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submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The one-liner:

dd if=/dev/zero bs=1G count=10 | gzip -c > 10GB.gz

This is brilliant.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Before I tell you how to create a zip bomb, I do have to warn you that you can potentially crash and destroy your own device.

LOL. Destroy your device, kill the cat, what else?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago

destroy your device by... having to reboot it. the horror! The pain! The financial loss of downtime!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It'll email your grandmother all if your porn!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Ah yes, the infamous "stinky cheese" email virus. Who knew zip bombs could be so destructive. It erased all of the easter eggs off of my DVDs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Haven’t thought about that Weird Al song in a while

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

outstanding reference

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

The horrors of having your TV record Gigli!