Why is the USB killer such a meme?

>>57967841
Why is ur life such a meme?

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>>57967841
Just ordered one. Can't wait to visit the apple store with it.

>>57967841
How is it a meme?

>>57968788
This but mine has State Troopers at the front entrance.

>>57969746
I see people talking about it in like every comment section for anything

>>57969793
But how is it a meme? Hype doesn't make a meme.

>>57969865
Everyone talking about it that I see is memeing it

>>57969793
>>57969896

If you haven't seen it in action, don't call it a meme.

>>57969901
I have seen it in action, but everywhere I see people talking about it, they treat it like some kind of prank

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>>57968788
Macs USB ports are protected. So you wouldn't be doing anything other than plugging in a USB butt plug essentially.

>>57969934
It's not a "prank".

When plugged into a device, the USB Killer rapidly charges its capacitors from the USB power lines. When the device is charged, -200VDC is discharged over the data lines of the host device. This charge/discharge cycle is repeated many times per second, until the USB Killer is removed.

Simply put: used on unprotected equipment, the USB Killer instantly and permanently disables unprotected hardware.

>>57969962
USB Killer is working on a new version that bypasses that protection.

>>57969962
They're not. You can fry a MBP by charging from more than one usb-c port. Same result with USB killer.

>>57970152
HI GUIZ ITS OSTIN

>>57967841
Buy a fucking paperclip and use that to short usb ports. WOW! Amazing!

>>57968788
You can do this with a baseball bat too