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This is why you shouldn't paint your D90 pink (flash.popphoto.com)

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[–]FlyingBishop 26 points27 points ago

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Pink electronics have far lower theft rates. Paint all your shit pink. One of the better anti-theft devices.

[–]mccoyn 33 points34 points ago

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Also, busted electronics have a lower theft rate.

[–]gfixler 2 points3 points ago

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But you might score a few free finger condoms.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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It sends the signal to would-be male robbers: 'If you want this you are totally gay'.

Thank god females never commit theft.

[–]GutterMaiden 5 points6 points ago

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I think its more "when you try to pawn this people will think you stole it from your little sister".

An ex worked at an ebay games and any time a guy brought in a pink console to sell he was convince he stole it from a sibling.

[–]ninpuukamui 0 points1 point ago

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There are other ways to deter thieves.

[–]kibitzor 0 points1 point ago

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But my shit is normally brown! How would painting it pink stop someone from stealing my netbook?

[–]FlyingBishop 1 point2 points ago

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You shit on your netbook. Duh.

Doesn't work with brown shit, because people just wash it off.

[–]Roninspoon 38 points39 points ago

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It wasn't the paint job that killed the camera, it was his hamfisted approach to dissembly and assembly that messed it up. His hamfisted approach to masking and painting didn't help either.

[–]ctown69 7 points8 points ago

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Mmmmm hamfist!

[–]JeddakofThark 42 points43 points ago

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This is why Macintosh people shouldn't take things apart.

[–]neuromonkey 14 points15 points ago

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...and probably shouldn't be operating anything more involved than an elevator.

[–]turabaka 1 point2 points ago

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Mac users are only qualified to operated things with one button. Hence the elevator with its multitude of buttons is too much for the average mac user to handle.

[–]THEMACGOD 0 points1 point ago

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No, this is why most people shouldn't take apart massively complex pieces of equipment.

[–]frozenfire 0 points1 point ago

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Most consumer electronics are designed to be assembled and disassembled quite easily, so that the Chinese child workers can manage it. The guy in the linked video is blatantly hamfisted, such that he kept the highly-sensitive electronics nearby when using a spray solvent.

[–]THEMACGOD 1 point2 points ago

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Well, there IS no cure for stupid.

[–]frozenfire 1 point2 points ago

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Well, it's an ignorance of electronics and electronic hardware assembly that is largely due to the Apple way of doing things. They make consumer electronics so impossible to upgrade that no mactards learn to handle sensitive electronics. Most people will never see the inside of an iPod or iPhone, unless they break it.

Speaking as a "PC" guy, I wouldn't even know how to go about upgrading hardware on a Mac, because it's so non-standard and closed. Give me a computer from just about any other manufacturer, though, and I can swap out nearly any part in under a minute.

[–]THEMACGOD 1 point2 points ago

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True... to an extent. Open up a Mac Pro.

Sure the MacBooks can be a pain to open, but most laptops are. Most phones are closed up except for the battery and SIM. The iPhone and iPods aren't so they can 'jam more battery into it', although some see it as a way to make people send it back for the $45 when the battery dies after 3-5 years. The RAM is easily accessible on all their models, which is really the only thing most people will do... and that's the thing.

You are a power user. You want what a lot of people outside of people like us don't... absolute control. If I want to pull out the hard drive, motherboard, etc., I should be able to, dammit. But as for most people, and Apple has figured this out in spades (see iPad), they don't want something they have to crack open, worry about, deal with. They just want something that works.

[–]rogerssucks 0 points1 point ago

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I have a cure for stupidity. But the pill's stored inside my gun. Just point it to your mouth and pull the trigger to dispense it.

[–]THEMACGOD 1 point2 points ago

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No thanks. Trying to quit.

[–]drmickhead 15 points16 points ago

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My thoughts upon viewing the title of this post:

1) Because you'd get paint all over your Warhammer miniatures.

2) ....Heyyyy, they don't even make 90 sided dice!

