


Ultimate iPhone Review — Will It Blend? 347
I've been enjoying the Will it Blend videos forever. There's something about a labcoat clad crazy man putting things like marbles and soda cans into a blender and after reducing them to powder, warning you not to breathe in the particles. Well today they ask the ultimate question of the latest over-hyped internet sensation
Will the iPhone Blend? Fans of these videos can probably guess the answer... and this story made my morning. I've been waiting for an excuse to link these forever. If you haven't seen these, you're in for a real treat.
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Yes, and the guy says at the end that he's thinking of putting the stuff on ebay... I wonder if he would actually be allowed to sell that toxic dust? I bet there's a law against it even though it's just the same stuff as is in the iPhone (well, it is the iPhone).
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Not quite.. Look up the crowbar one. It reminds me of a slippery politician. The crowbar get a sidestep. So you are left wondering will it blend?
While the iPhone video is slashdotted, enjoy these.
If you want to look into the tougher jobs, look up the videos for "Will it shred"
Here is a starter for a BMW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNvvSWEbuTs [youtube.com]
Computers/Printers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1_uvM-5xKs&mode=re lated&search= [youtube.com]
Boat
http [youtube.com]
Crowbars don't blend....easily. (Score:4, Insightful)
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I have yet to buy/use one, but people are selling blades that are rated to cut steel
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Yes, because I really want my spaghetti sauce to become toxic dust. I think I'll take a blender that doesn't make everything toxic.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_in_cheek [wikipedia.org]
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Fun? (Score:5, Funny)
Fun? I was, actually, rather revolted... It always saddens me, when things break irreparably. I once felt depressed for a week after accidentally dropping an old hard-drive on the floor — it worked before, but broke due to my sloppiness...
To do this sort of thing on purpose, with a shiny, new (and beautiful!) piece of high-tech electronics is a sin. To enjoy watching it is perverse, in my humble opinion...
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You might want to reexamine your priorities
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Rich kids with too much free money to spend...
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Agreed. It's in the same category of stupidity and arrogance as rock stars smashing instruments.
The cluster of "Look! We're revealing the secrets of the iPhone! By breaking it!" articles on release were equally lame in my opinion.
If you have something useful that you don't want, have the good nature to give it to someone who can make use of it.
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The guy in this video isn't a "rich kid with too much free money to spend," he's the owner (I think) of a blender company trying to advertise his product.
Re:Fun? (Score:5, Insightful)
Rich kids with too much free money to spend...
You do realize this is an advertisement, right? He's spending $500 on an iPhone, plus production costs, in order to sell what's likely to be thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of dollars in blenders. Not exactly a waste.
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Gotta admit, that blender is quite good... (Score:2, Interesting)
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Great for kids! (Score:5, Insightful)
I assume the whole thing is a viral marketing deal for the brand of blender, but it's so beautifully done. My wife and I decided that it was pretty obviously marketing towards men. Women might enjoy chopping up a rake or two, but men's eyes grow wide and they get a funny grin whenever you start tossing in glow sticks, marbles, iPhones, and other fun things.
The other thing of note is that he probably should have been wearing a respirator for some of these tricks. The marbles in particular were very nasty. Breathing in small amounts of glass smoke is incredibly bad for your lungs. That's why they banned asbestos, after all.
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(ok ok, I was only kidding. Stop with that look on your face!)
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"Bad, bad girl! Give me your Barbie! HAHAHAA!!!!"
Not that great (Score:5, Funny)
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They're used to disclaimers at this point. It began with the plasma in the microwave [youtube.com] video, I believe. Both my wife and I have master's degrees in science, so my kids are pretty much doomed to that sort of odd curiosity about things. My four year-old is quite good at scientifically scooping out the guts of slugs and snails, for example.
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Breathing in small amounts of glass smoke is incredibly bad for your lungs. That's why they banned asbestos, after all.
Asbestos has nothing to do with glass, only certain kinds of asbestos fibers are cancer-causing, and they are incredibly small- invisible to the unaided eye. But, fiberglass dust/fibers are now known to be harmful; always wear workgloves, long clothing, and a respirator when handling/installing fiberglass insulation. Lot of firms have gone to blown-in borax-treated newspaper fluff beca
Re:Great for kids! (Score:5, Informative)
While I'm sure folks appreciate your safety message, please don't try to practice chemistry at the same time. Both glass and asbestos are silicates, and are indeed chemically related. The danger from asbestos is that, even though it's inert, inhaled crystals that fall within a narrow range of size lodge deep within the lung tissue and cause scarring that can lead to further complications.
In fact, inhaling glass dust can lead to silicosis, which is just as devastating.
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I'm just taking a shot in the dark here, but....restaurants? Bars? Frat houses? People both rich and stupid enough to have an H2 in the driveway?
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I'm just taking a shot in the dark here, but....restaurants? Bars? Frat houses? People both rich and stupid enough to have an H2 in the driveway?
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Too bad... (Score:2)
Now... They need to do a Nintendo DS or a PSP. I'd love to see them do one of the bigger consoles, a la smashmy____.com, but I don't think they'll fit.
Sell it on eBay... (Score:5, Interesting)
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In addition to the remains of the iPhone you will be recieving a brand new Black Total Blender- $400 value, a "Will It Blend?" DVD of the first 50 videos and an autographed "Tom Dickson Is My Homeboy" t-shirt!
Direct link to youtube (Score:4, Informative)
Just in case the server 'blends'...
