The ‘H/W Quick Erase’ function, which fries the flash memory, should probably have a more forbidding name.
The magic smoke comes out so that you know its working. It’s a very human design.
Frankly I was hoping to see a lot more… Back in the early 2009’s my employer was hit hard by the capacitor plague - we had something like 700 server motherboards recalled. Before the recall we had a handful of servers suffer “thermal events”. Long story short, the on-board video chip would erupt in a geyser of smoke & flame about 6-8 inches high.
I always wanted a novelty 5 inch bay device that was release a small wisp of smoke from the front of the pc case, like mission impossible. It could be a command, or randomized and it would councide with a BSOD or just a power-off command (probably screen off now that I think about it).
You could probably build a lookalike using an ultrasonic vaporizer. Just fire it up and have it emit a puff of vapor on command.
You could probably do it with a vape from the gas station… theyre basically just mini fog machines with nicotine added.
Smoke? I want the entire thing to explore like a Star Trek console.
Random would be great for when someones over and you’re playing a game.
Only problem is the residue buildup. I think the smoke is a type of glycerine. It builds up on surfaces.
You could use isopropyl alcohol and a piezoelectric speaker.
The magic pixies are escaping.
Came here for old school Mission: Impossible reference and wasn’t disappointed.
Lies. I see no self-destruction in action here.
did you stare long enough?
I stared at it for 10 seconds, which is double the advertised time it’s expected to explode. I want a refund!
Lies
No one wants to microwave their mass storage anymore. 😡
Don’t tell your friends! They WILL push that button the moment you’re not looking.
Speak for yourself. My friends are all libertarians and we adhere to the non-aggression principal.
Yeah they wouldnt ever do anything aggressive, theyll hust take all your money and laugh as you pick out a cardboard box because its in their rational self interest.
Also don’t buy this if you have small children.
Or big children
We just keep making it easier for perry the platypus
I’ve been H/W Quick Eraseing ESP32s and ATMEL chips for over a decade now
Good morning, Mr. Phelps…
Not buying it, unless there’s smoke involved at the end.
“SSD smoke. Don’t breathe this!”
That music, Jesus…
