Flash Drive or Ash Drive? The smoking hot USB cigar

by Martin Bryant —

Flash Drive or Ash Drive? The smoking hot USB cigar

Okay, there are a lot of novelty USB flash drives on the market but there’s nothing like building your own. With a bit of effort and a few spare parts you can create this Cigar USB flash drive.

It has a red LED at the ‘burning’ end that lights up when it’s connected to a computer. Oh yes, and it’s made from a real cigar too. Authentic? You bet.

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Instructables has full details on how to make it.

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