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Ultimate iPhone Review — Will It Blend?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everything-blends-in-a-blendtec dept.

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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  1. Re:As funny as the videos are....DUH by g051051 · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not "like an advertisement", it's nothing BUT an advertisement. And it's sure nice to see a company advertising it's products in a funny, entertaining way that also nicely shows off the products' capabilities, without fluff.

  2. Direct link to youtube by choas · · Score: 4, Informative

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

    Just in case the server 'blends'...

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  3. Re:It always seems to by Hotawa+Hawk-eye · · Score: 5, Informative

    Go look at eBay item number 170129995323. You get the iPhone remnants, a blender, a DVD, and an autographed T-shirt. Not bad, if you're in the market for a blender or are into pulverized electronics.

  4. the real Ultimate Review by interactive_civilian · · Score: 4, Informative
    Cute, but if you want a real ultimate review of the iPhone, get your butts over to ArsTechnica to read their incredibly comprehensive iPhone review. They cover just about everything you could want to hear (including some brutal stress testing that culminates in the iPhone being flushed down a toilet) and the following discussion has some good follow-ups by the authors.

    Yeah, maybe a shameless plug, but it is the best iPhone review I have seen so far.

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  5. Re:The iPhone is pretty tough by rossifer · · Score: 4, Informative

    I use LiPos on my RC helicopters. If the battery is broken or punctured, they tend to start a fire...
    Actually, I think you've got it a bit backwards. Puncturing a lipo is how you deactivate them when you want to throw them into a landfill (though you really should recycle them instead of tossing them). That's completely safe as long as the cell isn't fully charged, and even then, it's not that dangerous.

    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
  6. Re:Great for kids! by pongo000 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Asbestos has nothing to do with glass

    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.