Best Ways to Destroy USB?

Dear Fellow Delinquents, I was wondering how y'all would suggest destroying a USB with tails on it. Flushing down a toilet? Throwing it away at a public or neutral trashcan? Uninstalling tails and then disposing of the drive? I have similar questions about how best to dispose of a burner phone. Thanks for the help!

--j0k


Comments


[43 Points] huzibizi:

open the chassis. ejaculate onto the chip, then smash it with a hammer and plug it. get it right up there. wait for your next shit, shit it out, wrap it in a tissue, then burn it completely with a blowtorch. seal the ash in plastic. then mylar. then some more mylar. then send it to yourself in the mail, when it arives write 'return to sender' on it so police can't open it because it's against the law


[9 Points] Trance_Forming:

Hammer, bro. Or put it in a fire. Same thing with a phone.


[7 Points] darktriaddd:

Hammer then fire.


[5 Points] RickBigTauer:

Have you seen lord of the rings? You need one hobbit. An old wizard and a creepy little skinny guy. You might lose a finger but you'll destroy the usb.


[5 Points] None:

Pee on it and hit it with a rock.


[3 Points] evilpumpkin:

All you need to destroy is the biggest chip inside the USB stick's case. If you want to be absolutely sure grind it into dust. In most cases breaking the black casing open and cutting the silicon dye that's inside should be sufficient though.

But restoring overwritten data from flash memory is already a lot more than difficult than from magnetic media. So unless you expect someone to throw million dollar hardware at recovering your secrets just reusing it could be fine.


[3 Points] topknotch89:

MICROWAVE THEM SHITS


[3 Points] methylenedma:

If the police knocks on the door, just throw it in the microwave and turn the timer, when you are done talking to them or they bust down your door, the USB is useless :D To not draw attention to why you are microwaving a USB stick, put it in some food and nuke that shit


[2 Points] alwaysmedicated_PFS:

Smash it with a hammer till its in weeeee tiny pieces, throw some lighter fluid on it, throw a match and have a little bonfire! PS: Stay warm out there!


[2 Points] None:

[deleted]


[2 Points] lordredvampire:

Encrypt your USB stick with a very long passphrase generated by keepassx or diceware (preferably via Veracrypt or Luks). Then just throw it in the garbage.


[2 Points] Trashcan__Man:

  1. Wipe the USB

  2. Smash it with a hammer

  3. Put the pieces in a fire

  4. Bury the ashes.


[2 Points] foodforthoughts1010:

Ok heres what you do


[2 Points] None:

Literally any way you can physically break it.


[1 Points] eleitl:

Zero the raw device.


[1 Points] None:

dynamite


[1 Points] HonkySpaceship:

Garbage disposal.


[1 Points] aaaannnnoooonnnn:

Microwave it


[1 Points] Tossingthislatertho:

Doesn't really matter. Could just walk down your street during trash day and put it in one. Flush it. Hammer.


[1 Points] TheDisapprovingBrit:

Blender.


[1 Points] PhriskyDingough:

Blender, and/or soak it in fuel and burn it.


[1 Points] onetoomanydude:

A Blender will do the trick


[1 Points] Mushroom_Madness:

Does it blend?


[1 Points] Bbmcisrightyoufools:

Forget the passphrase to your persistent volume


[-1 Points] None:

[deleted]