We'll be the first to admit that the whole "
smash this object" craze is getting a tad out of hand, but the
latest rendition of demolishing a perfectly functional
PlayStation 3 is just revolting. While we've witnessed Nintendo's
Wii being
cautiously dissected and publicly mangled, a couple of mountain men (and their canine companions) decided to take their newly purchased 60GB PS3 to the woodshed. After rambling about and capturing their mountaineer lifestyle in perfect fashion, they decide to crush the box with a large chunk of timber, only to make matters worse by busting out the ole hacksaw. Further abuse was bestowed care of a gas-powered chainsaw, and for the finale, it was set ablaze to cheers of evil laughter. While the motive here is certainly clear, and the tools used to inflict punishment are indeed respectable, you'd think someone willing to trash $600 (not to mention to
probable near-death experience trying to acquire one) would
actually show the PS3 within the box. But alas, no "real" proof is ever shown, so be sure to peep the YouTube vid after the break and chuckle at this glaring oversight.
posted Nov 27th 2006 3:29PM
Are your sure your not the inbred hick? Btw you spelled douche bag wrong you stupid douche bag.
Dude, that is totally uncalled for. Maybe you felt he wasted your time on this story, but click on his name and view all of the other stories he has brought Engadget. I know that many of them I took the time to read and really enjoyed them, putting out one story you felt was a waste of your time does not constitute firing a guy.
That was awesome!
Too bad it's an empty box.
how was it empty did u watch the video?
that's true, the way the log landed on the box should have did more damage then it did to the box
Nice empty box...next time show the guts after you cut!
that guys laugh was so weird
Um.. nice try but there was nothing in the box, which explains why you never opened the box to show the smashed PS3. For all I know you probably just took the playsataion out and have it sitting peacfully inside your house, and stuffed the box with some plastic and tried to fool use all! As I like to say close but no cigar I ain't that dumb. Hey but don't get me wrong I hate the PS3 also so maybe prove to me next time that you actually smashed the piece of crap.
Regards--- jgurbisz
People like that give fanboys a bad name. Arseholes.
Cool vid, but.
Sorry, but fanboys give fanboys a bad name.
So obviously an empty box, watch how it lands when he throws it. The cameraman sounds like a maniac when he laughs too.
I watched the video, and it is an empty box. When it bounces on the ground after they throw it you can tell. Losers
I seen this video a while ago, its just the box.
obviously just the box with something else in it, new even news worthy.
empty.
he need to used that saw on his own head, what an idiot and a waste of money.
some people have too much time on their hands... interesting at the end he said "anyone dumb enough to buy a ps3...." yet he said he bought one to destroy? ..but ya probably a vcr in a ps3 box or something ...eh
Somehow I think that box doesn't have a PS3 in it. Otherwise, why not any shots of it smashed up inside the box, or just smash it up and burn it out the box?
yep, it just had something else in it. Man, that guys laugh is really annoying
I agree, the camera mans laugh was extremely annoying
first off it's fake. the box is empty or has an old dreamcast in it.
secondly, what a couple of tools. if this were for real its so sad that this guy is so into a game system that he has to buy a competitors and trash it just to show his allegiance.
i can play paperboy on my cell phone. thats all i need.
Stupid, ignorant, barbaric, sub-human hillbillies. Let's take a chainsaw to *them*.
I'm no fan of Sony. This, to me, simply epitomizes the way we've let the barbarian into our CIVILization.
Barbarism and civilization don't mix. The Greeks and Romans knew it. We're finally beginning to realize it, perhaps too late...
Could you maybe just... uh, tell me how that affected your life? At all? How did it affect our "Civilization"? He bought something, he did whatever he wanted with it.
And erm... how were the Greeks and Romans more "civilized" than us?
I'll tell you one thing-- they probably beheaded ignorant twits like you.
I agree with Bobby. Plus, don't get so emotional, it's just a game.
The new version of Brokeback Mountain.
Why are these people smashing up these consoles (PS3 and Wii)? There are alot of kids around who would love to have one of these consoles for christmas. So please stop acting like fools!
what this dude has got to realise is that sony has his money! and it is actually sony that has the last laugh. so who is really winning at the end of the day?
You are almost correct; Sony looses money per each console sold, about $300 each. Sony hopes to regain profit from game sales, no system no game, which means no profit.
If it was real they would have shown the PS3 cut in half but they didnt
Def. fake
thanks for wasting like 3 minutes of my life engadget
These are are complete morons. I love their "unbiased" arguments.
"Plus, they're forcing you to buy a high-definition player instead of giving you the option of doing it." Damn you Sony for forcing me to buy a Blu-Ray player for a fraction of the price of other players without my permission. I want the option of having to purchase a separate drive for it.
