Not my choice of words in public, but privately...
He could've saved lives with the value of money and material he just wasted...people like him make me ashamed for being American, or human for that matter.
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Will it Blend? iPhone 3G Edition
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Not my choice of words in public, but privately...
He could've saved lives with the value of money and material he just wasted...people like him make me ashamed for being American, or human for that matter.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/148315/apple_iphone_3g_dies_hard.html
No better. And I still don't care. Someone buys something, they can do what the hell they want with it.
No better. And I still don't care. Someone buys something, they can do what the hell they want with it.
Yes they can. Absolutely. But, should they? I don't know. It just annoys me to see a perfectly good something destroyed like that. And it certainly doesn't endear me to their ugly blender. There's precious little care these days for how much trash we make, how much we waste, or how arrogant we are in the process. I know it's just an ad. But it still puts me off nonetheless.
I can't be the only one who found that funny, can I?
Especially watching everyones reactions. He bought it, he can do what he wants with it, aye?
Especially watching everyones reactions. He bought it, he can do what he wants with it, aye?
It is a shame he made such a waste... Funny nonetheless, and professional. But holy crap, that phone held its own, it didn't die until it explode!
FTW
FTWThe same argument can be used for those that buy an iPhone or any gadget for that matter...you could save lives or buy kilos of rice to poor people in the U.S. instead of buying a stupid smartphone...right?
Exactly. And what logic is it that just because he blended it, that's one someone else won't get. Does that mean that someone is going to be forever without an iPhone 3G? NO! Apple made 6 million iPhones before the 3G. I don't think anyone didn't get one when Robinson blended the first one.
iPhones are not a nonrenewable resource.
The Will it Blend series is one of the most successful viral marketing campaigns ever.
Read the rest of the article at Mashable
In short, two years ago no one knew who Blendtec was and now they've put a quirky, recognizable face on their company.
Regardless of what you think of blending an iPhone 3G, it's smart marketing for them.
Read the rest of the article at Mashable
In short, two years ago no one knew who Blendtec was and now they've put a quirky, recognizable face on their company.
Regardless of what you think of blending an iPhone 3G, it's smart marketing for them.
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Lol I'd like to see a video of him entering the store with a bucket full of iPhone parts, drop it onto the counter and say "I don't know what happened, it just stopped working".
Would be a great funny follow-up to the "will it blend" marketing stunt.
Have they ever tried to blend.... blenders from their competitors? Now THAT would be funny! (obligatory YouTube link)
They did that with a video cam corder at best buy.. lol lol
its a 2 part video... search it.
I think the ads are brilliant and somewhat existential.
Absolutely beautiful.
Why is everyone so angry? It's just an iPhone!
Absolutely beautiful.
Why is everyone so angry? It's just an iPhone!
Wow. Exactly. Just think how much money I could have donated to the poor if I didn't purchase this computer. Think of how much work I could have done if I wasn't surfing on MacRumors. Perhaps not everyone is understanding the opportunity cost of potential outcomes here. I find the videos entertaining. I think the whiners on here are even more entertaining however.
Call it a viral video or marketing scheme, it's still a waste of money to try to show off your product this way. How many people will use the blender to blend non-food items? Seriously I don't think I would want to buy the blender just because you can make anything go down to nothingness, especially an iPhone.
I don't care if it was an iPhone or Blackberry or whatevermajig that comes into the world for all that matters. Trying to prove how "powerfool" your tool is only legitimate when you use it for what it is intended for. Yeah good joke for some, but to other just utter foolishness.
I don't care if it was an iPhone or Blackberry or whatevermajig that comes into the world for all that matters. Trying to prove how "powerfool" your tool is only legitimate when you use it for what it is intended for. Yeah good joke for some, but to other just utter foolishness.
I think that the finely grounded black powder will sort of give it away.In the spirit of the many, many "iPhone dropped in toilet/coffee/pool/wash machine/etc." threads on here, if he takes it back to the Apple Store and feigns ignorance ("It just stopped working!"), will they replace it?
Obviously you are not serious.THAT"S LIKE PUTTING A BABY IN A BLENDER!!!! EXCEPT WORSE!!!!
Exactly.
Why will it be outdated in a year if it still works?
I found it very interesting to see just how the iPhone 3G came apart. Not so much funny, but interesting. Cool.
Looks like it.
Good question.
What do you say about this argument?
Also, this one?
This question is not limited to floatingspirit. Any of you that are so offended by this video can answer.
This was funny the first few times it was done but now it's just old and getting ridiculous. This whole advertising campaign ran out of steam a while ago and if they keep doing this crap then it's going to turn people off their product. I think somebody should make a video of one these stupid blenders being thrown into a wood chipper to see if the blender will blend just to get back at these guys.
This is so stupid. Old news. Everything will blend. We get it and no I'm not buying your blender, thank you very much.
Idiots.
Idiots.
This is so stupid. Old news. Everything will blend. We get it and no I'm not buying your blender, thank you very much.
Idiots.
Actually no....
I have killed many, many, many blenders the first time I blended ice with them.
I just took a brand new one back to the store a few weeks ago. My previous one died (on ice). I purchased a brand new one, and it tore itself apart when I tried to blend the ice.
Didn't even get a single use out of it.
All have been established brands.
I make a lot of iced drinks, and need a good blender. If it can do an iPhone, it will go through my ice.
I'm sold.
Of course, I'll probably want to see them do it in person so I can verify that it wasn't faked, and I'll want to actually inspect the blender to make sure I think it will survive.
But, hey, if it will do an iPhone, should be just fine on ice.
And to think, before this thread, I didn't even know who they were. Thank you to the whiners. You've helped me find a new blender.
Now, the only question I have remaining... What about the battery? Don't they usually say not to puncture, incinerate, or otherwise damage the batteries? Where's the big explosion????
What an idiot! I hate these publicity stunts! Just think of the guy who couldn't get one beveuse of him!
then he should have been there earlier, he was probably in line just like everyone else
I just don't get this whole Apple "religion" thing.
How dare anyone say anything bad about Apple.
How dare anyone do anything to an Apple.
You are a traitor if you do either.
Get over it. Apple's products are just tools. Just like any other product, they serve a function.
These people who complain are the same ones who discard the previous machine as soon as a new revision comes out. That's just as wasteful.
So many people here buy a new Apple product every time a new revision comes out. They just have to have the latest and most recent product revision no matter how minor it is. And, yet they don't see that as wasteful?
Buy a tool to do the job. Use it until it won't do the job. Then buy a new one.
How dare anyone say anything bad about Apple.
How dare anyone do anything to an Apple.
You are a traitor if you do either.
Get over it. Apple's products are just tools. Just like any other product, they serve a function.
These people who complain are the same ones who discard the previous machine as soon as a new revision comes out. That's just as wasteful.
So many people here buy a new Apple product every time a new revision comes out. They just have to have the latest and most recent product revision no matter how minor it is. And, yet they don't see that as wasteful?
Buy a tool to do the job. Use it until it won't do the job. Then buy a new one.