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Posted by Ray on November 13, 2009 at 12:04 pm
ALMOST happened to me…
Maybe they wanted to go wireless? LOL
Posted by Wasiq on November 13, 2009 at 2:09 pm
If they wanted to go wireless then why did they buy a wired headset?
OH BECAUSE HE CUT THE WIRE! WIRELESS! BAHAHA!
Youze a very clever man.
Posted by mendicantbias00 on November 13, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Heh, whoops!
Quick, send it back!!!
Posted by CrazedOne1988 on November 13, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I would laugh if those were A40’s
Posted by Gaming Guy on November 13, 2009 at 2:49 pm
A40s don’t ship in ridiculous slice-your-wrists bubble packaging. It amazes me that this garbage is still acceptable. Amazon tried to help customers by providing alternatives but apparently not enough people wanted decent packaging.
Posted by bs angel on November 13, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I’ve taken advantage of that service before. It was really nice along with being environmentally friendly.
Posted by Poopie McGhee on November 13, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Oh my god… I always hurt my fingers opening stuff like this… (Cause I’m paranoid about this)
Posted by Malcolm on November 13, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Ouch… that’s just painful… could use it as an ear warmer though :P
Posted by smurph on November 13, 2009 at 12:16 pm
i hate those packages… but use some common sense! cut around the edge instead of straight into the product!
Posted by Crazeye0 on November 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Those packagaes are evil, seriously, but if you’ve cut it at an angle that goes close to the wire to make an opening cut, then you should be expecting that to happen. It’s much more worth slicing off your skin with the incredibly sharp packaging than opening it there.
Posted by mstree on November 13, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Poor W-hill W-heaton!
I didn’t think it would work, but somewhere on the inter-webz, I saw a suggestion to use a can opener on these hermetically sealed clamshell packages. Tried it and it actually worked.
Posted by Gil on November 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm
you gotta admit that’s pretty funny. Those darn blister packs are a royal pain though and it’s not surprising that this happened.
Posted by Xor1an on November 13, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I’m fairly certain there’s a special place in hell reserved for the inventor of the blister pack.
Also, what kind of an uber-geek is he if he can’t splice and solder that back together?
Posted by Wasiq on November 13, 2009 at 2:11 pm
The kind of geeks that play…”sports games”.
*Shudders*
Posted by suicidalkanoka on November 13, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Can’t we just ban them from geekdom?
Posted by Xor1an on November 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm
This is Wil Wheaton we’re talking about. Ensign Wesley Crusher. Master of the blogosphere. Guild leader of the Axis of Anarchy. I refuse to believe he’s the sort to play such games.
Posted by MGH1138 on November 13, 2009 at 1:59 pm
That why you use a knife and not scissors.
Posted by crymsonnite on November 13, 2009 at 8:54 pm
or just cut around the edge and not straight into the product
Posted by skeah on November 17, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Orrrr just buy a plastic surgeon.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/9fb2/
Srsly, for like $8 (american), think of all the clamshell packaging you come across. XD
It looks like he built up a bunch of pressure on the edge and then when that cut through… yeah. Wouldn’t happen with a plastic surgeon thingy.
Sorry if it looks like I’m trying to be a (really shitty) spambot or something… I just enjoy mine. =B
Posted by Personsen on November 13, 2009 at 2:07 pm
The soon to be mic spammer was too eager… -_-
Posted by Billdebeast on November 13, 2009 at 2:47 pm
epicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepicepic fail
Posted by Rhamsey on November 13, 2009 at 2:50 pm
I’m pretty sure they say not to cut those things open for a reason.
Posted by DethPwn on November 13, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Again this raises the question:
WHAT THE MOTHER FUCK, PACKAGERS?
Why is this shit neccessary on EVERYTHING!
Posted by IcyTreats on November 14, 2009 at 7:23 am
If I had a nickel for every time I cut my fingers opening one of these…*Shudders*
I’d have a LOT of nickels.
Posted by Mizzy on November 13, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I’ve never conceived of Wil Wheaton being a smart guy
Posted by Mizzy on November 13, 2009 at 3:21 pm
“Convinced myself of” not conceived. Birthing is ewey.
Posted by suicidalkanoka on November 13, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Conceived actually made more sense. According to the OAD, conceive means “form or devise in the mind.”
For a popular culture usage, remember Vizzini’s line in The Princess Bride, “Inconceivable!”
Note for next time: using the “Reply” button will nest responses so the relationship between comments is immediately clear. Not a problem here, but just a suggestion.
Posted by Mizzy on November 13, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Woops! Getting only 4 hours of sleep will do that to me 8B
Posted by VoicedWalnut on November 13, 2009 at 3:29 pm
thats such a fail it’s almost a win XD
Posted by VoltRabbit on November 13, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I swear it came out of the package that way!!!
Posted by GeneralCupcakes on November 13, 2009 at 5:04 pm
F**king clamshell packaging.
Posted by crymsonnite on November 13, 2009 at 8:52 pm
AGREED
Posted by Visitor at home on November 13, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Well. There’s fail. Then there’s this. *facepalm*
Posted by chiefnutszr on November 13, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I don’t think there’s anything else I can say besides “Wow. What a retard.”
Unless there was a good reason for this like the wire in the packaging got shifted around where it’s not supposed to be. But really, that’s just his own stupidity for not taking that into consideration.
Posted by RevMDN on November 13, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Ha, ha, ha!!!
Posted by xLAS3RP01NT3Rx on November 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Nuclear blast proof packaging-1
Customers-0
Posted by StephaBon on November 13, 2009 at 8:25 pm
That poor soul :’ (
Posted by crymsonnite on November 13, 2009 at 8:51 pm
OMFG
i cant breath, thats fucking hilarious
you gotta pay attention, omfg they fail, i’m gonna go pass out from laughing now XD
Posted by HellCat on November 13, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I hate the packaging. You cut yourself open with those. And they’re hard to open. (i did open one once with my 2 bare hands!). Seriously they should replace barbed wire with the packages
Posted by BSlaughts on November 13, 2009 at 11:10 pm
hahaha that sucks soo badddddd
Posted by xxxJL AUDIOxxx on November 14, 2009 at 7:49 am
Wow, its hard to believe some of us gamers still haven’t learned how to effectively do battle with this evil plastic foe. Maybe its because I have 5 kids who seem only to pick out all the toys that come in these, but I purchased a mini box cutter that I keep in a drawer just for these packages, as well as coming up with a technique for opening a majority of these with only my fingers, with no injuries to myself or the glorious item trapped inside. But, it really just could be the kids toys that gave me all the EXP in “Bastard Blister Pack Battle”.
Posted by Fezzer on November 14, 2009 at 9:28 am
Why is everyone blaming the packaging and not the gamer? Sure it sucks, but it’s their own fault.
Those packages aren’t that big a deal folks. I open them all the time with no problems or injury.
Posted by bs angel on November 14, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Show off.
;)
Posted by IcyTreats on November 15, 2009 at 6:50 am
I’m sure the guy who this happened to feels bad enough -_-