If you were
to plug a USB port into a USB port, would it kill the computer?
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 21:58, archived)

is it even possible?
( sex and dougs and rock n roll, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:00, archived)

well obviously
no one would sell such a cable, but you could easily make a cable with two male ends
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:01, archived)

could try it with firewire quite easily.
would the PC try to network with itself?
( sex and dougs and rock n roll, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:02, archived)

I don't know about
firewire, but USB is powered so it may fry it.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:05, archived)

if both pin 2's are 5 volts
no great big bang expected there
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:07, archived)

If it does cause SOME damage though....
*consider making revenge kit for disgruntled employees*

*...*

*profits*
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:10, archived)

my usb port on my laptop got broken
and i sort of fixed it with some silver foil and some cardboard(!) and it worked ok, but if the foil touched two pins at the same time the machine just rebooted.
(Brad Dice, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:11, archived)

Blue Peter would be proud

( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:12, archived)

my friends step dad
had an electrical extension cable in his garage with a female socket at both ends. I was always very wary of accidentally finding the 'other' cable with two male ends. I'm not sure it existed.
(Brad Dice, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:07, archived)

yes
I have a cable with the same plug on each end that you could loop 2 USB ports with. I have never bothered trying it though as I am not that bored with life yet.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:02, archived)

If you ever
give up on life, try it.

If your pc no longer work, call me.


My number's on my website...
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:07, archived)

yes
tj - norks in big brother! no way!
(Heffer foiled, once again, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:01, archived)

doubt it
surely they'd have made it so that it didn't break from people doing such things?

edit: at worst it'd only kill the usb ports
( Sygiinu, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:04, archived)

yes they did
as people would be so stupid as to try.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Sun 3 Jul 2005, 22:05, archived)