iPad Gets Smashed With a Baseball Bat
As is the case with Adobe Flash, baseball bats also turn out to be incompatible with the iPad.
One of the most viewed clips on YouTube over the weekend was of a brand new iPad getting the beatdown from a baseball bat.
Justin Kockott, a 19-year-old Pittsburgh high school student, decided to buy an iPad 16GB model from Best Buy; but before even turning it on, he threw it to the ground and pummeled on it with a baseball bat.
The LA Times caught up with Kockott for a brief Q&A to find out why he did it. Here are a few of the exchanges.
What gave you the idea for the video?
Pretty much that I've seen people smash Wiis and Playstation 3s and stuff, so this was something new. I wanted to be the first one to do it before other people did it. It was just something to do.
I knew some people would hate it, but I didn't think that many people would hate it. A lot of people are leaving really bad comments.
Like what?
Some people are saying I should've donated the money instead of wasting it. But my family donates money all the time. Last year we gave $10-15,000 to the Make a Wish Foundation (my little sister is sick). It's not like we're greedy, it's not like we did it to rub it in and say, "We have the money, oh look at us."
Are you glad you did it?
I love that I did it. I did it with my money. And we actually ended up buying two more iPads that we kept. The one that I bought was the 16Gb. I had to save up a bit to get it, I don't just walk around with $500 in my pocket. But the fact that so many people hate it -- I don't want to say I love that, but it's funny.
So does this mean you're not an Apple fan, or what?
People are saying I must hate Apple for doing this. Not even. We still have two other iPads, plus my family has iPhones, Macs and iPods. I do not at all hate Apple. I love Apple, actually.
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What a ****************.
Yes son, you ARE saying "oh look at me with my money".
How could someone hate this? For real.
I don't care what he says, either he is nuts or he has a ton of money... Some of us don't have 500 to randomly throw around just because we want to do a 2 second stunt.
cool story brah
Idiot, attention seeker, plain and simple.
iPad get's blended too.
jednx01, it is possible that that group of people collectively paid for it...but still, valid point haha
Those guys should stick to playing baseball on the Wii. About the wimpiest swings with a baseball bat I've ever seen.
Come on.. BATTER UP!
Rofl. you guys are so weak... I'm pretty sure my sister can hit harder than you... Go find this thing called a GYM. (If you don't know what that is, google it on your other ipads)
... wanted to be the first... He must have missed Daniel Tosh taking a driver to one a month or so ago, one that apple sent for him to review. I guess he missed the originality mark there
Spoiled little rich kid. Well, you bought your 15 seconds of fame.
the twisted mentality and stupidity of Apple fans have no bounds.
LOL, classic. Of course he is an apple fan, he has more money than sense. However in his case, he has a lot more money than sense.
Turbodork: "I didn't waste money by buying an Ipad just to smash"
Reporter: "So, why did you smash it?"
Turbodork: "Just because."
Stop glorifying these spoiled brats. If you give a two year old what they want everytime they cry for attention, all they'll learn is to cry anytime they want something.
These kids are no different.
I touch myself for each iPad article you guys post.
Keep them coming.
"....We still have two other iPads, plus my family has iPhones, Macs and iPods."
there's plurals attached to all of those.... god i feel depressed now
EPIC WIN!
Anyone else notice the bendy bat illusion around 47 seconds in?
That thing is surprisingly sturdy. The drop from five feet in the air didn't show any serious damage to the screen and even when he was beating it with a bat there was no shattered glass flying around anywhere. I'm actually pretty impressed.
Cool video.
haha darn, I was waiting for the battery to explode on them.
And Kevin Parrish cried.
this is just plain stupid.
i dislike random senseless waste more than apple :\
too much money and free time on their hands IMHO...
Spoiled little rich kid. Well, you bought your 15 seconds of fame.
I didn't think he was spoiled till i read the "We bought 2 more Ipads" part. Then i was like ok man, gtfo.
This proves that iPad is not shock resistant.
This proves that iPad is not shock resistant.
You people are hating just because your jealous his family has more cash then you. Otherwise you wouldn't care one way or another. Like me. Hating is just the same as loving you're giving him attention either way. Personally if I had the cash I would've did the same to just to laugh at the hate.
LMAO i love those vids. people lined up along the block and someone comes out with what there lined up for and destroy's it
priceless!!!
Smart kid. This may turn out to be a great publicity move. He got interviewed by the LA Times, lots of views and comments on You Tube and who knows what else. Only he does at the moment. We may hear more about this.
This is why I don't like rich people. They'll smash a $500+ item that many of us would like, but can't afford. I wish I had $500 to buy myself a laptop or computer, instead of depending on my tired 3.5 year old overheating work laptop to get me by.
Good thing people who actually bought the Ipad won't be able to watch this video (at least on their ipad)
Haha, havin fun with your no flash?
You people are hating just because your jealous his family has more cash then you. Otherwise you wouldn't care one way or another. Like me. Hating is just the same as loving you're giving him attention either way. Personally if I had the cash I would've did the same to just to laugh at the hate.
You are totally right. Whenever I am walking around downtown and a homeless guy asks me for money, I reply "why do you have to hate on me for having clean clothes?" And then I take a $50 out of my wallet and light it on fire in front of him, continuing "If you had as much money as me you wouldn't care about burning $50 bills either, azzhole!"