New rule for threads about Mac Disasters [Archive]

Heb1228

Jul 25, 2005, 08:21 PM

idea_hamster

Jul 25, 2005, 08:37 PM

So just imagining it isn't enough, huh? You want to turn this into some kind of Faces of MacDeath flick, huh? ;)

Heb1228

Jul 25, 2005, 08:40 PM

I was ok with no pictures until the latest scam. Now I am going to be skeptical about anything that doesn't have pictures with it.

idea_hamster

Jul 25, 2005, 09:04 PM

I was ok with no pictures until the latest scam. Now I am going to be skeptical about anything that doesn't have pictures with it.
Scam? I think I missed the scam....

Heb1228

Jul 25, 2005, 09:07 PM

There it is... happened yesterday.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=139428

alex_ant

Jul 25, 2005, 09:31 PM

The best part was later in the thread where he said he just went off and bought another one the very same day. HAHAHAHA YIKES.

dmw007

Jul 25, 2005, 10:07 PM

Oryan

Jul 25, 2005, 10:25 PM

The best part was later in the thread where he said he just went off and bought another one the very same day. HAHAHAHA YIKES.

I agree. That was a worthless thread and a waste of my time and bandwith to read.....I so wanted to see pics though!

Lacero

Jul 25, 2005, 10:27 PM

The best part was later in the thread where he said he just went off and bought another one the very same day. HAHAHAHA YIKES.The best part was his reason for not wanting to buy a digital camera. At that point, mostly everyone knew he was a troll looking to incite trouble.

mkrishnan

Jul 25, 2005, 10:31 PM

Haha, and the OP should also appear in said photo, so that we can insult them in off-topic as well as on-topic ways. :p

jiv3turkey748

Jul 25, 2005, 11:35 PM

ya there really needs to be photos to prove its real

AmigoMac

Jul 26, 2005, 02:41 AM

Yeah, photos, we need photos to believe. Agree totally!

edesignuk

Jul 26, 2005, 02:44 AM

I really can't see this happening. Just don't get wound up about it, just like anything else you see/read on the internet, take it with a bit of salt.

ChrisBrightwell

Jul 26, 2005, 04:44 AM

I dropped my 12" Powerbook off of my desk (approx 4 feet high), where it landed squarely on its corner. It dented the corner, but that was the extend of the damage. All of the internal components were unharmed. I have pictures somewhere.

Here are some pictures I took:
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20754
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20755
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20756
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20757

I know a guy with an old iBook which suffered the fate of a big guy's boot at a concert. It was closed and off, but it managed to escape without any largely noticable marks and, surprise, worked perfectly.

I saw a video where one lady baked her Powerbook (literally -- in the oven) and another where this one guy ran over it with his SUV (by mistake, obviously) and both still worked. The screen was damaged, but they both worked.

Sharewaredemon

Jul 26, 2005, 07:23 AM

The best part was later in the thread where he said he just went off and bought another one the very same day. HAHAHAHA YIKES.

I'm pretty sure that you're post about the maxed out G5's was the funniest.

Does anyone else think it's odd that two people posting in that thread are currently banned?

iDM

Jul 26, 2005, 09:39 AM

Why kind of infraction is deemed banable? Like making up faulty stories, crusing that kinda thing?

sakasune

Jul 26, 2005, 09:44 AM

I saw a video where one lady baked her Powerbook (literally -- in the oven) ...
Why....?

Doctor Q

Jul 26, 2005, 09:51 AM

Why kind of infraction is deemed banable? Like making up faulty stories, crusing that kinda thing?Making up stories is not in itself a rules (http://forums.macrumors.com/announcement.php?f=78) violation. Bans that occur are always based on the rules.

ham_man

Jul 26, 2005, 09:57 AM

I think that people who make up Mac snuff stories on the Internet to get attention have more to worry about than braking the forum rules i.e. getting a life... :rolleyes:

ChrisBrightwell

Jul 26, 2005, 10:35 AM

Why....?
To dry it out, obviously. ;)

She spilled a glass of water or something into it.

CmdrLaForge

Jul 27, 2005, 02:36 AM

I really can't see this happening. Just don't get wound up about it, just like anything else you see/read on the internet, take it with a bit of salt.

Hi edesignuk,

what happend to the pretty lady? Maybe I start a thread about that. I guess it's worth it. Yeah I will, no I won't, yeah I will, no I won't ....

Cheers
LaForge

rainman::|:|

Jul 27, 2005, 01:28 PM

ok i'm a lazyass person with no motivation in life, yet i still don't have enough free time to sit online and make up stories like this... i guess i just don't see why anyone would, at least lying in real life, you get to see if the person buys it... in this case, you might as well be sleeping for all the reaction you get. ooh, i pissed off 20 strangers on the internet, aren't i a badass.

mac-er

Jul 27, 2005, 04:31 PM

The funnier part is all the MR people that consistently fall for trolls.

pubwvj

Jul 28, 2005, 07:13 PM

In honor of our famous friend who dropped his new 17" Powerbook off a 2nd floor balcony, I propose a new forum rule.

