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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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[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 67 points 3 days 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?

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 43 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It'll email your grandmother all if your porn!

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days 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.

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 4 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Exec@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago

outstanding reference

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

The horrors of having your TV record Gigli!