HotPlug Basic Demonstration

The plug catcher thingy wouldn't work on a standard plug in Finland. The plug is never inserted on a completely straight surface, but is inside a wall at least few milliliters, enough to break the connection when the device is put on. If it is a very common earth-bound socket, there would be no way removing it with that device, as that is about 1,5 cm deep.

With the extension chord it would work though, and most computers have too many gadgets to plug straight onto the wall.

The second thing seems like a good way to electrocute someone

Very nice tool, but useless if I bolt down the PC, or simply do not use a case. I'm sure there are ways to get around these methods, but they put an extra kink in the process. I'd also try to create a shock-triggered sensor that disconnects the motherboard if the PC is moved. Such a device would not be hard or expensive to build and coupled with software that trashes the drive if the correct password is not entered within a certain time frame, it strongly adds to the security of a unmanned PC.

so, after hacking the pentagon make sure you turn off your computer.
if you are a criminal you must be a really dumbass one to use a computer then not know how to erase your traces. its like robbing a bank then not knowing where the door is you just came from. if you get caught with really illegal stuff on your computer you just deserve it.

looks like a nice product, but please get a tripod !

Cool. So if I use my motion sensors to initiate a triple-pass erase script, I'll know that you'll maintain power through the whole in process in transit.

Thanks hotplug! My scenario would never work without you.

Powerboard solution attempt #2:

Using Relays- [input && [ socket1 | socket2 | socket3 | socket4 ]]

Of course the best solution is not to break the law and then these guys wont visit you! Relays are big and chunky and this modification should be easy to spot.

Work arounds:

Open up the power board and put diodes in series with the live pins stopping the sharing of voltage from one socket to the next.

Put paint or varnish layers on the pins near the lead of the plug you plug into the wall so it has to be pulled out of the socket further and it stops making contact.

Diodes on the AC mains to block current between sockets? Maybe you should go back to the drawing board.

Yes you are right. It is not DC. Diodes would not work.