Innovative and Groundbreaking (Score:5, Funny)
The iPhone is pretty tough (Score:5, Interesting)
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Re:The iPhone is pretty tough (Score:5, Informative)
When a lipo cell has an overcurrent failure, part of the cell vaporizes (puffed cell failure). In particularly bad failures after heavy use (low voltage, abusive current loads, etc.), the vapors can ignite from the heat of the cell. When this happens, the cell wall is guaranteed to fail, and then you get the green flames of death.
But just poking a hole in your lipo won't start a fire. I also fly RC helis (T-Rex 450).
Regards,
Ross
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Li ion-Polymer battery (Score:2)
Surprisingly durable (Score:2)
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WM5 Phone (Score:5, Funny)
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Will it Blend - Live Cat (Score:2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W13Wj34Lpt3 [youtube.com]
Obi Wan: (Score:4, Funny)
the real Ultimate Review (Score:5, Informative)
Yeah, maybe a shameless plug, but it is the best iPhone review I have seen so far.
Re:the real Ultimate Review (Score:5, Funny)
1913 Webster definition of ultimate is rather apropos:
3. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further
division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an
ultimate particle; an ultimate constituent of matter.
[1913 Webster]
The ultimate end to this blending thing (Score:5, Funny)
it blends
"Cure for cancer"
blend it
"Kids, in this cage is the last living mouse lemur on Earth."
where's that outlet?
iSmoke (Score:2)
I'm surprised that BlendTec hasn't come out with the iBlend.
$599 smoothie (Score:2, Funny)
Had to be said: (Score:3, Funny)
- I don't think Apple will replace the battery on that one.
- So now they are stuck with a 2 year AT&T plan and don't even have an iPhone.
Scratches (Score:3, Funny)
Tom Dickson Jr is a genius (Score:3, Insightful)
Tom Dickson Jr., I salute you.
Oh its not so bad (Score:5, Funny)
(he wouldn't just type thud, would he?)
(maybe he was dictating)
(oh shut up)
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It is generally accepted that computer crashes, dropped connections and death is represented by the "NO CARRIER" stamp (line noise optional). For example:
Hey guys - I'm currently installing a nitrous oxide system on my chainsaw and I'm wondering what happens if I turn this mixture adjustment screw^%$#^%%^&
NO CARRIER
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Brother Maynard: It reads, "Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Aramathia. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the holy grail in the Castle of Aaauuuggghhh...
King Arthur: What?
Brother Maynard: "The Castle of Aaaauuuggghhhh"
Sir Bedevere: What is that?
Brother Maynard: He must have died while carving it.
King Arthur: Oh come on!
Brother Maynard: Well, that's what it says.
King Arthur: Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't have bothered to carve 'Aaaauuuggghhhh'. He'd just say it.
Sir Galahad: Maybe he was dictating it.
King Arthur: Oh shut up!
Sir Robin: Well does it say anything else?
Brother Maynard: No, just "Aaaaauuuugggghhh".
[knights making groaning sounds]
Sir Bedevere: Do you think he could have mean, 'Camaaaauuuuggghhhh'?
Sir Galahad: Where's that?
Sir Bedevere: France, I think.
Sir Lancelot: Isn't there a Saint "Aaaaavvvveeeesss" in Cornwall?
King Arthur: No that's Saint "Ives".
Sir Lancelot: Oh, yes. "Iiiiiivvvveeessss"!
[All knights saying, "Iiiiiivvvveeessss"]
Sir Bedevere: Whooooouuuuaaa!
Sir Lancelot: No no no, it's "Aaaaauuuugggghhhh" from the back of the throat.
Sir Bedevere: No I mean, "Whoooouuuuaaa!" as in surprise and alarm.
Sir Lancelot: Oh, you mean like, "AAAHH!"
Sir Bedevere: Yes, that's it. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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NO CARRIER
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don't be silly (Score:3, Funny)
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It's cheaper than the standard backlighting, easier on your battery, environmentally friendly, and is super quiet (except for the occasional barely-discernible "mew!" at startup). Now if it weren't for all those damned moralists out there, I could have one of those 25" LCD's that're augmented by kitten ash that the State Department refuses to import! Sure, color calibration is a bitch (cats are somewhat color-blind), but once it's all set up, you get a peaceful soft glow that is very easy on the wattage.
(seriously though - I think it's prolly the battery contents, which could be reacting with either a metal or some other subtstance in the iPhone's makeup.).
(...and yes, I own and use a Mac @ home).
(...and yes, I have two cats living @ home with me. Whether they fear me or I fear them - I leave up to you to decide).
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The REAL spoiler (Score:4, Funny)
iPhone. The Shatner of cell phones.
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Re:As funny as the videos are.... (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:As funny as the videos are....DUH (Score:5, Informative)
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If you're looking for wasteful advertising, try the Olympics.
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I hope Blendtec sticks with whatever agency/marketing intern came up with this concept. It's solid gold.
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I'm amazed by how many people can't recognize a blatant advertisement when it's staring them in the face. It's not "like" an advertisement, it *is* an advertisement.
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P.S. The use of the word 'like' by 13yr old teens is the pinnacle of obfuscation.
boratv("I LIIIKE!! Ver' nice!");
Cheers!
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Cheers!
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I'm guessing you're just jealous he blended an iPhone when you don't have one.
Nah, that's really not the case. I think the PS3 is an overpriced piece of shit and I felt the same way about PS3 smash videos. I think the iphone is overpriced and brilliantly marketed but I don't want one. I have a blackberry 8700 provided by my company and it serves my purposes well enough. My personal rule with portable electronics like this is that you should never pay more than $150 for whatever you're getting because they have a nasty habit of breaking. So if I'm going to buy something portable, I u
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