After the events that shocked the world on September 11, 2001, security at airports was significantly increased to prevent a repeat of a similar terrorist attack, which caused the deaths of almost 3,000 people, most of them workers at the Twin Towers in New York. .
Since then, attempting to pass through airport controls with any type of object suspected of being a firearm or similar can even cause us to miss the flight while checking whether it is a real product or an object which simulates a concrete shape.
An example of what we are saying is on the motherboard. Gigabyte G1 Assassin 2a motherboard incorporating a cooling system in the shape of a gun with a skull and the Gigabyte G1 Snipperwhose heat sink had the same shape as a sniper magazine that even simulates bullets inside.
While it's true that the chances of taking a desktop computer through an airport and going through security with some of these motherboard models are very unlikely, it's unlikely that it will pack a grenade-shaped SSD at hand like the model presented. Lenovo.
Lenovo portable SSD
Lenovo created a hand grenade made in a aluminum alloy inside which there is an SSD storage unit. This device supports USB 3.2 and costs 599 yuan, or just under 80 dollars at the current exchange rate.
It is important to note that this is not a new product launched by Lenovo in the market. We are talking about a promotional crowdfunding campaign for the premiere of the film Operation Hadala film starring the Chinese navy whose objective is to liberate the deep-sea platform Deep Blue 3 occupied by mercenaries. This film, starring Chinese actors, will be released in the country on January 29.
Although the capacity it offers has not been announced, it is most likely that it will be 1TB of storage, that it will include a USB-C port and that it will offer a transfer speed up to 1050 MB/s, similar specifications to another Lenovo portable hard drive with military-grade durability, although it is also possible that this is just a case and it is the user who must purchase the SSD he wishes to use. As of the publication of this article, the campaign has managed to raise 69% of its goal. There are still a few days left before the end.
If we are looking for a storage device of this type and since we probably will not have the opportunity to participate in this Lenovo crowdfunding, we can turn to AliExpress where we can find USB storage devices in the shape of a grenade. We can also find USB sticks shaped like a gun. These devices storage They have a very limited capacity between 8 and 16 GB, so their daily usefulness is practically zero without taking into account the problems that one may have in any airport.