Few things:
1) obviously not a PS3 in there.why well if there is why doesnt he show it, and why if he hasnt opened it does it rattle before he throws it.
2)if you believe this your a retard
3)why should a person going to buy this care about this happening
4)if you dont want blu-ray dont buy it, no-one is forcing you to.blu-ray is superior in all aspects except price which wont last for too long.are you telling me xbox will only ever use standard DVD's for games?
5)the 360 is far from a superior console.it is barely a nexgane console or should i say current gen.it was a slight improvement over the xbox. it offerend no new technology like the ps3 with bluetooth sixaxis contollers or the wii-mote. sure they are pretty much the same but what did the 360 do?beef itself up in power and make it a bit better looking.
6)to call the PS3 a brick in retaliation to what we all said about the xbox is dumb. the xbox was just ugly no lies.
ahhh my rant over for now and i am aware that this is not a real ps3 but this applies anyway just to everyone bad mouthing the PS3.
boring
A pre-order on jan 16 2006 eh??
yea thats a steaming pile of bs
and that laugh
o that laugh
that man should be castrated
that is all
The chainsaw magically moved through the box like butter... after seeing the difficulty that the sledgehammer had at smashmyps3, I would have to say the density of the system would make it a lot harder to cut. Also, we didnt see any plastic, metal, or silicon bits flying around, and the way he swung it like a frisbee? A tad heavy for that fat queerbate to loft around like he did.. I call BOLLOCKS on this one. That, and the cameraman sounds like a Wild Boyz / Jackass reject.
He probably bought the box on ebay for $1,000 and got pissed at how empty it was.
The only thing worse than this is people posting unboxing of non-apple hardware.
YeeeeeeeeeeHawwwwwww!!!!!!!!! Let us go shoot some inbred-redneck mutants. We do not want any dumbass mutants in our country, because this is a civilized country.
See anyone that actually believes there was a PS3 in there is missing more screws in their heads then the guys that forged this little show for us. See, we all know from the smashmyps3 deal that if you want to get a real reaction, you must bring it out of the box.
And besides if it actually was in there, which is highly doubtable since they don't let you see what's left after the fire, it is there PS3 and their choice to enjoy it however they want, whether we agree with it or not.
ya, like a hillbilly is going to take something with the cost equivalent of 60 cases of shitty beer and destroy it. We are not as dumb as you look.
I just had a look at the video... What a degenerate gonzo freak.
The face of the fanboy is finally revealed and, though not pretty, is pretty much what was expected. Remember this video the next time to see comments of this sort in an online forum. Remember the person behind the words...
Being a volunteer firefighter, anything burning with plastic puts out a ton of heavy black smoke...
I believe there would have been more debris from the chainsaw action as well. Tiny bit's of silicone, plastic, etc. flying around there.
It's funniest part would have been those two fools getting injured by using a chainsaw without any eye protection, or having a flash back into that lighter fluid can with a nice flaming ball explosion.
To NitroNeo:
This is completely off-topic, but I wanted to say thanks for being a volunteer firefighter. You're not in my town or anything, but it's a courageous thing to be a firefighter, and I wanted to give my thanks for doing something so selfless.
people with more money than sense. Instead of destroying a perfectly good PS3 for selfish joy and reasons, why don't you just give the damn thing to charity for kids who may value it more than some redneck inbreeds.... only in America....
Although the authenticity is not there... the comedy is!
Perhaps this is the guy that bought Sony Playstations 3 of them on eBay?
A tool himself.
Something is in the box most likely a block of wood from their wood pile. I think you can see a wood chip when it is cut with the chain saw. The only reason I would buy a PS3 is for the Blu-ray abilities.
*Bobby said: Could you maybe just... uh, tell me how that affected your life? At all? How did it affect our "Civilization"? He bought something, he did whatever he wanted with it.*
He certainly has the right, and that's the problem. He took the creative and hard work of countless numbers of people - furthermore, a beutiful thing that simply couldn't exist w/o modern civilization no less (I'd feel the same way if it were anythign else), and destroyed it in malice for no other reason than to provoke anger. I find that personally offensive and an affront to civilized life, something only a savage would do.
*Bobby said: And erm... how were the Greeks and Romans more "civilized" than us?*
In ways that you clearly will never understand, seeing as you appear to be one of those affore-mentioned gonzo savages.
*Bobby said: I'll tell you one thing-- they probably beheaded ignorant twits like you.*
You've got it backwards you clueless little idiot...
Sony, what have you done to people? I mean, when you invent the camcorder.
Why is everyone so mad that he did it? It was his money if he actually bought and destroyed one. PS3 fanboys get over it.
that box might have a ps3 because it burned black smoke, which means it was burning plastic or it could just be a pile of bs.