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    When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown

    CompuServe Classic Finally Laid To Rest

    Man Builds Chair That Tweets His Farts, Single-Handedly Justifies Twitter's Existence

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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    uh... don't disassemble me bro?
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    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    The blade is surprisingly weak looking
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    AmphetamineCrown promoted this comment Denver_80203 was starred Denver_80203 was unstarred
    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    10/13/09

    @Denver_80203: Stainless steel. Has a lifetime warranty.
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    Image of armyofchuckness armyofchuckness
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    See, I was hoping for a meme mashup of "Will It Blend?" and "lolcats."

    That's not true. I love cats.
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    badhatharry promoted this comment armyofchuckness was starred armyofchuckness was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/13/09

    @armyofchuckness: They are tasty.
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    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    But will it Slap-Chop?
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    GitEmSteveDave_GotOff2HoursEarly promoted this comment RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was starred RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    10/13/09

    @RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?: Will it Slap-Rap?
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    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    10/13/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GotOff2HoursEarly: I believe the proper term is "Rap-chop".

    And to answer your previous question: Yes, I do believe it can fit in the Batmobile.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    All your 'will it blend' comments are belong to us.

    Seriously, prepare for the onslaught of terrible meme comments for the next five weeks.
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    badhatharry promoted this comment Edited by Shamoononon: I shave my legs. at 10/13/09 1:52 PM Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/13/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I don't really understand how that's different from what we have now.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    10/13/09

    @badhatharry: *sigh* True, very true.
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    But what happens if you attempt to blend the blender parts? Does it rip a hole in the space-time continuum wide enough to drive a Delorian through?

    We already know that the Blendtec requires 1.21 giggawatts to reach 88 mph for blending perfection.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    10/13/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Same thing that happens when you play the iPhone Will It Blend video on your iPhone: another Saw movie is made that everyone agrees not to watch.
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    Image of madog madog
    10/13/09

    @Lite jiggawatts!
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    Edited by madog at 10/13/09 1:47 PM madog was starred madog was unstarred
    Image of frigg frigg
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    Robot overlords teardown will it blend FIRST!
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    Image of dingus dingus
    10/13/09

    @frigg: Sup dawg. I herd you liek memes. So I put a blender in your teardown so you can destroy while you destroy.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/13/09

    @frigg: I think what you mean is: Will robot overlords blend Crysis first and then check out this cool 4chan page something racist and homophobic because it's a slow news day and why is this on Giz let's all go to endgaget I call shenanigans and PC is better you stupid mac fanbois.

    Let's see how many gifs you have for that, SteveDave
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    Image of ItsMeMasih ItsMeMasih
    10/13/09

    @dingus: yo dingus, i'm happy for your meme and imma let you finish, but frigg's meme comment was the best
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    dingus promoted this comment ItsMeMasih was starred ItsMeMasih was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/13/09

    @ItsMeMasih: Wow. That honestly took me like 10 minutes to get. I'm a fucking idiot.
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    Image of ItsMeMasih ItsMeMasih
    10/13/09

    @badhatharry: this will be a good place to catch up on all the recent memes and to revisit some of the older ones.

    you know who else like meme threads?
    /godwin
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    Image of frigg frigg
    10/13/09

    @badhatharry: LOLZ you win teh internets!
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    frigg was starred frigg was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/13/09

    @frigg: I can haz internetz LOL WTF kthxbai ur doin it rite.

    I really do hate all of these
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    Image of Tawnie is saving no daylight Tawnie is saving no daylight
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    I had always wondered if this thing was better than a vita mix. broken down my vita mix looks like it was better made than this machine
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    GitEmSteveDave_GotOff2HoursEarly promoted this comment Edited by Tawnie is saving no daylight at 10/13/09 1:00 PM Tawnie is saving no daylight was starred Tawnie is saving no daylight was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    10/13/09

    @tawnieknight@gmail.com looking for a google wave: Can you make Vitameatavegimin in your VitaMix?
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    10/13/09

    @tawnieknight: I'd stack my 10 yo blendtec up against just about any other blender in terms of build quality and, especially, motor performance. The vitamixes tend to weigh in heavier, but have less power. Of course, my BT is older, and it seems like the gap in target audience has narrowed...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    No disassemble! No Dissasemble Blendtec 5! Blendtec 5 ALIVE! Stephanie!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    What the folks at iFixit didn't tell you was that it quickly reassembled itself once the pictures were taken.
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    Image of Mitch Mitch
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    Here's what you do...get a second blend-tec and see if it will blend the first, already broken down.

    Now THAT is a will-it-blend moment I would watch.
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    ripfire promoted this comment Mitch was starred Mitch was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/13/09

    @Mitch: If you reverse polarity, you can watch it blend itself. Muahaha!
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    Image of SuperTuna SuperTuna
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    Needs more mentos.
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    Geisrud promoted this comment SuperTuna was starred SuperTuna was unstarred
    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    10/13/09

    @SuperTuna: hmmm, that brings a thought to mind. How about putting some cola, say in a plastic bag, in a blendtec - then toss in some mentos. Hit blend and watch shit fly.
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    Image of Jux Jux
    10/13/09

    In reply to When Memes Collide: A Will It Blend Teardown
    So wait ... are you guys giving us the rope to hang ourselves with?

