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Jony Ive Creates Solid Gold EarPods for (RED) Sotheby's Charity Auction
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I think you are all missing the point. These are likely never going to leave the auction-winner's safe until 1-3 months after Jony passes away, at which point they'll be sold at auction for a minimum of 5x what they were purchased for.
Kidding, right? Of course they will work. Worn?, probably not. But functional?...Absolutely.
Then why is duck tape silver
Because a large proportion of ductwork (for which it is named) is galvanized steel, which is "silver" colored.
To the world it's 'Man asks earphone manufacturer to make earphones out of gold instead of plastic' ... To Applezoids it's Jonny Ive 'creates' worlds first iconic gold earphones'.
Gotta love Apple Marketing!!!
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Help me out ... all he's done is had them made out of gold instead of plastic? Hmm, maybe I should work for Apple ... I'm thinking of designing a gold plated iMac power supply .... They'll be design classics!
Gotta love Apple Marketing!!!
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Help me out ... all he's done is had them made out of gold instead of plastic? Hmm, maybe I should work for Apple ... I'm thinking of designing a gold plated iMac power supply .... They'll be design classics!
That is indeed what it says in the article, and they would definitely be quite heavy, but for the record, being 'rose-gold', it has to be an alloy with copper, possibly 18 karat, meaning 75% gold with 25% copper. That would still make them quite heavy, comparably that is, but as others have noted, I can't see them actually being used for their intended purpose.
Wish I was part of that 'club' to be able to bid on these kinds of items, oh well, back to work we go.
#Gold ear pods
They're the pods, the pods with the midas touch
no, wait, I've done this joke before.
What is it with all the gold lately?! I blame Spandau Ballet. Gold is NOT indestructible.
They're the pods, the pods with the midas touch
no, wait, I've done this joke before.
What is it with all the gold lately?! I blame Spandau Ballet. Gold is NOT indestructible.
That is a bleak prospect, but Jony is a perfectionist, who loves Apple, partly because it's a company founded by perfectionists. Many companies would love to snap him up, for his proven impeccable track record with design.
But what other company would give him free rein with budget and more importantly, where else would his designs take precedence over engineering. That alone is enough to make him want to stay.
I believe Jony's future with Apple is not about to come to an end.
"One time, I designed a weird mouse that looked like a puck. Two of the other designers disappeared but I'm alive – Thanks, Champagne!"
Because a large proportion of ductwork (for which it is named) is galvanized steel, which is "silver" colored.
lol Thanks for the trivia, couldn't resist the [old] joke
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haha I like you, humor on the same level