Computer demolition

By Bill Detwiler October 31, 2005, 4:00 AM PST billdetwiler

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Notebook...be gone!

If your computer pushed you too far, would you retaliate with a hammer? Lighter fluid and a match? How about firearms?

As these pictures attest, some users gleefully embrace the destruction of sophisticated electronic equipment, whether driven by vengeance or by the simple pleasure of smashing a component to smithereens.

Machete practice

I gave the bottom of the keyboard one good smack with the machete and look what it did!!

Burn...baby...burn!

Shattered remains

This is a nice pile of rubble that was left after the destruction of the computer was completed…

Target practice

This is the back side of my computer after it got shot… a few times

Yes, that's a log splitter

More target practice

Aw man, that front panel got destroyed

target practice…

PC pancakes

or you can crush them

By Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.

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