Comments on: Weekly Contest: Busted Berrys http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Weekly Contest: Bon Voyage | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-259020 Weekly Contest: Bon Voyage | BlackBerry Cool Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:20:23 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-259020 [...] Last week we talked a bit about going where no BlackBerrys had gone before, mostly to hilariously dangerous consequences. Of course, not all the places you’ve taken your BlackBerry are threats to its structural integrity - maybe you’ve shot out a few e-mails from the Saraha, or taken a call from Mount Everest (I hear the reception’s pretty good), or grabbed a few snaps in the Arctic with your Curve. Wherever you’ve been, let’s hear the most exotic place you’ve used your BlackBerry. The winner will get 6 months of Gold service from WorldMate Live to set them up on their next trip. [...] [...] Last week we talked a bit about going where no BlackBerrys had gone before, mostly to hilariously dangerous consequences. Of course, not all the places you’ve taken your BlackBerry are threats to its structural integrity – maybe you’ve shot out a few e-mails from the Saraha, or taken a call from Mount Everest (I hear the reception’s pretty good), or grabbed a few snaps in the Arctic with your Curve. Wherever you’ve been, let’s hear the most exotic place you’ve used your BlackBerry. The winner will get 6 months of Gold service from WorldMate Live to set them up on their next trip. [...]

]]> By: Dale http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-258595 Dale Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:16:28 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-258595 A coworker and I were boarding an airplane together a few months back. As he stepped from the little tunnel-thingy onto the aircraft he tried to put his 8703 in his pants pocket. Well, he missed and the thing bounced once, twice and then fell in between the 4 inch gap and dropped to the tarmac 15 or so feet down. Of course it popped into a few pieces. Everybody around us was amazed at the bad luck. It looked like the old "Price is Right" game called PLINKO. The flight attendants had a baggage handler get the pieces and after a good wipedown he popped it back together and the darn thing started right up- No Problem. I wish I had a pallet of them on me, because we could have sold half of them right there on the flight. A few of the people around us saw or heard what had happened and he had to get it out three or four times just to turn it on and show it off. I think he'll keep that device forever. A coworker and I were boarding an airplane together a few months back. As he stepped from the little tunnel-thingy onto the aircraft he tried to put his 8703 in his pants pocket.

Well, he missed and the thing bounced once, twice and then fell in between the 4 inch gap and dropped to the tarmac 15 or so feet down. Of course it popped into a few pieces. Everybody around us was amazed at the bad luck. It looked like the old “Price is Right” game called PLINKO.

The flight attendants had a baggage handler get the pieces and after a good wipedown he popped it back together and the darn thing started right up- No Problem. I wish I had a pallet of them on me, because we could have sold half of them right there on the flight. A few of the people around us saw or heard what had happened and he had to get it out three or four times just to turn it on and show it off. I think he’ll keep that device forever.

]]> By: Dale http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488707 Dale Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488707 A coworker and I were boarding an airplane together a few months back. As he stepped from the little tunnel-thingy onto the aircraft he tried to put his 8703 in his pants pocket. Well, he missed and the thing bounced once, twice and then fell in between the 4 inch gap and dropped to the tarmac 15 or so feet down. Of course it popped into a few pieces. Everybody around us was amazed at the bad luck. It looked like the old "Price is Right" game called PLINKO. The flight attendants had a baggage handler get the pieces and after a good wipedown he popped it back together and the darn thing started right up- No Problem. I wish I had a pallet of them on me, because we could have sold half of them right there on the flight. A few of the people around us saw or heard what had happened and he had to get it out three or four times just to turn it on and show it off. I think he'll keep that device forever. A coworker and I were boarding an airplane together a few months back. As he stepped from the little tunnel-thingy onto the aircraft he tried to put his 8703 in his pants pocket.

Well, he missed and the thing bounced once, twice and then fell in between the 4 inch gap and dropped to the tarmac 15 or so feet down. Of course it popped into a few pieces. Everybody around us was amazed at the bad luck. It looked like the old “Price is Right” game called PLINKO.

