Pittsburgh Dudes Smash New iPad With Baseball Bat

iPadInsider: Though pointless, the video reveals that the aluminum backing is fairly thin, which made it easier to dent and bent with a considerable amount of force.

April 4, 2010 at 11:28 pm - YouTube
Dateline: Monroeville, PA
Gandhi's Fist   April 5th, 2010 - 12:40 am

That voids the warranty! Just looking for their 15 minutes–times up–move on.

Lav   April 5th, 2010 - 12:47 am

And the point of this is? What kind of idiots are people raising?

ncerruti   April 5th, 2010 - 12:50 am

This was my initial concern, that the screen would be as fragile as the Iphone. Though the video here shows no proof of that, and is a complete waste of my 3 minutes of life.

Veritas   April 5th, 2010 - 1:05 am

What kind of children are we raising? My children would never participate in destruction, for “fun”. That is not fun, that is wanton destruction! These hoodlums are nothing more than a gang of misguided fools!
Please tell me we can turn this country around with thugs like this coming up in the world!

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Woody   April 5th, 2010 - 1:38 am

After 2 minutes of experimentation, these fine, upstanding citizens have proven the futility of substituting an iPad for a baseball! Who says Americans are losing interest in science?

joe gladius   April 5th, 2010 - 1:45 am

that was useless and stupid.

American teens obviously have way too much time on their hands.
Says a lot about how much our culture has advanced.

Their parents must be at least grade school graduates. Maybe

Rosco the giant   April 5th, 2010 - 1:49 am

I thought about doing that to mine too. It’s heavy, slippery, awkward, the screen is useless in daylight, it’s got no USB port, and it doesn’t seem to do anything better than technology already available. Oh, one thing it does well is break with a baseball bat. But that’s not why most people buy the iPad.

buford   April 5th, 2010 - 1:52 am

Why? What did this prove. To have fun the guy says. Does this give people the impression of people without much care or more money than they need. I would find out what these guys make and then tell their boss what they did. Let him either laugh at them or drop their salaries.

brian   April 5th, 2010 - 1:55 am

Is this crazy as bat shit. These guys could have sold the damn Ipad if they didn’t want it. I say they stole these two Ipads are and these guys didn’t appear rich.

brent   April 5th, 2010 - 2:01 am

Rosco I will pay you for it before you break it. I will give you 50.00 for yours tonight. If you dont want it my kid needs one for school. His senior class is talking about getting some but money is an issue right now with me being out of work with a broke back, and my wife got laid off from her company six months ago when everything changed to digital technology. Oh well I still have dreams and wants so if you dont need the Ipad and dream of breaking it remember there are people who will pay to make your Ipad go away and in working order.

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GJC   April 5th, 2010 - 3:20 am

Everyone should take a bat to their IPAD.

1.Apple is boycotting FOXNEWS because of Glenn Beck and conservative viewpoints.

2. Apple manufactures IPADs using Chinese labor.

3. Lenovo has a comparable model with USB, laptop features and its only a fraction of Apple’s outrageous price tag.

Please take a bat to your IPAD!

tony   April 5th, 2010 - 3:44 am

wow
these punks have way too much time on their hands . Send them down to Sheriff Joe .

DoubleU   April 5th, 2010 - 6:03 am

They then demanded an investigation, hired a lawyer to sue apple, and demanded the government buy them a new ipad because “it’s only fair”

Bo   April 5th, 2010 - 7:18 am

I’d rather they play baseball than sitting at home playing with the Ipad anyway. Good Job kids.

Maine Coast   April 5th, 2010 - 7:28 am

If that were my iPad they were destroying, I would have turned the bat on them….all of them….3 at a time. What fat and brain-dead losers people my age (41) and younger are raising nowadays.

WhatIsWrongWithPeople   April 5th, 2010 - 8:05 am

1) And some dumb a$$ spent how much money to do this? Must be nice to be a trust fund baby – key word BABY – with way too much time on your hands
2) That damn thing held up pretty well…it didn’t actually come apart until it was hit like a baseball – I’m impressed. Thanks dumb a$$ kids for convincing me to buy one!

Maine Coast   April 5th, 2010 - 8:05 am

Punks. If that were my kid and I caught him doing that, he’d be punished by working around the yard until the value of that iPad is met. Maybe the value of the dollar will be learned. And during that time, and for 2 weeks after, no electronics except for homework. Act like a punk, expect to be punished for it.

George Williams   April 5th, 2010 - 8:10 am

Well, I for one am certainly pleased with the results, cause I always beat my equipment with a baseball bat…. DOH!

robert   April 5th, 2010 - 8:26 am

these are the same F%$#%%#in brats who will be wanting free healthcare, this is just rediculous and shows how spoiled and moronic those kids are… great video dumbasses

NA   April 5th, 2010 - 8:41 am

That was dumb…

Mick   April 5th, 2010 - 9:24 am

Punks probably stole the thing! Does RAID make a spray for vermin like these?

Raisin   April 5th, 2010 - 9:36 am

They thought they purchased an iDiot.

jorgen   April 5th, 2010 - 9:37 am

Obama-voters?

Mad Professor   April 5th, 2010 - 9:59 am

Charming !
In the unlikely event these “dudes” come to their senses, there is no room for them here at the University of Left-wing enlightenment.
Indeed not, these hooligans are far too advanced to settle in with this term’s cretins who are currently agonising over the purpose of a book and how to open it !
I have alo been asked to point out to my female students that they wont find iPad’s in the Sanitary section of the local Wall-Mart.

tiredofit2010   April 5th, 2010 - 10:04 am

This is yet another reason why some people should never have kids!

