Top 11 Unintended Uses for USB Media Drives

• Prop emergency door open when sneaking out for a smoke. -- Tom MacLennan

• Wedge look makes for a great door stop. -- Ralph M. Shea

• Pop open beer bottles when your late-night server upgrade is interrupted by a multi-state blackout. -- Joe Jackson

• Makes for a stylish keychain bottle opener -- K. Prewett

• With USB Media, "We don't need no stinken 8 Tracks" -- Michael Mena
• Safer to touch to your tongue than a 9V battery. -- Dave Deschere

• Quick way to copy software off of a learning center PC. -- Vince Chrisman

• The perfect item to throw at a co-worker! -- Jon Gorman

• Instant lab prank: Thumb drives act like ide devices that want to boot first on servers with scsi drives - put one on a server and watch unsuspecting techs troubleshoot boot issues for hours...-- Lincoln Anthony

• Putting up an Apache server on a RedHat 9 server all on a 512mb usb media drive, serving up pages and ftp content. No moving parts! -- Colin Robinson
• USB External Hard Drives: Broken sofa-leg repair of the future! - The Dave

• Clay shooting ... pull! Bam! Scoring based on capacity of drive shot. - The Dave

• A note is tied to a USB hard drive thrown through a window: "Please refer to Ransom.ppt for our demands. -- 31337 Kidnapp0rs" - The Dave

• Buy 127 USB drives and 22 7-port USB Hubs and make sure every machine you own truly does support the advertised maximum devices per USB port. - The Dave

• USB Drive Exercise Program - you'll start lifting keychain USB drives now, and soon you'll be benching CD burners! - The Dave
• Remember those old Iomega Zip 100 drives without the soft eject system? Two words: Target practice - The Dave

• Prop on TV for a Crank Yankers prank phone call ... "So, you want to burn CDs? ... CDs nuts!" - The Dave

• Ninja weapon substitute to assassinate Bill Gates ... security confiscated the shurikens and so I used my 2.5" USB hard drive instead ... wait, damn! That had my porno collection on it! Damn you, Bill Gates! - The Dave

• "We will now demonstrate the new Windows plug and play technolo-- oh, shit, blue screen of death." - The Dave

• Attach magnets to your drives and hang them on the fridge so they won't get lost. - The Dave
• Server built on RAID formatted 4200 RPM 2.5" bus-powered USB 1.1 drives. Enough said. - The Dave

• Card reader? No, a way to use those Atari 2600 games that I had in the closet... -- jeff meadows

• My table had a lean until I got hold of one of them fancy USB drives. -- David MIller

• ATTACH IT TO A GOLD CHAIN AND BE GANGSTA' GEEK -- RAY KOMAR

• mini-windshield ice scraper (when you can't find the big one,or can't open your vehicle to get it out.) --Daniel W. McAndrew
• Combination Media Drive/Tire Pressure Gauge. --Dodd Gatsos

• USB drive/vibrator -- Dodd Gatsos

• Letter opener for those hard to open large enveolpes. -- Russ Oertel

• increase our memory load -- soul

• Wobbly table stabiliser -- John
• Flotation device for server room keys. -- Lana Petrou
• Rugged replacement for paper football tablegame. -- Lana Petrou
• Cat toy. Hang on door, see kitty reach and swat; drag across floor, see kitty run! -- Lana Petrou
• Earrings. Forget hoops or studs, long and dangly is in! -- Lana Petrou
• Need ornaments? Got USB media drives! -- Lana Petrou
• Fringe for those boring lamp shades. -- Lana Petrou

• Pull for zippers, lights, ... or parachutes. -- Lana Petrou
• Fishing bobber for the high-tech fisherman. -- Lana Petrou

• Portable website! Earn commissions selling...USB pen drives! -- David Titzer

• Instant messaging device, just throw it at a person to get their attention -- Keith MacKeigan

• Doubles as a high picth dog whistle (Humans can't hear it) -- Keith MacKeigan

• Level wobbly tables ansd bar stools -- Keith MacKeigan
• Digital guitar pick -- Keith MacKeigan

• Car stereos need a USB connector that can accept media drives containing MP3 music. -- bob green

• USB media drives could come equiped with a wireless receiver that receives, stores, and presents broadcast information (stocks/sports/news/etc). This USB device could be attached to office PCs to circumvent restrictions that some companies have imposed on the use of office networks. Alternatively, this USB receiver/storage device could be attached to PDAs and cellphones to provide continuous access to broadcast information.

• Something to show that you can be trendy too. -- V.Girish

• Mini DeskScape enhancer. -- V.Girish
• A cool way to impress your boss that you ARE really doing something important -- V.Girish

• PPPP ( Portable Porn Photo Pack ). -- V.Girish

• Lucky Charm ( If hung upside down ). -- V.Girish

• Evidence that you ARE considering your company's new security policy. -- V.Girish

• Sleek hair brush. -- V.Girish
• Helps users defend themselves against Microsoft's idea of security. -- V.Girish

• Nice Medallion for company awards. -- V.Girish

• Replacement for a pen to keep in your mouth during important discussions. -- V.Girish

• The simplest, modern piracy tool for audio/video/porno and/or confidential files. -- V.Girish

• Install windows on. -- Joseph Williams
• Prop open those pesky Proximity card access doors when taking a break. -- Scott Gund

• Cool 70's style breakaway necklace or bracelet... Lots of cool colors... -- Lance Wulfers

• When others take out keys with Ferrari, Cadillac, Jaguar or Saab keychains, take out your keys attached to the USB media drive and state that there are only ten others just like it in the world... -- John Colella

• Not only can I back up my important files but it also work great to level off my desk when I put it under my desk leg. -- Ken Mainz

• It doubles real good as a knife to spread soft cheese on crackers when you drop those silly red paddles they give you. -- Al Shilling
• Plumb bob -- John Gilbertson
• Cat toy -- John Gilbertson
• Hammer throw -- John Gilbertson

• Door stop, since the secured computer room must always be locked, you need to leave for a minute but forgot your key to get back in. -- RoseAnn Sibilio

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• Use as chocks for your tires when snowbound. -- Tom Rule
• Useful as "heavy confetti" for parades for people you don't like. -- Tom Rule
• Use to play dominoes during slow server backups. -- Tom Rule
• As a kid, you used to play paper football. As an adult, you have a more expensive version... -- Tom Rule
• Glue a pair on your neck for that Frankenstein look. -- Tom Rule

• Here are some uses:
• A cheap leash when going through those security checkpoints in the airports. -- Bob Vabdenberg
• An inexpensive security device, just tie the cord to a desk using your best boy scout knot. -- Bob Vabdenberg
• With some wires and a soldering gun, a cheap power cord...if you can use it to power something, can you do the same in reverse? -- Bob Vabdenberg

• An easy place to store those key log files and other such hacking stuff for quick retrival from others computers. Just setup your hack program to save to the USB drive then you can easily just grab it and load to your computer to read. -- Jesse Benton
• slotted common screwdriver, in a pinch -- Robert St John

• Replace your wooden Ice Cream spoon with.... -- Chris Rosivach

• Its the ultimate geek fashion accessory... Nothing screams geek like a pocket protector or a USB key hanging around your neck! -- Alan Koebrick

• Secret agent tool: "The name is Wand, James Wand." -- Duke Walls

• The ultimate charm for the geek's charm bracelet. -- Rick Hopkin
• Really expensive corn cob holders. -- Chuck Phillips

• Wife says, "Are you happy to see me or is that a flash drive in your pocket?" -- Neal Stein

• Share Harddrives
• Detect air wave signals for wireless connectivity -- Sumit Khaneja

• A new way to get your favorite web pages past the firewall... -- jeff meadows

• "Modern" jewelry! -- Cindy Byers
• Modify Xbox to run Linux -- Michael Bourgon

• Added baggage to your posture. -- Ricky Rusland

• Give the custumor the idea that your Smart. -- Ricky Rusland
• Never bring your HardDrive from work to home again. -- Ricky Rusland
• Why carry a laptop. Everyone has a pc. Plug in and it's yours. -- Ricky Rusland

• Garage door opener, just add IR port! - Steven Heath

• Skipping Stone... -- Rich Snow

• Mobile Phone -- Claude Mendonca
• Attractive neck pendant ... just add cubic zirconia! -- Brian Richardson

• Hi-tech earrings. -- Ajay Dhar

• Tiny cookie cutter for creating Pez.--Juli Fountain

• Equipped with a lanyard becomes a tactical protection device. -- Doug Campbell

• use as a stylish necklace -- Justine Yancey
• pretend its your new mobile phone -- Justine Yancey

• get out of awkward situations ("whoops, i dropped my USB key", then run) -- Justine Yancey
• a chew toy in a nervous situation -- Justine Yancey
• something to throw in a frustrated rage -- Justine Yancey
• dog food -- Justine Yancey