The flight attendants had a baggage handler get the pieces and after a good wipedown he popped it back together and the darn thing started right up- No Problem. I wish I had a pallet of them on me, because we could have sold half of them right there on the flight. A few of the people around us saw or heard what had happened and he had to get it out three or four times just to turn it on and show it off. I think he’ll keep that device forever.

]]> By: Seth http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-257358 Seth Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:45:45 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-257358 I was skateboarding in an emptied out swimming pool with phone in pocket (as always for safety in case I fall and can't get out) and loose my footing a good 15 feet above ground (13 foot deep pool + 2 in above the edge) and land fairly close to the flat bottom, right on the blackberry. I ended up with a blackberry shaped bruise and a cracked case, luckily nothing more. I was skateboarding in an emptied out swimming pool with phone in pocket (as always for safety in case I fall and can’t get out) and loose my footing a good 15 feet above ground (13 foot deep pool + 2 in above the edge) and land fairly close to the flat bottom, right on the blackberry. I ended up with a blackberry shaped bruise and a cracked case, luckily nothing more.

]]> By: Seth http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488706 Seth Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:45:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488706 I was skateboarding in an emptied out swimming pool with phone in pocket (as always for safety in case I fall and can't get out) and loose my footing a good 15 feet above ground (13 foot deep pool + 2 in above the edge) and land fairly close to the flat bottom, right on the blackberry. I ended up with a blackberry shaped bruise and a cracked case, luckily nothing more. I was skateboarding in an emptied out swimming pool with phone in pocket (as always for safety in case I fall and can’t get out) and loose my footing a good 15 feet above ground (13 foot deep pool + 2 in above the edge) and land fairly close to the flat bottom, right on the blackberry. I ended up with a blackberry shaped bruise and a cracked case, luckily nothing more.

]]> By: Bla1ze http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-257136 Bla1ze Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:11:50 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-257136 Well..I honestly cannot compete with any of the previous posters but I will share my experience anyways..me and my wife were at the grocery store one day picking up a few items..came out to the car..me being the gentleman I am lol..opted to put the groceries away and told my wife to jut hop in the car..so with that being said I had my bb in my hand as all bb addicts do..started to take the bags out of the cart and placed my bb on the roof of the car..well after the groceries had been placed in the trunk I hopped in the car without grabbing it from the roof of the car..so..when we pulled out of the parking lot my bb being on the roof slid to the back of the car..I heard a small clunk and then then realized "holy f@#K my bb"..being naked my bb had slid to the back end of the car and the only thing that saved my poor curvaciouis was the cheap "spoilers" they place on the back of toyota echos..so while not as EXTREME as the other, let this serve as a reminder..if/when u place your beloved berry down..be sure to pick it back up..or you may be shedding some tears lol. Well..I honestly cannot compete with any of the previous posters but I will share my experience anyways..me and my wife were at the grocery store one day picking up a few items..came out to the car..me being the gentleman I am lol..opted to put the groceries away and told my wife to jut hop in the car..so with that being said I had my bb in my hand as all bb addicts do..started to take the bags out of the cart and placed my bb on the roof of the car..well after the groceries had been placed in the trunk I hopped in the car without grabbing it from the roof of the car..so..when we pulled out of the parking lot my bb being on the roof slid to the back of the car..I heard a small clunk and then then realized “holy f@#K my bb”..being naked my bb had slid to the back end of the car and the only thing that saved my poor curvaciouis was the cheap “spoilers” they place on the back of toyota echos..so while not as EXTREME as the other, let this serve as a reminder..if/when u place your beloved berry down..be sure to pick it back up..or you may be shedding some tears lol.

