people really do plug in the USB devices they find
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Toronto, 2016.04.13
In case there was any question: people really do plug in the USB devices they find. In a test with 300 flash drives distributed at a university campus, the first came online within six minutes, and about 45% of all drives were activated at some point.
Hat-tip to Martin for the article, who points out just how bad an idea it really is plug in unknown USB devices. And a hat-tip to Adrian for a potential solution.