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December 12th, 2011, 12:27 GMT · By

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iPad 2 Cries for Its Life as Tablet Gets Dipped in Lava (Video)

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An iPad 2 has been killed by accessory firm ZooGue to promote a special offer on their web site where the first 50,000 customers can nab a free iPhone case or an iPad stylus.

The CEO of ZooGue basically just strapped some metal onto the iPad, flew to Hawaii, climbed to one of the active volcanos and dipped the tablet in the molten rock.

There are many ways you can destroy an iPad (virtually infinite), and I’m not sure this is even the first time someone pulls off something like this, but I guess many will find the footage fulfilling during their lunch break. Especially if you’re careful enough to notice that the iPad at one point says “Temperature is too high”. I suppose it was indeed a tad too hot for it to operate normally.

Apparently the sole purpose of this ordeal was to direct viewers to ZooGue.com to make their acquaintance with the company’s offerings. What do you think of their idea?

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Comment #1 by: WaltT on 12 Dec 2011, 19:02 UTC reply to this comment

A sad way for a great product to die!

Comment #1.1 by: quimicoz on 01 Jan 2012, 23:55 GMT

I wish I knew how much apple crippled the IPAD2 before I bought it!
I won't throw it on the lava.. But I'd trade it for an asus Transformer
in a heartbeat. I thought it would be at worst, an electronic book,
where I could read the digital books I own. What a disappointment!
Apple did everything they could to cripple their own product.
Believe me, they did succced! Expensive as it is, the IPAD is only a
shell for a carload of hidden extra expenses.
Make no mistake, the IPAD IS A TRAP!

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