It is less than a month ago that I wrote about a USB thumb drive. I mentioned that I use one almost every day. They are becoming almost as commonplace as floppy disks.

Occasionally though, I come across one that is quite unique. This time it is the Corsair 16GB Flash Survivor USB Flash Drive. This flash drive is water resistant up to depths of 200 metres (almost 219 yards) and has shock protection. Housed in a cylindrical aluminum casing, it comes with Corsair dog tag (to wear along with the Flash drive). Also, the flash drive has a generous 10 year limited parts and labor warranty, and will be replaced if you somehow manage to destroy it (as long as you have the broken pieces). From what I’ve read it has withstood being run over by a car, boiled in water, hit with a hammer several times and thrown off a building. If you want to keep your data safe this is definitely an option.

Another Corsair USB thumb drive, the Corsair 16GB Flash Voyager USB Flash Drive, apparently does even better at being thrown off buildings, as it is entirely encased in rubber (and tends to bounce a lot!). However it will not survive being driven over by a car.