]]> By: Bla1ze http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488704 Bla1ze Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:11:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488704 Well..I honestly cannot compete with any of the previous posters but I will share my experience anyways..me and my wife were at the grocery store one day picking up a few items..came out to the car..me being the gentleman I am lol..opted to put the groceries away and told my wife to jut hop in the car..so with that being said I had my bb in my hand as all bb addicts do..started to take the bags out of the cart and placed my bb on the roof of the car..well after the groceries had been placed in the trunk I hopped in the car without grabbing it from the roof of the car..so..when we pulled out of the parking lot my bb being on the roof slid to the back of the car..I heard a small clunk and then then realized "holy f@#K my bb"..being naked my bb had slid to the back end of the car and the only thing that saved my poor curvaciouis was the cheap "spoilers" they place on the back of toyota echos..so while not as EXTREME as the other, let this serve as a reminder..if/when u place your beloved berry down..be sure to pick it back up..or you may be shedding some tears lol. Well..I honestly cannot compete with any of the previous posters but I will share my experience anyways..me and my wife were at the grocery store one day picking up a few items..came out to the car..me being the gentleman I am lol..opted to put the groceries away and told my wife to jut hop in the car..so with that being said I had my bb in my hand as all bb addicts do..started to take the bags out of the cart and placed my bb on the roof of the car..well after the groceries had been placed in the trunk I hopped in the car without grabbing it from the roof of the car..so..when we pulled out of the parking lot my bb being on the roof slid to the back of the car..I heard a small clunk and then then realized “holy f@#K my bb”..being naked my bb had slid to the back end of the car and the only thing that saved my poor curvaciouis was the cheap “spoilers” they place on the back of toyota echos..so while not as EXTREME as the other, let this serve as a reminder..if/when u place your beloved berry down..be sure to pick it back up..or you may be shedding some tears lol.

]]> By: Bla1ze http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488705 Bla1ze Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:11:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488705 Well..I honestly cannot compete with any of the previous posters but I will share my experience anyways..me and my wife were at the grocery store one day picking up a few items..came out to the car..me being the gentleman I am lol..opted to put the groceries away and told my wife to jut hop in the car..so with that being said I had my bb in my hand as all bb addicts do..started to take the bags out of the cart and placed my bb on the roof of the car..well after the groceries had been placed in the trunk I hopped in the car without grabbing it from the roof of the car..so..when we pulled out of the parking lot my bb being on the roof slid to the back of the car..I heard a small clunk and then then realized "holy f@#K my bb"..being naked my bb had slid to the back end of the car and the only thing that saved my poor curvaciouis was the cheap "spoilers" they place on the back of toyota echos..so while not as EXTREME as the other, let this serve as a reminder..if/when u place your beloved berry down..be sure to pick it back up..or you may be shedding some tears lol. Well..I honestly cannot compete with any of the previous posters but I will share my experience anyways..me and my wife were at the grocery store one day picking up a few items..came out to the car..me being the gentleman I am lol..opted to put the groceries away and told my wife to jut hop in the car..so with that being said I had my bb in my hand as all bb addicts do..started to take the bags out of the cart and placed my bb on the roof of the car..well after the groceries had been placed in the trunk I hopped in the car without grabbing it from the roof of the car..so..when we pulled out of the parking lot my bb being on the roof slid to the back of the car..I heard a small clunk and then then realized “holy f@#K my bb”..being naked my bb had slid to the back end of the car and the only thing that saved my poor curvaciouis was the cheap “spoilers” they place on the back of toyota echos..so while not as EXTREME as the other, let this serve as a reminder..if/when u place your beloved berry down..be sure to pick it back up..or you may be shedding some tears lol.

]]> By: Ken Asbury http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-257106 Ken Asbury Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:14:42 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-257106 My brother in law who does IT work in the Baltimore area told me that one day coming back to work from lunch, he was running across the street & his BlackBerry fell off his beltclip but he didn't notice it until he was on the other side of the street. He then realized that he didn't have enough time to get it due to the 18 wheel big rig that was coming down the street. The BlackBerry was ran over by the big rig & he thought for sure that the BlackBerry was destroyed. Low & behold it only had a scratch on the screen. That's it. It still works. My brother in law who does IT work in the Baltimore area told me that one day coming back to work from lunch, he was running across the street & his BlackBerry fell off his beltclip but he didn’t notice it until he was on the other side of the street. He then realized that he didn’t have enough time to get it due to the 18 wheel big rig that was coming down the street. The BlackBerry was ran over by the big rig & he thought for sure that the BlackBerry was destroyed. Low & behold it only had a scratch on the screen. That’s it. It still works.

