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People are actually drilling holes in their iPhone 7s to make a socket

7 points by tonteldoos 10y ago

hartator 10y ago
I think most of them are probably trolling, can be 1 or 2 who tried for real. On a side note, there is no speaker just a plastic thing behind the left speaker holes in the actual iphone 7, so I can see why it can make sense somehow for certain people.
- tonteldoos 10y ago
  Even if 1 or 2 tried for real, it's still an indication of...something. The amount of logic thought that needed to NOT occur for thinking this makes sense is staggering.
  - randyrand 10y ago
    Might also be 0.
    - tonteldoos 10y ago
      True. I wouldn't put my money on it though. People who have actually done it (and failed) may be embarrassed enough to not advertise it.
      - randyrand 10y ago
        I think you're mostly just hoping its not 0 because its funny and entertains you.
        randyrand 10y ago
        not making a moral judgement here, btw. just arguing about the liklihood of it being 0.
  - tpeo 10y ago
    I get that you're probably using the word in a more popular sense, but I don't see what "logic" has to do with this. Correct inference has to start off from somewhere. If a person had literally no idea of what they were doing, they wouldn't be able to judge whether it's doable or not either. Teaching a kid logic wouldn't prevent him from believing Santa Claus was real, but teaching how implausible is it for someone to circle the globe on flying reindeer visiting every single child's house during a single day might. I find it hard to believe that there are people actually drilling their iPhones, though. I mean, no matter how clueless they are, they could've still googled it, right?
  - Shorel 10y ago
    Monkey sees, monkey does. Hard to go against some million years of evolutive heritage. At least one person has to try (so the rest can laugh about it)
- MBCook 10y ago
  I believe I fix it figured out that inside the case there was a little chamber and baffle(?) that helps make the atmospheric pressure sensor more reliable.
mcphage 10y ago
Is the premise of this article really based on the author believing people are telling the truth in the comments section of YouTube?
charlesism 10y ago
Ever get the feeling that these "People Are ___ing!" stories are either lies, or cases of HUGE TREND (teeny weeny sample size). I can't say this story breaks the mold. A believable headline would be "One Person recently drilled a hole in his iPhone... allegedly"
benguild 10y ago
Obviously a hoax. Do you think those comments are from real users?
gremlinsinc 10y ago
I'd just say people who buy into a product for 'ease' and 'beauty' deserve to be trolled like this. I've dealt with a ton of people on iphones when working at EIG and I can say honestly that 98% of all email issues are because people can't get macmail to work, and even apple 'geniuses' have no clue. It's not your host's fault you can't freaking get your email to work it's Apple's! The settings are the same for all providers the protocols are exactly the same, the only difference is server, if we give you that information and you can't figure it out then you're SOL - use gmail instead.

7 points by tonteldoos 10y ago

I think most of them are probably trolling, can be 1 or 2 who tried for real. On a side note, there is no speaker just a plastic thing behind the left speaker holes in the actual iphone 7, so I can see why it can make sense somehow for certain people.

tonteldoos 10y ago
Even if 1 or 2 tried for real, it's still an indication of...something. The amount of logic thought that needed to NOT occur for thinking this makes sense is staggering.
- randyrand 10y ago
  Might also be 0.
  - tonteldoos 10y ago
    True. I wouldn't put my money on it though. People who have actually done it (and failed) may be embarrassed enough to not advertise it.
    - randyrand 10y ago
      I think you're mostly just hoping its not 0 because its funny and entertains you.
      - randyrand 10y ago
        not making a moral judgement here, btw. just arguing about the liklihood of it being 0.
- tpeo 10y ago
  I get that you're probably using the word in a more popular sense, but I don't see what "logic" has to do with this. Correct inference has to start off from somewhere. If a person had literally no idea of what they were doing, they wouldn't be able to judge whether it's doable or not either. Teaching a kid logic wouldn't prevent him from believing Santa Claus was real, but teaching how implausible is it for someone to circle the globe on flying reindeer visiting every single child's house during a single day might. I find it hard to believe that there are people actually drilling their iPhones, though. I mean, no matter how clueless they are, they could've still googled it, right?
- Shorel 10y ago
  Monkey sees, monkey does. Hard to go against some million years of evolutive heritage. At least one person has to try (so the rest can laugh about it)
MBCook 10y ago
I believe I fix it figured out that inside the case there was a little chamber and baffle(?) that helps make the atmospheric pressure sensor more reliable.

mcphage 10y ago

Is the premise of this article really based on the author believing people are telling the truth in the comments section of YouTube?

charlesism 10y ago

Ever get the feeling that these "People Are ___ing!" stories are either lies, or cases of HUGE TREND (teeny weeny sample size). I can't say this story breaks the mold. A believable headline would be "One Person recently drilled a hole in his iPhone... allegedly"

benguild 10y ago

Obviously a hoax. Do you think those comments are from real users?

gremlinsinc 10y ago

I'd just say people who buy into a product for 'ease' and 'beauty' deserve to be trolled like this. I've dealt with a ton of people on iphones when working at EIG and I can say honestly that 98% of all email issues are because people can't get macmail to work, and even apple 'geniuses' have no clue. It's not your host's fault you can't freaking get your email to work it's Apple's! The settings are the same for all providers the protocols are exactly the same, the only difference is server, if we give you that information and you can't figure it out then you're SOL - use gmail instead.