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  • I think you had the GND pin disconnected the second time, not the DATA pin. You cannot kill a Pi by just powering a sensor from 5V. Omitting the GND connection on the other hand essentially pulls every other pin of the sensor to 5V. Commented Sep 28, 2020 at 8:56