Here's an interesting feature that Apple, understandably, didn't place on the iPod nano's public feature list: deadly killing machine. A tongue-in-cheek article entitled "Eight ways to kill someone with an iPod nano, according to ex-marine Brad Collom" offers just that: a guide to killing someone (effectiveness not guaranteed) with a little plastic box that plays music. Who knew?
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6-29-2006 @ 3:47PM
Nick said...
I didn't find it funny, much like most things from McSweeney's.
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6-29-2006 @ 3:57PM
Rory said...
Staples on tea bags?
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6-29-2006 @ 4:00PM
random said...
I'm more disturbed by the fact that someone took the time to think up 8 different ways to kill somebody with a device.
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6-29-2006 @ 4:47PM
Derek said...
ummm.....
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6-29-2006 @ 4:57PM
Alex said...
'Break into the lithium-ion battery pack and saturate the tea with the battery's poison'
Wouldn't the lithium, when it comes into contact with oxygen, burst into pretty, eyebrow-removing flames? Group I metals are pretty damn reactive...
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6-29-2006 @ 6:48PM
Hobbes Doo said...
I'm amazed someone would think this would even be remotely funny. Not sure what's worse, if writing the article or promoting it through blogs all over the place. I'd say both.
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6-30-2006 @ 12:42AM
Brett Commandeur said...
hmm... I can think of alot more than eight
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6-30-2006 @ 7:58AM
Andy Lee said...
Yes, many teabags have staples.
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6-30-2006 @ 8:58AM
Liam Billington said...
When I saw this I thought... yes one of them must to be put bono on your iPod.
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6-30-2006 @ 10:58AM
Pirate Bill said...
Oh, I don't know. #7 and #8 are funny. People need to lighten up a little bit.
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6-30-2006 @ 11:10AM
NewReader said...
Is there disturbed intent behind the list? Nah. Is this well written satire? Well, not really. But #s 7 and 8, I think, do begin to get to he funny; the ironic commentary. A good effort none the less.
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6-30-2006 @ 11:46AM
Dan Ridley said...
"Treat the Nano like a slice of cheese pizza in a deep, hot oven."
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6-30-2006 @ 12:21PM
Craig said...
Seriously amplify the output so it kills the person who is listen' to some tunes. I read somewhere a very loud sound (150+ dB) can cause death.
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6-30-2006 @ 2:33PM
Kevin said...
Meh. I'm still waiting for the nano version of iStab.
http://rik.typepad.com/blog/2004/04/istab.html
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7-05-2006 @ 1:10AM
Louis said...
What's hilarious is that Gizmodo is linking to this article and sort of acting like an ex-Marine actually wrote it.
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