What strikes me is that this was intended to scare much more than harm. It doesn't seem much actual expertise went into the devices, just rdx wired up to 5v fro

What strikes me is that this was intended to scare much more than harm. It doesn't seem much actual expertise went into the devices, just rdx wired up to 5v from the reports. No shrapnel, no boost capacitor. Wait until someone repeats the trick with an external hard drive.