Kinect Claims First TV Casualty
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Many HDtv screens are pretty fragile, heck the first one I tried to purchase, I got home and unpacked it to find that the screen within the screen was cracked.Desrali T Bear said:Anyone else wondering what kind of massive ceiling-fan-chain-projectile this guy had dangling in front of him in order to do that kind of damage to a TV? Or is this just the weakest TV in the whole world? If I spiked my ceiling fan chain into my TV, you'd hear a tiny plastic "plink".
Also, I have seen some ceiling fans that spin extremely fast, some look like lethal speed. If a person makes the cord swing up to that, it's obviously going to tear it off and shoot it at a high rate of speed. Something going just about as fast as a car, is going to break stuff.
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I like the guy's attitude. A person would have to be pretty stupid and immature to blame Microsoft for this. Seriously, it was a Grade A freak accident. I wouldn't even blame the guy, shit happens, and sometimes nobody is truly to blame. He couldn't have known he was going to make his ceiling fan shoot a missile of doom at his tv.
Not sure, but I think columnists if they have an inside with the game industry, can get things early.TheYellowCellPhone said:
THats what I was thinking.Desrali T Bear said:Anyone else wondering what kind of massive ceiling-fan-chain-projectile this guy had dangling in front of him in order to do that kind of damage to a TV? Or is this just the weakest TV in the whole world? If I spiked my ceiling fan chain into my TV, you'd hear a tiny plastic "plink".
I've only ever encountered light plastic angling at teh end of the cords. Maybe the Tv just really sucked.
I can only hope that someone will read this story and think "hrm, maybe I should move my TV away from all other objects that could damage it, like this hanging chain, this potted plant on a stand, or these small children".
I can't really blame the guy too much. You get into the moment, and when you're not holding a controller, it might just feel more natural to play those motions out with vigor.
At least he didn't put his fist through the TV. Do you think anyone's going to accomplish that?
At least he didn't put his fist through the TV. Do you think anyone's going to accomplish that?
I was expecting to hear that his shoe had been kicked off into the screen or something, that's just... odd.
First off: This guy just sounds awesome! I don't know why, but he just does with that superb recounting of the tale.
It will be interesting [read: Hi-larious!] to hear of the inevitable Kinectcidents people manage. After all, this guy sounds rather level-headed so I can only imagine what the morons of the world will accomplish. My bets for most entertaining will come from the human-pollutants of Xbox Live that we all so hate.
It will be interesting [read: Hi-larious!] to hear of the inevitable Kinectcidents people manage. After all, this guy sounds rather level-headed so I can only imagine what the morons of the world will accomplish. My bets for most entertaining will come from the human-pollutants of Xbox Live that we all so hate.