Any Mac disasters in the future must be accompanied by photos proving the authenticity of the story, such as a photo of the bashed PB beside the current day's newpaper front page. :)

But, but, but...! There is no damage to photograph! Seriously, I've dropped my PowerBook Pismo from chest height three times (accidentally! I swear!) and it is not damaged at all. (Just call me Mr. Butterfingers!) It was even on. These happened years ago and the machine is still running fine. In fact I'm typing this message on it. Built Pismo Tough! :)

iBlue

Jul 28, 2005, 07:53 PM

wow, I missed that phony unfortunate gravity driven powerbook over balcony story, even if it were true, what kind of twit puts their powerbook in a position like that? DUH!
My powerbook has fallen ass over tea kettle from the coffee table, but no damage done - just an accident caused by my nearly abused 3 year old for doing that! (kidding, although it's true that I've never been more pissed at a child in my life)

there was a thread with pictures of a battery that went *boom* and it was a scary sight... my poor PowerBook is still traumatized for having seen those frightful pictures {{{shudders}}}

but if something substantial happens to my mac stuff, you guys would probably be on the list of people to hear about it, pictures and all ;)

devilot

Jul 28, 2005, 08:03 PM

but if something substantial happens to my mac stuff, you guys would probably be on the list of people to hear about it, pictures and all ;)
Seriously, where else would people understand the emotional ties?! :D

iBlue

Jul 28, 2005, 08:38 PM

Seriously, where else would people understand the emotional ties?! :D

exactly!

I am a "board tech" (basically admin without the personal relations ;)) at another vBulletin forum. they are all (ALL) Windows users. :rolleyes: they would never understand.
in fact, one of them called me a "pretentious macintosh user" [hahah] and laughed when I freaked out because this same child stuck a penny into my disc drive (which is still there BTW) yes, my son is trying my patience in a very risky way :eek: when this same poster caught a massive trojan that she could not get rid of, I laughed back but still helped the twerp get rid of it [sigh]
they act like I am a pain in the arse because they can't send me their lame PaintShopPro files, please, like I want to go down their inferior roads ;) :p
it's funny how I buy a phenomenal product so that I can remain productive and enjoy the functionality and beauty of it all, and I find myself fixing lame problems that I can't even relate to. bloody XP freaks making my days difficult :D

blah blah blah too much caffeine ;)

Koodauw

Jul 28, 2005, 11:54 PM

I really can't see this happening. Just don't get wound up about it, just like anything else you see/read on the internet, take it with a bit of salt.

You're not as fun as you used to be. :(

mymemory

Jul 30, 2005, 11:09 AM

I can see people having too much time on their hands and making up stories.

Sadly my digital camera is broken but... hey! I do not want my other powerbook to be waisted, I already had one flooded :mad:

ajampam

Aug 20, 2005, 12:38 AM

The funnier part is all the MR people that consistently fall for trolls.
I guess the feeling such things evoke is one of horror and we would never want to see our baby go thru anything like that....but it would definitely make more sense to back yourself up wth some pics....its a serious waste of time and feelings on our part otherwise.....

chaosbunny

Aug 21, 2005, 04:04 AM

Hm... my powerbook was stolen during a travel by train from berlin to vienna 2 days ago. Had it in a bag right at my feet, I should have noticed something! fell asleep and when I woke up, gone. Luckily I have an insurance, already called them and I'll be getting a new one next week. I had saved all the data on an external hd back home... this could have been a far bigger tragedy than it actually is now. Just hope I'll get a new pb as soon as possible, as I need it for working.

But anyway now, how I'm supposed to post pictures of my stolen powerbook? Maybe the empty iCurve.... ;)

Doctor Q

Aug 21, 2005, 02:12 PM

But anyway now, how I'm supposed to post pictures of my stolen powerbook?We'll obviously waive that requirement. You merely need to post a video of the theft as it happened, along with two forms of photo ID belonging to the thief.

ajampam

Aug 22, 2005, 12:16 AM

We'll obviously waive that requirement. You merely need to post a video of the theft as it happened, along with two forms of photo ID belonging to the thief.
He he....you wil surely have your laptop too with all this info about the thief....but funny though....

Xeem

Aug 22, 2005, 12:44 AM

chaosbunny

Aug 22, 2005, 03:12 AM

We'll obviously waive that requirement. You merely need to post a video of the theft as it happened, along with two forms of photo ID belonging to the thief.

Alright, thank you! Now that I know that I'll call my buddy at the CIA and ask them if they got some close up satellite surveillance videos of the train.
:D

Sharewaredemon

Aug 22, 2005, 08:02 AM

I don't like the idea of requiring a camera just to discuss your woes. I'd love to show everyone pictures of my fairly recently dead TiBook (which had its screen broken off long before dying), but I'm far more concerned with affording a new iBook than a digital camera.

You're story is far more believable than the guy who posted a thread about knocking his brand new PB off a balcony.
Then going to the store to buy a new one.

What we are stating is that if you can afford two brand new PBs, there is now way you can't afford a camera.