iPad run over by a PT Cruiser, lives to tell the tale

We see a lot of examples of how Apple products can withstand abuse, but one of the more dramatic examples showed up in the TUAW inbox this afternoon.

Reader Aaron sent us a link to a YouTube video (on the next page) demonstrating how an iPad belonging to a fellow employee handled being run over by the front and rear wheels of a Chrysler PT Cruiser. As the video shows, the iPad was in the standard Apple Case and the front glass was crushed quite extensively. However, the Home button still worked and the rest of the components in the display were totally functional. The touchscreen still responded to gestures, and the accelerometer responded by rotating the screen.

We don't recommend driving over your iPad to test the durability (duh!), but isn't it good to know that it can handle this kind of abuse and still work? Enjoy the video.

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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7alZpU-g-u4

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phillipsteak

You guys might want to check up on iPhone-my.com. They straight up copied and pasted this story onto their "site"

February 09 2011 at 4:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

crisss1205

There have been ti es when I dropped my iPhone in a cup of coffee and it still worked. A couple of weeks ago I spilled hot tea all over it. Then the phone kept on tinking it has headphone plugged in and wouldn't make any sounds, no ringer or anything. After doing a restore in iTunes it somehow managed to start working perfectly again.

February 09 2011 at 9:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mgabrys

Worked? Ya, when I can't read or otherwise see the screen - it's "working". If I take the tires off your car - what's to be upset about - the engine and everything else is still "working".

February 09 2011 at 9:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

John McCarron

I had a somewhat parallel experience....iPad and iPhone left on top of my car...which then went through the carwash. Both survived. Details about the story here... http://nysbar.com/blogs/TechConnect/2010/11/apples_indestructible_ipad_and.html

February 09 2011 at 9:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

TheCastro

How come these stories never tell the whole story, "I set my iPad on the hood of my car, forgot about it and it slid off and I ran it over."

February 09 2011 at 8:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Noah Austin

As a reader of TUAW and not someone in any way affiliated with PT Cruisers, I wanted to say something funny. It didn't happen.

February 08 2011 at 11:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

FearlessFreep

As a former owner of a PT Cruiser, I can safely say the iPad probably did more damage to the car than the other way around.

February 08 2011 at 9:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Adam

As someone who owns both an iPad and a PT Cruiser, I am relieved that this guy's iPad wasn't a total loss but I almost had a panic attack when I read the headline.

February 08 2011 at 9:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply