Reply to post: Re: Thermite

Plod wants your PC? Brick it with a USB stick BEFORE they probe it

Nigel 11

Re: Thermite

... only way to be sure?

I deduce you've never seen electronics that's been the victim of a lightning strike. High voltage and current is faster and more effective than any sensible amount of thermite. It gets at the electronics from the *inside*.

A large HV capacitor deliberately connected to the LVDC would probably be an adequate substitute for lightning,

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