]]> By: Ken Asbury http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488703 Ken Asbury Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488703 My brother in law who does IT work in the Baltimore area told me that one day coming back to work from lunch, he was running across the street & his BlackBerry fell off his beltclip but he didn't notice it until he was on the other side of the street. He then realized that he didn't have enough time to get it due to the 18 wheel big rig that was coming down the street. The BlackBerry was ran over by the big rig & he thought for sure that the BlackBerry was destroyed. Low & behold it only had a scratch on the screen. That's it. It still works. My brother in law who does IT work in the Baltimore area told me that one day coming back to work from lunch, he was running across the street & his BlackBerry fell off his beltclip but he didn’t notice it until he was on the other side of the street. He then realized that he didn’t have enough time to get it due to the 18 wheel big rig that was coming down the street. The BlackBerry was ran over by the big rig & he thought for sure that the BlackBerry was destroyed. Low & behold it only had a scratch on the screen. That’s it. It still works.

]]> By: Alex Logvin http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-257033 Alex Logvin Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:40:23 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-257033 Here is your winner right here... http://members.cox.net/alexlogvin/badbb.JPG Last year one of our BlackBerry users lost his BlackBerry in a canal. His job is to help maintain the canal system in our city.. a month later he was doing a canal dryup, and was in the same area he had dropped it... and found the device. He pulled it out and snapped us a picture, and sent it on over. He asked if we wanted it back for parts... "NO". I never found out what goop it was on there.. fish eggs is the popular theory. Here is your winner right here…

http://members.cox.net/alexlogvin/badbb.JPG

Last year one of our BlackBerry users lost his BlackBerry in a canal. His job is to help maintain the canal system in our city.. a month later he was doing a canal dryup, and was in the same area he had dropped it… and found the device. He pulled it out and snapped us a picture, and sent it on over. He asked if we wanted it back for parts…

“NO”.

I never found out what goop it was on there.. fish eggs is the popular theory.

]]> By: Alex Logvin http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488702 Alex Logvin Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488702 Here is your winner right here... http://members.cox.net/alexlogvin/badbb.JPG Last year one of our BlackBerry users lost his BlackBerry in a canal. His job is to help maintain the canal system in our city.. a month later he was doing a canal dryup, and was in the same area he had dropped it... and found the device. He pulled it out and snapped us a picture, and sent it on over. He asked if we wanted it back for parts... "NO". I never found out what goop it was on there.. fish eggs is the popular theory. Here is your winner right here…

http://members.cox.net/alexlogvin/badbb.JPG

Last year one of our BlackBerry users lost his BlackBerry in a canal. His job is to help maintain the canal system in our city.. a month later he was doing a canal dryup, and was in the same area he had dropped it… and found the device. He pulled it out and snapped us a picture, and sent it on over. He asked if we wanted it back for parts…

“NO”.

I never found out what goop it was on there.. fish eggs is the popular theory.

]]> By: Oliver Moffat http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-257030 Oliver Moffat Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:39:20 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-257030 My Curve was less than 24 hours out of the box, when it got hit with dollop of garlic bean dip. The juices went right in through the track ball hole and it started making really cool sounds and freaking out. The dip got all up in under the keyboard and on the screen. So I took it apart and cleaned it out. Pick here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivermoffat/2084411704/ I have shaky, clumsy fingers, so I wasn't able to get it back together again very well. Now the face plate isn't flush against the body, and so you really have to click that trackball hard if you want some action. I carried a 957 for years and never had a problem like this. I was surprised by how cheap the Curve felt when I popped it open. BTW, I have a co-worker who smashed the glass on a JesusPhone when it dropped on the floor. I will post pictures if there are any other sickos out there like me who get off on pretty pictures of busted phones. My Curve was less than 24 hours out of the box, when it got hit with dollop of garlic bean dip. The juices went right in through the track ball hole and it started making really cool sounds and freaking out. The dip got all up in under the keyboard and on the screen.

