Charlie Sorrel
Gear

First iPhone Injury Documented

The world is full of dangerous gadgets, from the Wii (Wiiitus) to the Sony Knifecam, but Atlanta resident and Flickr user Travis Gohr has posted a step-by-step guide on how to replicate his near-death iPhone experience.... When your iPhone magically slides off the stand, hits the treadmill and rockets off behind you, make SURE to follow it's trajectory with your head, not just your eyes.

Danger Iphones

The world is full of dangerous gadgets, from the Wii (Wiiitus) to the Sony Knifecam, but Atlanta resident and Flickr user Travis Gohr has posted a step-by-step guide on how to replicate his near-death iPhone experience.

Gore got smacked up by a treadmill when his iPhone slipped off the stand and he became distracted by the $600 box's groundward trajectory. The impact caused a nasty pressure burst on Gohr's spine. Instructions below, and hit the link for the in-depth version and the wince-inducing photos.

__How my iPhone almost killed me. Or, how to kill yourself with an iPhone.

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Step 4. When your iPhone magically slides off the stand, hits the treadmill and rockets off behind you, make SURE to follow it's trajectory with your head, not just your eyes.

Step 5. If you've completed step 4 correctly you should now be facing sideways on the treadmill instead of forward. Your head should also be cranked completely around behind you. The position of your body will lead to you being completely off balance. Let the treadmill do the rest.

Step 7. This is of UTMOST importance. You will only stay airborne for a quick second and when you come down, the back of the treadmill will strike somewhere on your body. Make SURE it hits you DIRECTLY in the spine.

How my iPhone almost killed me [Flickr]