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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but when a couple of amateurs offer a video homage to our Cracking Open the Apple iPhone gallery – by way of the Captain Caveman school of computer diagnostics – we can’t help but feel slightly insulted, embarrassed, and highly amused. That’s video gold, people. Nice work.

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stupid really stupid fumerop@... | 07/03/07
It's art, I tell you! aiabx@... | 07/04/07
INT WTF???? GaijinIT | 07/06/07
FAKE VIDEO!!! AlphA303 | 07/06/07
How do we know it was a real iphone?? sml@... | 07/06/07
What else do Microsoft employees do on lunch breaks? jason@... | 07/08/07
It's not art ldpalmer_z | 07/06/07
Disturbing. Wrong tools for the job! Ian Lewis | 07/06/07
Hit the nail on the head glindenmayer@... | 07/06/07
What a bout iProtection... iGoggles? chris@... | 07/07/07
Stupidity dwalker@... | 07/06/07
Other things to get angry about.. including Apple Ian Lewis | 07/06/07
Your URL looks to be a very good reverse engineering job. Xwindowsjunkie | 07/06/07
How amateur and immature alford-mercer@... | 07/06/07
If only there where one million more hammers... chris@... | 07/07/07
I've seen similar videos yooper@... | 07/11/07
Cool, really cool Fil0403 | 07/13/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone retro77@... | 07/03/07
Priceless... diana.anderson@... | 07/06/07
Repulsive! X-( Hilarious! :^0 Repulsive! X-( Hilarious! :^0 TechExec2 | 07/03/07
you don't really think nfhiggs@... | 07/06/07
This is exactly the reason... keyboards@... | 07/06/07
My sentiments EXACTLY! bcgreaves@... | 07/06/07
Says someone with broadband... chris@... | 07/07/07
L O L mikec@... | 07/09/07
I think... TechExec2 | 07/06/07
Wake up people, the phone was probably stolen. tryten | 07/09/07
Must have been the 4 GB model TechExec2 | 07/03/07
Wonder if it was stolen Larry the Security Guy | 07/06/07
My thoughts exactly...... Bee Jay | 07/06/07
yup - my brother's got stolen same day he bought it TechniquePhreak | 07/07/07
Easy! NOW LEFT TR | 07/03/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone jcarrsmith | 07/03/07
(cough) OnTheRopes | 07/03/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone superCEO | 07/04/07
Attention grabbing? mark@... | 07/04/07
That might have even... TechExec2 | 07/04/07
Yeah, they were in a hurry all right nfhiggs@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone mla@... | 07/04/07
Take the hammer to your head! lazarusco@... | 07/04/07
Those idiots don't represent "America" TechExec2 | 07/04/07
Embarrasing Kid t.rohner@... | 07/06/07
No sense at all. rjudd01@... | 07/06/07
Consuming defines you! t.rohner@... | 07/09/07
It's a PR stunt NOW LEFT TR | 07/05/07
Well said! GaijinIT | 07/06/07
Re: Take the hammer to your head!! PoconoChuck | 07/06/07
Right on! Brian G | 07/06/07
Re: Re: Take the hammer to your head!! bmwortman@... | 07/11/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone garyleroy@... | 07/04/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone da philster | 07/04/07
ITS ONLY A DAMM TELEPHONE alblack@... | 07/04/07
You tell me NOW LEFT TR | 07/05/07
Because it's entertainment Ian Lewis | 07/06/07
So you're saying... brian.mills@... | 07/06/07
Yes !!! Its only a piece of electronics Xwindowsjunkie | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone twu@... | 07/05/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone blaqkat2000 | 07/06/07
I fail to see the art nor the entertainment value... four-eyes_z | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone GaijinIT | 07/06/07
I'm sure it's not theirs that they are trashing. GaijinIT | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone jim@... | 07/06/07
Surely stolen stuff David_2007 | 07/06/07
Definitely Stolen jerken | 07/09/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone macrod | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone geek4hire | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone sdtasch@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone rspake@... | 07/06/07
Married = Partially Self Supporting? CaptainCapacitor | 07/06/07
My 2 cents..............Since this is a guessing game.... cmeadows@... | 07/06/07
Fireworks brian.mills@... | 07/06/07
Starbucks brian.mills@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone grl@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone Weeping | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone JJPEngr | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone joel.ohmer@... | 07/06/07
Ditto betta093@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone wizardb@... | 07/06/07
You assume that it cost them money techrepublic@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone RaDar57 | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone srstallings1@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone srstallings1@... | 07/06/07
Must have been stolen. OR........ jsauve@... | 07/06/07
If you are in a destructive Freebird54 | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone shane.isbister@... | 07/06/07
actually, they should stick to phones... TechniquePhreak | 07/07/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone AlphA303 | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone s_t_fletcher@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone dpcole7 | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone ymir@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone ymir@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone maheryu@... | 07/06/07
If Apple products could talk coderancher | 07/06/07
THAT'S RIGHT... YOU SHOW 'EM WHO'S BOSS!! sonybru@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone marcaccini@... | 07/06/07
Who Cares? TD88888 | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone onsitecomputers@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone elvatoloc3@... | 07/06/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone wael@... | 07/07/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone broughman@... | 07/07/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone bherbac@... | 07/07/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone swivet | 07/07/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone jbezdan | 07/08/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone mikemokc | 07/09/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone nvious2 | 07/09/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone Fangavella | 07/10/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone caseprof | 07/10/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone k.filius@... | 07/10/07
THIS IS DISDAIN! BALTHOR | 07/10/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone magpie_z | 07/10/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone Fil0403 | 07/13/07
RE: Video: Hammer-smashing an Apple iPhone emgrimm007@... | 03/07/09

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