    Can we get a Crysis review too?
     Reply
    John Herrman promoted this comment Jux was starred Jux was unstarred
    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    10/13/09

    @Jux: You know what, fuck it. GO! I mean, FIRST!
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    10/13/09


    @Jux: Click on image to animate.
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    10/13/09


    @John Herrman: Click on image to animate.
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    10/13/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GotOff2HoursEarly: You are a scholar and a gentleman.
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    Image of Grinning Kestrel Grinning Kestrel
    10/13/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GotOff2HoursEarly: You redeem my believe in humanity every day. Still got that black eye?
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    10/13/09

    @Grinning Kestrel: Well crap. There goes my cred.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    10/13/09

    @Grinning Kestrel: No, it doesn't. That photo is scary, and frightens people. I was told to not use it as much by the CDC.
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    10/15/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_I'mMonkeypig: HAH! Communicable lolphotodisease, my ass. #willitblendteardown
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    Image of crsh1976 crsh1976
    07/06/09

    In reply to CompuServe Classic Finally Laid To Rest
    I'm gonna start an ANSI BBS just to celebrate this; now where did I put my 2600 bps ISA modem card..
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    07/06/09

    @crsh1976:

    There are enthusiasts who still run BBSes on Telnet...

    ...I don't know the addresses of any, but I have come across directories of them before.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    07/06/09

    In reply to CompuServe Classic Finally Laid To Rest
    Yep, I feel like a dinossaur... because I do remember CompuServe, AOL CDs, and I still remember downloading MODs (Axel Foley) from local BBSs with my... can't remember exactly but I think was 5700bps US Robotics modem, which I switched to a Zoltrix 14400 later on.


    Remember how awesome BananaCom was because it had COLORS, and it made using TELECONFERENCE oh so easier... :P

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/06/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I think that, for old-times' sake, John should have posted this to a BBS using a Hayes 4800-baud acoustic coupler modem.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    07/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Shall we play a game?
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    Image of pastrychef pastrychef
    07/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:


    I think acoustic coupler modems only came in the 300 baud variety. As far as I know, 1200 baud and above were all "direct connect".


    Good times!

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    Image of eXo eXo
    07/06/09

    @pastrychef: For my 12th birthday I asked for a 2400 baud modem.... In my mind it would be so much better then that 1200 I currently had....


    Thinking back, I should have just gotten roller skates or something, lol.

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    07/06/09

    @pastrychef: Damn. Now I'm trying to remember whether the modem that plugged into the cartridge port on my C64 was 300 baud or 1200 baud.


    My friend Trevor had an acoustic-coupler modem. But then he couldn't hang out with me because my parents got divorced and his folks thought that I would be a bad influence.

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    Image of fullcircle fullcircle
    07/06/09

    @eXo: I started out on a 2400 baud. Where the hell did that term go? My family's progression was 2400 baud to 14,000 to the blazingly fast and incredibly sexy 56k!
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    07/06/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi:

    Nice... I used to use a cheap external 2400 baud modem to connect to local BBSes and get what I could find. Shareware games, mods, textfiles, and graphics demos.


    It was so awesome when I found a MOD player that would play through a Disney Sound Source since my 286 only had an Adlib card internally (FM synth, no samples!)


    Anyone remember Ripterm? It was a vector graphics terminal program - it made door games look... infinitely more impressive, even though it was only 16 colour or something.


    I never really got into the modem race until Internet providers came to town - I had 14.4, 28.8, 33.6, 56k, all US Robotics Sportsters. :p

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    07/07/09

    @fullcircle:

    @yelraf:

    @fuchikoma:

    Yeah! Now that I read your comments, I remember!

    I also had went through all fax/modems... no external, if I'm not mistaken.

    From 2400 up to 56k. I do remember my dad had an ancient external modem previous to the 2400 one, but I never really used it. It was the size of a standard desktop case, all metal, heavy as hell. xD

    Still, not as badass as that analog acoustic coupler modem... :P

    [xspblog.com]

    Actually, now that I'm reading the post, it seems I always repeat the same story... guess I'm really getting old... :P

    Earlier today I was writting a post about Gorilla.bas for the blog pool... :P
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    07/07/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi:

    Oh man, my friends and I used to mess with the code in gorilla.bas over lunch hours at school... one time we made it so the sun was always angry (shocked?) and encased in a gorilla-colored block. If a banana hit it, it would kill the gorilla on whichever side it was hit on. :p


    Nibbles was my favorite though... My introduction to programming was actually self-taught through the brilliant built-in help for QBasic, copying and tweaking the example code in it...

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