Amazing Indestructible USB Key

[jejton]

Before the weekend I downloaded a number of important files from school to bring home onto my USB key. When I needed to upload them onto my computer at home yesterday, I couldn't find the key. This is not a big deal as the keys are cheap and the files are available in school but its a pain in the @ss to have to buy a key and go through it again plus I hate losing things. Just now I was taking clothes out of the dryer and, you guessed it, the key fell out! Apparently I left it in my pocket ( I'm usually neurotic about checking pockets as a few times I found pens after they dyed a whole lof of clothes ). I figured its a goner but on a whim stuck it in my computer and amazingly the files are all there and accessible. Now this key went through a full wash and then a full dryer cycle! Its a Memorex key by the way.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Yep,they're pretty tough.

 

[reefman]

i guess thats y the new age of hard drives will be solid states. i think theres usb drives that can withstand being run over by a truck.

 

[jhale]

i guess thats y the new age of hard drives will be solid states. i think theres usb drives that can withstand being run over by a truck.

I can't wait for the 100TB drive for laptops :splitspin

 

[Killerdrgn]

Actually most modern electronics can go through this, as they have coatings on them that make it somewhat water resistant. as long as it's completely dry before you try to turn it on again, as it was since it was in the dryer, It should be fine.

 

[tosiek]

There's no moving parts, only thing you would have to worry about is corrosion or a short on the usb drive if there is water still left in it.

Solid state is still extremely buggy and expensive for systems as a whole. A 120g HD goes for about 200$ for the cheap unreliable ones. Alot of processes run on a complete solid state computer tends to overheat and crash the system too. Its going to be a while before they turn out power PC's run on solid state tech without any bugs and a competitive price.