treadmill vs ipod touch = 1-0

[zippster]

treadmill vs ipod touch = 1-0



ooops !


expensive 2nd day of gym membership so far this year!

[apple_iBoy]

It's morbidly beautiful.

Maybe Apple can be convinced it was a manufacturing defect? ;)

[xUKHCx]

It's morbidly beautiful.

Totally agree.

It looks like the treadmill properly bent it, did it try taking it under the track.

[OrangeCuse44]

That...is...awesome.

[question fear]

Well there's a good reason to keep the safety clip on...better the ipod than your foot! :eek:

Seriously, that's CRAZY! Care to give details on how that went down?

[zippster]

Well there's a good reason to keep the safety clip on...better the ipod than your foot! :eek:

Seriously, that's CRAZY! Care to give details on how that went down?

yeh you know how rubber and glass stick together really well?

well imagine a *THUMP* and waving the ipod goodbye as it dissapears down the gap only to appear at the other end like this..


i still finished the last 1k off first before i stopped !:rolleyes:

[OrangeCuse44]

Thats dedication. And good for you taking this so well. Thanks for sharing the destruction.

[skyrider007]

Wow, I love it! Hope you had some sort of insurance for it (AMEX/VISA/Home Possession Insurance etc.) R.I.P. iPod Touch!

[OrangeCuse44]

Treadmill insurance?

[sushi]

It's morbidly beautiful.

That...is...awesome.
Sorry for the loss xippster, but it does look cool.


i still finished the last 1k off first before i stopped !:rolleyes:
Now that's dedication.

[dagored]

You need this:
http://www.otterbox.com/products/ipod_cases/ipod-armbands/images/touch-armband_09.jpg

Just got back from the gym. Those are scary pictures. You show good reason for Touch protection.

I have my Touch in the Otterbox Defender and I also purchased the armband for the gym. Glad I did. It may not look pretty, but I don't worry about it while I exercise.

Sorry for your loss.

[Jasonbot]

:eek: WHat speed were you running at!

[snowshine]

Oh zippster,
so the ipod touch is toooo thin in your opinion for the gym&treadmill!!
very distressing to see the photos.

[Krafty]

Damn, touch got owned...

[Eric Lewis]

go to an apple store and explain what happened

they may want it for some testing


cause people dropped their iPhone in the first 3 days and got new ones

[Green2Delta]

No problem, that'll buff right out.

[quicklook2]

i have the solution: duct tape.:p

[iJawn108]

that battery is huge compared to others in iPods

[nickster9224]

so theres one way to open up a touch.

[jnc]

But will it blend? That is the question

[aaronw1986]

Ouch!

[dazed]

sorry for your loss, but as others have said, its strangely beautiful.....

[OrangeCuse44]

You should submit those pics to Digg, it would be a big hit.

[Flowbee]

So painful.

I still don't have the courage to run with my iPhone. After seeing these photos, I'm not sure I ever will.

You should submit those pics to Digg, it would be a big hit.

Looks like it's been done.
http://www.digg.com/apple/iPod_touch_pwned_by_a_treadmill

[KoolStar]

Thats another way to make and armband for the ipod touch.

[iDAG]

I would never run with my touch because that is my exact fear right here.

[jessica.]

Did you try iKlear?

[Patrickool93]

Maybe Apple can be convinced it was a manufacturing defect? ;)

"I swear, Mr. Genius, I opened the boxes lid and it popped out, already bent!"

Haha, that sucks :( I'd go to the Apple Store and be really nice to them, and they might be sympathetic.

[cheekybobcat]

You need this:
http://www.otterbox.com/products/ipod_cases/ipod-armbands/images/touch-armband_09.jpg

Just got back from the gym. Those are scary pictures. You show good reason for Touch protection.

I have my Touch in the Otterbox Defender and I also purchased the armband for the gym. Glad I did. It may not look pretty, but I don't worry about it while I exercise.

Sorry for your loss.

No he needs this...

http://i2.tinypic.com/6jmxmkp.jpg


RIP iPT, i love you :*(

but did you have the hold button on? :p

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Have you tried plugging it into itunes and putting it into recovery mode? It works wonders.

[xXriderXx7]

How did the treadmill fair?

[imgonephishin]

I cannot add anything to this thread, but a very sincere: sorry. RIP, little Touch. Hopefully you can take some solace in knowing that the death was fairly quick and painless.

[iTeen]

its almost a piece of art now
anyway, sry for your loss.:(

[quicklook2]

I cannot add anything to this thread, but a very sincere: sorry. RIP, little Touch. Hopefully you can take some solace in knowing that the death was fairly quick and painless.

i bet the touch did not think it was that painless.

[apple_iBoy]

i bet the touch did not think it was that painless.