[–]tso 2 points3 points ago

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but they do make D100...

[–]ih8evilstuff 2 points3 points ago

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It's not even a real die, it's a ball with holes.

[–]masob 0 points1 point ago

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Golf ball?

[–]ih8evilstuff 0 points1 point ago

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Pretty much.

[–]WildNelson 12 points13 points ago

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No, this is why this IDIOT should never take anything apart.

[–]frozenfire 1 point2 points ago

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I bet his employer gives him safety scissors so he doesn't amputate his fingers...

[–]neuromonkey 5 points6 points ago

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Argh. Idiot.

[–]1n1billionAZNsay 5 points6 points ago

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Magenta!

[–]indorock 4 points5 points ago

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I once took apart my SB-800 flash because the zoom head motor stopped working. Even though I took out the batteries and discharged the capacitors (so I thought) by hitting the flash button, I was greeted with painful shocks every 30 seconds or so, causing me to drop it and only make things worse. Besides the racing pulse, I even ended up with a burn blister on my fingertip. It's amazing to think that 4 AA batteries (with the help of some transformers) can pack such a punch.

[–]robotsongs 1 point2 points ago

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We kinda have a mouse problem right now (trashy college kid downstairs neighbord are most likely to blame) and the most effective moustrap I've even seen is the one we're using right now-- black box with two metal plates in a row right before the bait, both hooked up to some capacitors powered by 4 AAA batteries. It electrifies the mice on the spot and is easy to clean up, no guts. Thing's wonderful and I highly suggest anyone with mice go to Home Depot and get on of them.

Yeah-- AAA's can become lethal with the right circuitry.

[–]ch00f -1 points0 points ago

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I'm assuming you have more than just caps. 4 AAs is still only 6v at most without some kind of flyback inductor.

[–]narkee 1 point2 points ago

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Current kills, not voltage. 1A @ 6V is just as deadly as 1A @ 50,000 V.

[–]ch00f 1 point2 points ago

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Assuming it can break your skin. 6V is not sufficient to hurt anything. Maybe give you a mild shock if you touch your tongue to the contact, but nothing else.

[–]aristotle2600[!] 1 point2 points ago

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Uh yeah, it's frosted for your privacy

It's a feature, not a bug. He should be a politician.

[–]Raerth 1 point2 points ago

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I would have preferred it if they admitted this was sponsored by Nikkon.

[–]FLX 3 points4 points ago

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This man should be shot.

[–]flavor8 1 point2 points ago

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I hate. The Jeremy. Clarkson. Narration. Style.

[–]robotsongs 2 points3 points ago

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Especially when you have a speech impediment.

[–]howheels 0 points1 point ago

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I, for one, would love to have a pink D90.

[–]marthirial 0 points1 point ago

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I have been saving to buy a D90, but after seeing this I think I am using the cash to get gun instead.

[–]Shaleblade 0 points1 point ago

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Did anyone else think they OP was referring to a 90-sided die?

[–]JimmyJamesMac 0 points1 point ago

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"IF YOU SQUINT YOUR EYES A BIT???" That dude is racist!

[–]sevenoutdb 0 points1 point ago

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MOTHERFUCKER!

[–]fani 0 points1 point ago

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Haha.. I have a Nikon D-90 and I like the default black color.

Its a great camera btw.

[–]brokenearth02 0 points1 point ago

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What a waste of a awesome camera. This was just a joke.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I thought this was going to be a Land Rover story.

[–]igavefoucaltaids 0 points1 point ago

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the nikon girl looked hot, i couldn't really tell though, only when she popped out of the "hamfisted" approach to obscuring her face.

[–]malconsidine 0 points1 point ago

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Fake. He's pretending to be an asshole in order to make the hi-jinks more "amusing." (air quotes)

  • the camera is obviously free.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Why is he trying to imitate James May?

[–]ajehals 0 points1 point ago

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Fun.

[–]jordanlund -1 points0 points ago

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Man, I didn't even know they made 90 sided dice...

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