So I took it apart and cleaned it out. Pick here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivermoffat/2084411704/

I have shaky, clumsy fingers, so I wasn’t able to get it back together again very well. Now the face plate isn’t flush against the body, and so you really have to click that trackball hard if you want some action.

I carried a 957 for years and never had a problem like this. I was surprised by how cheap the Curve felt when I popped it open.

BTW, I have a co-worker who smashed the glass on a JesusPhone when it dropped on the floor. I will post pictures if there are any other sickos out there like me who get off on pretty pictures of busted phones.

]]> By: Oliver Moffat http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488700 Oliver Moffat Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488700 My Curve was less than 24 hours out of the box, when it got hit with dollop of garlic bean dip. The juices went right in through the track ball hole and it started making really cool sounds and freaking out. The dip got all up in under the keyboard and on the screen. So I took it apart and cleaned it out. Pick here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivermoffat/2084411704/ I have shaky, clumsy fingers, so I wasn't able to get it back together again very well. Now the face plate isn't flush against the body, and so you really have to click that trackball hard if you want some action. I carried a 957 for years and never had a problem like this. I was surprised by how cheap the Curve felt when I popped it open. BTW, I have a co-worker who smashed the glass on a JesusPhone when it dropped on the floor. I will post pictures if there are any other sickos out there like me who get off on pretty pictures of busted phones. My Curve was less than 24 hours out of the box, when it got hit with dollop of garlic bean dip. The juices went right in through the track ball hole and it started making really cool sounds and freaking out. The dip got all up in under the keyboard and on the screen.

So I took it apart and cleaned it out. Pick here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivermoffat/2084411704/

I have shaky, clumsy fingers, so I wasn’t able to get it back together again very well. Now the face plate isn’t flush against the body, and so you really have to click that trackball hard if you want some action.

I carried a 957 for years and never had a problem like this. I was surprised by how cheap the Curve felt when I popped it open.

BTW, I have a co-worker who smashed the glass on a JesusPhone when it dropped on the floor. I will post pictures if there are any other sickos out there like me who get off on pretty pictures of busted phones.

]]> By: Oliver Moffat http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/weekly-contest-busted-berrys/comment-page-1/#comment-488701 Oliver Moffat Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/03/14/006790/#comment-488701 My Curve was less than 24 hours out of the box, when it got hit with dollop of garlic bean dip. The juices went right in through the track ball hole and it started making really cool sounds and freaking out. The dip got all up in under the keyboard and on the screen. So I took it apart and cleaned it out. Pick here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivermoffat/2084411704/ I have shaky, clumsy fingers, so I wasn't able to get it back together again very well. Now the face plate isn't flush against the body, and so you really have to click that trackball hard if you want some action. I carried a 957 for years and never had a problem like this. I was surprised by how cheap the Curve felt when I popped it open. BTW, I have a co-worker who smashed the glass on a JesusPhone when it dropped on the floor. I will post pictures if there are any other sickos out there like me who get off on pretty pictures of busted phones. My Curve was less than 24 hours out of the box, when it got hit with dollop of garlic bean dip. The juices went right in through the track ball hole and it started making really cool sounds and freaking out. The dip got all up in under the keyboard and on the screen.

So I took it apart and cleaned it out. Pick here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivermoffat/2084411704/

I have shaky, clumsy fingers, so I wasn’t able to get it back together again very well. Now the face plate isn’t flush against the body, and so you really have to click that trackball hard if you want some action.

I carried a 957 for years and never had a problem like this. I was surprised by how cheap the Curve felt when I popped it open.

BTW, I have a co-worker who smashed the glass on a JesusPhone when it dropped on the floor. I will post pictures if there are any other sickos out there like me who get off on pretty pictures of busted phones.

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