It was probably just like falling asleep...

in a blender

[rubbermacrumour]

It happened to me today. Most expensive workout I've ever had. Darn strong things the iPod Nano. I cannot bend it back into shape, even my standing on it. I would hate to think what would happen to my hand if it got stuck in a treadmill.

[tonyshucraft]

How come I am thinking that this a joke and was found on some website with similar kinds of images. Being that a second person posted something similar with another ipod?

Plus, I don't know if it'd exactly break that way in those circumstances. Seems like there should have been more than just what is shown in the pictures.

[sushi]

It happened to me today. Most expensive workout I've ever had.
LOL. Funny looking Nano there.

P.S. Sorry to laugh, but the shape just looks funny to me.

[jake921660]

Maybe try this?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=554181

[Eric Isaacson]

wow sorry to see those pics.

this is one reason I wear a shuffle or my nano to the gym (whenever I go)

[Phatpat]

What exactly happened here?

I was running on the treadmill with my nano (the current gen) last year, and dropped it. It scooted off the back and went flying a couple feet, but it was perfectly fine. I had an invisibleShield on it, but that's it.

[muldul]

That's cool, my touch is basically indestructible,
mine fell on the treadmill when i was running, it didn't go under, but went into the wall behind at 12 Kmph, and survived.

[shaqzilla]

DAMN DAMN DAMN!!! This is exactly why I bought an armband after my touch fell off the eliptical. Haven't had any problems since.

[alphaod]

Wow people. This is why I use a Shuffle for my workouts.

[tonyshucraft]

people are gullable. Those are obviously fake. Look at how it broke? If it were to break to that xtremem it would have taken a lot more than we know and it would have been in a lot more pieces.

[stoich]

lol im sorry for your loss.

[kitch95]

At least you can now change the battery now

[Killyp]

Put it back in the other way round?

[rubbermacrumour]

I wish my iPod had scooted off the treadmill into the wall at 12Kmph (nice pace by the way). Unfortunately, it fell in the crack beside the belt, was sucked in and under and then around the roller at the back. I picked it up on the floor under the front of the machine. "Oh holy smoke look at me iPod, she's cactus!".
Those images of the second iPod aren't from some joke website. I will be buying an armband for my next iPod. :rolleyes:

[cakbar]

Make sure you get a patent on this 'new design'. At least you'll get some royalty payments every time someone drops their Touch on the treadmill.

[LeahM]

It's morbidly beautiful.

Definitely.

What's the writing on the clear sheet (of something)? Is it just a scribble of yours, or was it already on there?

[J&JPolangin]

No problem, that'll buff right out.

i have the solution: duct tape.:p

Thats another way to make and armband for the ipod touch.

...all just sooo wrong...

May I suggest a nano or shuffle for your next gym going MP3 player:D

[J&JPolangin]

Put it back in the other way round?

...classic!...

[tsice19]

Well, at least it looks cool.

I'd take it into Apple and ask if it's covered under warranty. :p

[colourclassic]

iPod Taco?

[=Shadow=]

But will it blend? That is the question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1ckCkm8YI

Close enough. :P

[mixmacface]

and that is why i use the elliptical machine. the feeling of running, without the strain on the knees and the worry of breaking your ipod.

[jnc]

and that is why i use the elliptical machine. the feeling of running, without the strain on the knees and the worry of breaking your ipod.

Shame you have to work twice as much for the same effect as a treadmill....

[Santa Rosa]

Well the box of Kleenex in the background will come in handy for the funeral :rolleyes:

[t19880821]

i used to drop my iphone all the time whenever i went jogging. it had a shield around it though.. soo.. :D

[Traveler5]

Sorry this happened.

RIP, iPod

http://cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/pic-070266001181678134.jpg

[jnc]

Sorry this happened.

RIP, iPod

No, wait! Do not bury iPod. Take it back to an Apple Store for 10% off a new one :D

[mixmacface]

Shame you have to work twice as much for the same effect as a treadmill....

eeeeeeh, i have bad knees. i'm ok with working out twice as long for zero as much pain on my knees. tore them up in a high school basketball game, and it's never been the same. plus, working out for half an hour on an elliptical machine can help me burn around 700 calories and go 6.5 miles. hoorah.

[blablasometin8]

yeeesh that's terrible.
i had that happen too just recently with my touch as well but yours seemed like it took a lot more damage. i'll post some pictures of mine too later but i don't think apple will give me a new one through warranty for that kind of destruction would they?

[Ipodtouchdeath]

I just did the same today with my newish 32gb 3rd gen touch. not quite as impressive as yours but still really gutting. time to save up for a new one now :(

[macandipodfan]

This is why I use my shuffle while exercising.:D