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#TWISTgate? Try TWISTING your iPhone!
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Checked out the 6's at the Apple store again. Did some quick "bend" tests (not causing any actual damage to units, but kinda just feeling the reaction of them to cautious force and trying to mentally extrapolate to much stronger force). I think the bendgate guy is right - it doesn't seem too much force would be needed to cause irreversible damage.
BUT!!! I felt that TWISTING would do it much much easier!
So, 6/6+ owners... can you TWIST your baby for real?Maybe you can make a nice (fake? lol) YouTube video that will collect tens of millions of views and land a cool $60K in your pocket? Just an idea.
Cool! I went to a car dealership this weekend, and keyed a bunch of cars to show them how bad the paint jobs were on the cars. Surprisingly it took very little effort on my part.
Checked out the 6's at the Apple store again. Did some quick "bend" tests (not causing any actual damage to units, but kinda just feeling the reaction of them to cautious force and trying to mentally extrapolate to much stronger force). I think the bendgate guy is right - it doesn't seem too much force would be needed to cause irreversible damage.
BUT!!! I felt that TWISTING would do it much much easier!
So, 6/6+ owners... can you TWIST your baby for real?
If you happen to be an Android user you now officially have your very own Gate. It's called GapGate or ScreenGape. You choose...
See how this works?
#TWISTgate? Try TWISTING your iPhone!
Seriously....? Am I reading this thread right now or is it a dream??
Some people are damn right idiots, walking in to a store and 'trying' to damage property!? When did this become a thing?
I'm sorry but I owned a Galaxy s5 before my 6 plus and that thing twisted and bent like a mother *********! It was like a cheap plastic toy. Did anyone slate that phone?
Maybe I should have put my knee on the screen of my tv and gave it a tug when I bought it because come to think of it, that seems rather flimsy.
Absolutely pathetic behaviour from some people in this world, the way the media has thrown this issue out of proportion is beyond a joke.
I remember a couple years ago when the nexus 4 launched and the back would just crack just by sneezing on it, yeah there was some press but nothing like this, how was that any different?
If 1% of the 10m people had a bent phone then there would be some credibility to the issue as that would be roughly 100,000 people, but apple claim 9 people. Let's for arguments sake say 100 people complained of a bent phone, that's 0.001% fail rate. Yeah massive issue
Seriously....? Am I reading this thread right now or is it a dream??
Some people are damn right idiots, walking in to a store and 'trying' to damage property!? When did this become a thing?
I'm sorry but I owned a Galaxy s5 before my 6 plus and that thing twisted and bent like a mother *********! It was like a cheap plastic toy. Did anyone slate that phone?
Maybe I should have put my knee on the screen of my tv and gave it a tug when I bought it because come to think of it, that seems rather flimsy.
Absolutely pathetic behaviour from some people in this world, the way the media has thrown this issue out of proportion is beyond a joke.
I remember a couple years ago when the nexus 4 launched and the back would just crack just by sneezing on it, yeah there was some press but nothing like this, how was that any different?
If 1% of the 10m people had a bent phone then there would be some credibility to the issue as that would be roughly 100,000 people, but apple claim 9 people. Let's for arguments sake say 100 people complained of a bent phone, that's 0.001% fail rate. Yeah massive issue
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#TWISTgate? Try TWISTING your iPhone!
I heard if you punch yourself in the face hard enough, it won't hurt. Try it!
I heard if you punch yourself in the face hard enough, it won't hurt. Try it!
I kind of feel sorry for Apple right now... It's clear that the lighter/thinner the phone is, the more it will be prone to damage. Just because unlike old phone's screens, the smartphone ones do shatter when dropped doesn't mean it's shattergate.