Guest   April 5th, 2010 - 10:26 am

The results of Progressive education. This is “progress” and the result of hopey/changey.
Just remember that these people vote and they will vote dimocrap.
Darwin had it backwards.

NEOFREEDOM   April 5th, 2010 - 10:38 am

NO WONDER OBAMA IS YOUR PRESIDENT . MORONS ++++++++++++++++

twilightzone   April 5th, 2010 - 11:08 am

Ungrateful children.

They should starve a little for the sake of a life lesson.

Guest   April 5th, 2010 - 11:10 am

What is humorous is that Apple hates FoxNews, Rush and the gang. So this protest can be construed to be against Apple.

Dead fish always swim downstream. It’s only the live fish that swim upstream.
Cars turn into rust; rust never turns into cars. It’s called the law of entropy.
Once, JFK told us that we do things because they are hard; not because they are easy. How quickly the dimocraps have forgotten that famous speech about going to the moon.

Spaceracer423   April 5th, 2010 - 11:28 am

If apple hates Fox News so much,
then way has Fox and Friends spent the last week promoting the new iPad?

Apple dosent need to pay for ads, their getting them for free.

BTW- While I love my ipod, I think I can find a better use for $500+ than an iPad.

Obama is the “Sugar Daddy In Chief” to societies deadbeats   April 5th, 2010 - 11:43 am

spoiled children.

Bill   April 5th, 2010 - 12:34 pm

There was a video of a guy doing the same thing to a new PS3 when it first came out and the video went viral. I think these kids are copying the original hoping to go viral as well.

jarjarbinks   April 5th, 2010 - 12:39 pm

Only in America.

Obvious   April 5th, 2010 - 12:53 pm

It’s just backlash to all of the never ending hype about Apple’s latest gadget that is overrated and overpriced. As usual. IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING!

It’s a statement about the media hype more than Apple, though. So yeah, smash that ipad.

OxyCon   April 5th, 2010 - 1:03 pm

Was that guy wearing a Best Buy shirt? It even looks like they filmed it in front of a store that looks like a Best Buy. What a bunch of pathetic losers. You know Daddy bought the darned thing.

jason   April 5th, 2010 - 1:25 pm

Look at how much of your moms money you wasted.

Your Neighbor's Dad   April 5th, 2010 - 1:36 pm

What a bunch of total dumbass losers!

princetrumpet   April 5th, 2010 - 2:01 pm

Be proud, Pittsburgh. These are your ambassadors.

Kit   April 5th, 2010 - 2:12 pm

Remind me again, what redeeming value do you have…?

FAIL.

mrt721   April 5th, 2010 - 2:20 pm

Any truth to the rumor the dude smashing th iPad’s name
is John Kindle?

Kingsman   April 5th, 2010 - 2:55 pm

Will it blend?

EdB   April 5th, 2010 - 3:30 pm

Destroying something they could never understand and could certainly never build nor design.

Aren’t they due to be back at the remedial school classes, or did they just avoid the short bus today to make their ignorance known to the entire world, instead of their terminally bored close friends.

I bet some local charity would have liked to have it to sell to raise money for a better cause, but, hey, what do I know.

Exit question .. do you think they are Republicans or Democrats?

Anyone have an opinion?

testicular man   April 5th, 2010 - 4:04 pm

What a bunch of a**holes! Well what the hell do you expect after bashing anything with an aluminum bat? What jerks!

JB   April 5th, 2010 - 4:19 pm

Although I have no love for Apple products (iPhone, iMac, iPad, Mac Pro especially) it is pretty wanton to spend $500+ on one of those just to break it. Use your cash for something productive, at least while you still can.

Darren Moyer   April 5th, 2010 - 5:26 pm

Dumb Nigers! and spics. I think they were all gay. Fagots!!!

BeEtLjOoZ   April 5th, 2010 - 7:52 pm

Well assuming it was legally purchased, I don’t see a problem other than doing it in a parking lot, take it home and beat it. It’s not my money. Some people waste that much money on gambling on a regular basis for fun.

JDK   April 6th, 2010 - 9:00 am

Dear GJC: your comment-

Everyone should take a bat to their IPAD.

1.Apple is boycotting FOXNEWS because of Glenn Beck and conservative viewpoints.

2. Apple manufactures IPADs using Chinese labor.

3. Lenovo has a comparable model with USB, laptop features and its only a fraction of Apple’s outrageous price tag.

Please take a bat to your IPAD!

Lenovos are built in China too-Lenovo is 100% Chinese, they bought IBM’s PC division – Dumbass
When Apple ignores Fox news and conservative viewpoints- The boycott attracts MORE to the Conservative cause.
You buy an Ipad destroy it and then go buy a Lenovo-Brilliant economic move.
You corporations? Try taking your bat to an oil rig.

steffy   April 6th, 2010 - 9:30 am

Ahhhhhhhhh! The new Americans. Funny how it happened but we now have the REAL Beavis and Buttheads in our society. I know, I drive on the road along side them everyday.
We are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed.

sage   April 7th, 2010 - 1:49 pm

stop giving your kids money they don’t deserve it, make them work for it.

bottlecap   April 22nd, 2010 - 5:34 am

“NO WONDER OBAMA IS YOUR PRESIDENT . MORONS ++++++++++++++++”

Great, not only a itard but a retardlican who probably voted for mccain. What an effed-up mix. Point is they made money on this. who’s the moron now?

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