The video instruction of the popular blogger TechRax just blew up the Internet in recent days.Thisyoung
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TechRax itself did not begin to hold the baton for a long time, and on its own (which, by the way, is captured on the video), clamped its smartphone into an industrial vice (!) And simply drilled a side with a 3 mm hole.
Everything seems to be clear here, this is nothing more than a joke,amused a little, and that's enough. But it wasn’t there, because this video, or rather the “instruction”, did not fail to take advantage of many owners of the seventh “apple-trees”. The fact that they were, according to the comments that appeared after the publication of the video, and users that began to complain about a broken smartphone after this procedure. This post is also a leader in the number of dislikes gained. We will assume that these are all following the advice and yet breaking their new gadgets.
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"I did everything exactly as it was shown, but my display is broken, and it doesn't work at allWatching that video was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life."just one example of these incurable "poor fellows".
“My friend claimed that he managed to doexactly the same. But now my iPhone doesn’t want to turn on, and after drilling I still couldn’t find the holes for the headphones!” What can I say, “re-drilled”. However, there were those who strictly adhered to the instructions.
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“No, well, I definitely bought a 3.5 mm drill, and there simply cannot be my mistake! Why, then, the smartphone does not want to work? Tell me, who faced the same problem? ”
Among our “patients” there are doubters, butIt seems that they are most determined: “I could not find a vise, I think I can take the smartphone in my hand and drill a hole, holding a drill in another. I'm so afraid to break the phone! Thanks in advance for your reply! ”
Under such comments on the video, “advisers” began to gather like ghouls, trying to help with a “sensible” word:
“After this procedure, many haveproblems, and I guess why. The author of this video does not say that after drilling it is necessary to clean the connector that has appeared. Just put your smartphone in soap and water for half an hour. This will help remove dust from the inside and metal shavings. I wish my advice helped someone! Good luck! ”
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And finally, it's simple:
“I have already helped dozens of people with a similara problem! Bringing your smartphone back to life is not a problem for me. Respond rather to this comment, and do not forget to indicate the number of the credit card, its expiration date, as well as three small numbers on the other side. Hurry up! ”
More recently, almost a similar video waspublished in one of the groups “vk.com”. Many also rated this post, however, Russian-speaking users took it as nothing more than a joke. Is it the case of gullible American iPhone 7 users.
Let us remind you that new products from Apple presented inSeptember 2016, are completely deprived of the standard and beloved 3.5 mm headphone jack. For these devices, you must use a proprietary headset that is connected via the Lightning port. However, the standard package with the seventh iPhone also comes with an adapter for regular headphones. Apparently, such an adapter did not suit many people…