just turned out to be a chopped off USB plug inside a plastic casing.

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Codyp — Jul 15th 2008 4:15PM

Make your own.

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/usbkey

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Will — Jul 15th 2008 4:25PM

Great. now its commercial. which makes it not so smart and cool anymore. Gonna have to find a new place to hide my pr0n.

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Will — Jul 15th 2008 4:26PM

Great now its commercial meaning everyone's going to know. gonna have to find a new place to put my pr0n.

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ddub — Jul 15th 2008 4:39PM

Yeah your second comment worked better. Too bad they both showed up. I guess you didn't get a second chance like you thought.

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Marco — Jul 16th 2008 10:58AM

...like you had one to start with.

/foghorn

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Sean — Jul 15th 2008 4:32PM

Ahhhh, when I was a kid my mom had one of those arms in the trunk of her car. She named it "Jeff." Yes, the arm had a name, but after one of the most notorious "hackers" of the nineties!

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Sean — Jul 15th 2008 4:34PM

Ahhhh, when I was a kid my mom had one of those arms in the trunk of her car. She named it "Jeff." Yes, the arm had a name, but after one of the most notorious "hackers" of the nineties!

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gm76 — Jul 15th 2008 4:43PM

Looks like I can approach from a running speed some stupid nerd using this and easily yank the flash drive off.

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nizzy1115 — Jul 15th 2008 4:50PM

It was great last year when the guy made it but now that its something you can buy everyone will recognize it.

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teej — Jul 15th 2008 5:57PM

i think most people do not shop at ThinkGeek.

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Richard Glitter — Jul 15th 2008 4:58PM

Why would anyone actually want this? Someone would find it somewhere and just toss it in the trash, thinking it was a torn cable.

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Silverfrog — Jul 15th 2008 4:57PM

this is almost as bad as the hanging testicles that I see several hillbillies driving around with their pickup trucks. may as well hang a sign on their bumper with "HEY I'm a REDNECK".

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smash579 — Jul 15th 2008 5:01PM

with geekdom in mind. that would be a Paleneck