Website intends to publicly destroy an iPod

Better not tell the Engadget guys about this. Knowing what the commenters over there are like it wont be pretty.....

Look, I immigrated to this country 15 years ago. I love it, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else, but people like this and their ilk make me realize why the rest of the world hates spoiled, wasteful Americans. This is a free country, so they are welcome to spend this money in any way they wish, but the very action of buying something just to destroy it shows an incredible amount of disrespect for other people's effort (such as the effort that went into designing, and packaging this product), and for the product itself. They may claim that you're doing this for some lofty cause, but all that they really are is a bunch of spoiled brats who don't know how good they have it by living in a country where everything is available at your slightest whim. I'm not suggesting they donate money to starving children in whereever. Just think that there may be a better way to promote your cause than satisfying some primal, beastly urge to witness the destruction of a well-crafted product, whatever that product may be.

Found this on the guy's forum. Apparantly this kid is quite sick, a spoiled product of a amateuristic schooling system where international history is apparantly not a topic. I don't care much about destroying the iPod, I mean, an iPod is just another thing, but after I read his 'view on the world' I am more worried about this person. I assume/hope that his views are not typical for the american continent. Quote: In the beginning, all humans had similar resources and advantages. Its not really my fault that people in Europe in North America strived to succeed while people in Africa just fucked monkeys and got HIV and now we have to help them because we got shit that they don't. If it were up to me... I'd cut off all contact between us and just let them exterminate themselves. /end quote.

...except that they don't have ads (oh well), and they stole our nano image for their header. I think that's a good enough donation to see the video. :P

Nate MC - except that there was an actual point to that one. ;) The only thing funny (or original) about this gimmick is the intent to do it INSIDE of an Apple Store. I would not pay anyone for it, but I would certainly watch it if it happened and they can have the ad revenue from me giving them one page view.

sorry slightly off topic but if you're going to use the 'why not give the money to charity rather than waste it' then you have a lot of people to talk to, like all the mums outside schools in the monrings in huge 4x4 that go to the shops and back. The guy might have already given lots to various appeals, your desire to contribute to charity doesn't necessarily follow your spending habits.

Personally, I think he's one of those guys who has never used an iPod and just hates it "because they're so popular". Well, wouldn't it be funny if he raised enough money and decided he liked iPods. Another intesting note: How in the world is he going to destory it? Apple's built them pretty strong, it's not like throwing it against the floor of the Apple store would break it.

Agree with Marc... Why don't they donate it to some poor kid who lost their iPod in the Hurricanes... or give the money to help with the Pakistan earthquake. People have too much money and not enough compassion if they want this to happen. Please stop feeding his publicity.

Here's an idea - give the money to charity. Idiots. Don't give them the oxygen of publicity.

Too bad Ars Technica beat them to destroying an iPod. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3 If I was the manager of an apple store I would invite them to come in, buy one, and smash it, because they are still going to sell no matter what and hey it's just more money for the store.