# Explosive Memory Sticks Come to the Office Armed With the USB Grenade Flash Drive By Matt Ho | Published 2011-02-27 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/usb-grenade-flash-drive References: [gadgetsin](http://gadgetsin.com/grenade-usb-flash-drive.htm) & [thinkgeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/cbc9/) The latest weapon-inspired memory stick is this hilarious USB Grenade Flash Drive. This miniature grenade isn't going to blow up the office if you decide to go G.I. Joe after a bad day at work, but it will hold multiple files. This USB will store music and [various documents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folder-external-hard-disk) with a [8 GB capacity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/move-speed-gd10), which should be enough for most people. The USB Grenade Flash Drive is available for sale at ThinkGeek. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Weapon-inspired USB Drives:** Opportunity for manufacturers of unique and novelty USB drives, such as those inspired by weapons, to captivate customers with a sense of humor or irony. - **Integrating Weapons with Technology:** Opportunity for companies to create and market devices that cleverly combine weapons imagery with technological features for a humorous or on-trend appeal. - **Humorous Office Supplies:** Opportunity for the development of other humorous office supplies that bring personality, levity, and some laughter to an otherwise drab work environment. ### Who This Affects Most - **USB Drive Manufacturing:** USB drive manufacturers could capitalize on the trend toward unique and novelty drives by investing in the creation of other humorous or unexpected designs. - **Office Supply Manufacturing:** Office supply manufacturers could create and release humorous desk accessories that compliment the humorous and novelty USB drives, capturing a millennial driven market. - **Weapons and Defense:** Developers of weaponry and defense systems could play with humorous and ironic designs of their products to promote conversation and interest among an updated customer base. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Icon-Shaped USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folderdrive.md) - [Object-Resembling USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-1.md) - [Ironclad Encryption Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kingston-ironkey-vault-privacy-50.md) - [Sci-Fi-Inspired Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-trek-discovery-flash-drives.md) - [Smart Secure Storage Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ironkey-vault-privacy-80es.md) - [Dedicated Encryption Storage Keys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexar-jumpdrive-fingerprint-f35-pro.md) - [Playful Crayon USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-crayola-usbc.md) - [Record-Setting Compact Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extreme-fit-usb-c.md) - [Bird-Shaped USB Flash Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinge.md)