This one comes to us from blackberryboyz, and the photo pretty much speaks for itself. Apparently a lawn tech in Florida had a little mishap with his device. It fell from his belt and landed in the path of a moving lawnmower ... and that was that. I cringe just thinking about the crrrruuunnnccch sound it made as this poor BlackBerry was chopped to bits. Some of these stories end well with the owners being able to salvage the device, but lets just say this time it was a good thing he had insurance. Thankfully we don't see too many of these "mishaps".
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BlackBerry Takes on Lawnmower But Doesn't Live to Tell The Gruesome Tale
That dude needs a text to donate relief fund to get him back up and running
Just put a little butter on it.
If the battery door fits tight I would sell the baby on Ebay! Simm Card too!
I'll bet there are at least 3 posts asking about buying parts!
May that blackberry rest in sweet peace.
Regards, Kenny.
Looks much bigger all torn up.
With all the snow in my area (Philadelphia suburb) I was using my storm to listen to music while I worked, and the same thing happened but with different results. I saw my storm fly through the air and land deep in a snow drift on my front lawn, thought the worst and tossed it in the door and went about my business. Hours latter I was inside and my wife had dried my phone and it works just fine.
That would survive things like this? Those pictures were always interesting
Looks like a good argument for Smrtguard
Now THAT is a CRACKberry!! RIP Little Buddy...Thinking I should get insurance now...Damn..ya never know when your bb might die.. At least I backup my device every week. :D
I find the neighbors consumer electronics tend to bang loud and harsh until they seperate. The shrapnel sounds a bit like hitting loose gravel. Their pets sound more like hollow thumps. Espcially Chihuahas.
I thought it was an ad for smartgaurds new remote detonation if your berry is lost or stolen.
It's a Blended Blackberry smoothie.
i'm going to have nightmares about this
Put it in a bowl of rice over night :)
Wow, but looks like he was about ready for an upgrade anyway!
My 9630 was mistaken for a chew toy by the monster pitbull/chow mix. It's badly scratched up but it works perfectly. I ordered a replacement case (white, I think they look sharp!) and a new screen.
Screen came, still waiting for the case....
why does this look like 2 curves bit the dust, and not just one?
it does look like there's a little more to this pile than just 1 device. Looks like theres 2 boards there...?
edit: I noticed its 1 board split in the center....
Not impressed...Ran over mine last summer with the lawnmower when I hit my holster on the fence and backed over it. Battery was smoking and I initially thought I ran over a neighbors toy truck! Thank God for insurance, lol!
a like new phone from Verizon?!?! I'm sure that will be sent out soon! lol
Looks like the battery door is still good...lol!
RIP!
We can rebuild it. We have the technology. Trouble is, it's not worth it. :P
That does not look pretty.. The worse thats happened to mine is it took a little swim in about 9ft of water. It was down there for a while but Im happy to say it survived and is still kicking. I learned that day that although a Blackberry can do just about anything, swimming is not one of them.
lol @ lawn tech....
oh why did i look? that makes me sad!
I saw it listed before, but duct tape fixes everything
Total Destruction!
Why would you show this? It's a good thing I saw this @ 4pm instead of right before I go to bed. Now I have time to deny that I saw this.
Duck tape will fix that one right up. Also thanks for the reminded to back up my phone today.
So much carnage! You should have a parental warning. I'll have nightmares tonight.
I feel sorry for the guy,but hey...its only an 8350i. No big deal there.
i hope they back up there data lol
It's unfortunate no app could have prevented this.
sure there's an app for that ;D
I have a couple of pics of a 8350i that got ran over by a police car. Not too much damage and it still worked!
That left a mark, On the lawnmower blade. lol
Wow, that's heartbreaking
time for an upgrade anyways, lol.
I think you can still put it back together. nothing little superglue will not fix :)
Lmao..u sound like my mom!! Super glue and duct tape!!
Gorilla Glue/Tape
Wow.
This unfortunate blackberry cannot return to the field as a messed up rebuild.
I call shenanigans... this damage didn't come from a lawnmower. I demand a mythbusters style investigation. This is BS.
I'm game. Give me your device and I'll do the testing.
RIP little buddy.
It still looks better than most of what Blackberry has to offer.
I keed I keed. :)
LOL! I'm waiting for it to come out in white.
Whaaahahahahaha. Too funny.
That had to hurt! Ouch!
FIRST!! NOO!!! WHY MY BB!