http://aheadrobot.com/2010/06/12/ipad-unchocolateboxing/ iPad un(chocolate)boxing June 12, 2010 by smagdali
Right, this is the rebirth of my blogging. My first post in at least 5 years, with a new domain and a new title. Anyone who knows my wife, @kerrching <http://twitter.com/kerrching>, knows that she’s a Apple nut. Also, with a June birthday, she has conveniently positioned herself perfectly for the Apple release cycle. An iPad was inevitable for her birthday, but I knew that if I just delivered a wrapped box, there wouldn’t be much of a surprise. Where’s the fun in that? So I rang my friends James and Paul, who happens to run the finest chocolate shop in London <http://www.paulayoung.co.uk/>, and said “Could you freeze an iPad in chocolate carbonite, and have it survive?”. They weren’t sure, but were willing to give it a go. Additionally, iPads aren’t available yet in South Africa, so it had to smuggled over from London, without Kay finding out what was going on. The prepared product: [image: P1030591] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4692748039/> Unwrapping begins: [image: IMG_1407] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4693383150/> The “I like chocolate, but you gave me 2 kg of it for my birthday, are you a bit nuts? look”: [image: IMG_1411] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4692749099/> Why don’t you pull on that little ribbon embedded in the chocolate? [image: Pulling the little cord]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4693384204/> Realisation! [image: IMG_1434] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4692749959/> Revelation: [image: IMG_1446] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4693386690/> Acceptance: [image: IMG_1442] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4693386020/> [image: IMG_1473] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4693387506/> [image: IMG_1476] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4692753329/> Success!!!!!!!! [image: IMG_1491] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/smagdali/4693388862/> With many many thanks to all the wonderful people who helped this to happen: Simon <http://twitter.com/minor9th> , who waited in line forever at the London Apple Store to source the machine itself. James <http://twitter.com/jamescronin> and Paul<http://twitter.com/paul_a_young>, for successfully performing the carbon-freezing process, and Karen, who went through a couple of hours of hell trying to explain what was going on to the South African customs people. Oh, and just in case you’re worried: no iPads were harmed in this production :) -- things left unsaid, http://ryosaeba.wordpress.com maxgain scams, http://maxgain.wordpress.com
