this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2024
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Hardware Gore

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Welcome to /c/HardwareGore!


This community is dedicated to showcasing broken hardware like phones, laptops, computer hardware and other devices. Here, you can see everything from shattered screens, bent casings, fried motherboards, destroyed gadgets, to liquid damaged phones and battery explosions. Share your unfortunate moments, whether they are unintentional accidents or from moments with lack of control.


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(last updated: 10th October 2023 - Rewording some rules, minor updates to existing rules and introduction of Rule 7; no actual change in how the community works than it already does)


  1. This community is a part of the Lemmy.world instance. You must follow its Code of Conduct (https://mastodon.world/about).
  2. Please keep all discussions in English. This makes communication and moderation much easier.
  3. Only post content that's appropriate to this community. Inappropriate posts will be removed.
  4. NSFW content of any kind is not allowed in this community.
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  6. Do not repost media that has already been posted in the last 30 days. Such reposts will be deleted. Non-original content and reposts from external websites are allowed.
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[–] enkille@lemmy.world 117 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know these things get hot, but 90 degrees when it's not even in use is bananas.

[–] randomsnark@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Actually bananas are 16-30 degrees for a moderately curved banana Source(scientific article)(NSFW)

[–] Master@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 year ago

1200$ no trades or offers. I know what i have.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

These new video compression algorithms are nuts.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

"Never been mined on."

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That got hit by a forklift or some shit in the warehouse.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

Nah, it was just delivered by USPS.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I mean style is style, and you should be happy with your rig, but my dude, that's gonna restrict airflow.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

* record scratches *

"You're probably wondering how I got here. Well, it all started in the Central Bureaucracy..."

[–] lobo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Mini itx build be like

[–] Bouga@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

My broken ass brain took about 10 seconds before concluding this was not a fancy ski boot or something

[–] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 year ago

Did Torvalds get his hands on it?

Sell it on eBay as slightly used.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 1 year ago

All your graphics are gonna be bent 90° now.

[–] Lemmyvisitor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Anti-aliasing

[–] might_steal_your_cat@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Don't tickle your GPU!

[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Bro just bend it back, its fine

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

iPhone bend challenge went out of control

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

My state when i say I'm fine

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see someone has been Folding@Home.

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Damn im jelous your one of the cool kids with them fancy folding graphics card. Just like a Z flip