08-28-2006, 10:45 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Flying Phones - No, Really!
"This year's Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships have come and gone, friends, and we're pleased to report to you the winningest of the cellphone throwers that came from the world over to test their metal tossing mettle. Second place in the freestyle event went to Dutchman Elie Rusthoven, who was almost disqualified for throwing his phone out of bounds, but mustered a silver by performing a phone juggling act that won over the judges (seriously, we can't make this stuff up). But it was a gentleman by the name of Lassi Etelatalo, a Finnish javelin thrower, that lobbed his Nokia to victory..."
We have to admit that Windows Mobile doesn't succeed at everything. At this year's Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships (:worried , a Nokia handset shrugged off the competition as Lassi Etelatalo hurled it 89 metres, breaking the previous record of 82.55 metres set by Ville Piippo. See? Phones really are multi-purpose-built these days.
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08-28-2006, 01:09 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 359
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Do they get added bonus points if the unit still works at the end of the toss?
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08-28-2006, 01:51 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 18
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Originally Posted by PDANEWBIE
Do they get added bonus points if the unit still works at the end of the toss? |
No modern handset will work after 85m long flight As the matter of fact I seriously doubt if they are using working units. :|
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08-31-2006, 01:40 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 810
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Quick!!! Somebody call Naomi Campbell !
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09-28-2006, 09:38 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 36
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quick! someone call the Napster Girl!
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