That rumour that Australian toilets flush the other way isn’t true, so lets start a new one: In Australia, you can fix things by beating them. See you in my children, new trivia meme!
(AU:Um, looks like our US cousins are a little confused about us here in Australia. Firstly, the water does flush the other way, and secondly, everyone knows that you fix things by giving them a strong whack… it’s the Australian way!)
Everyone has a story about fixing a gadget with tough love, but this is kind of extreme. Depending on your history with flat panel TVs, this video will be either cathartic or nerve-wracking, but with the endless shouting arguments going on in the background, the maniacal glee with which our subject takes a metal bat to his television and the inexplicable success of the whole endeavor, well, it’s hard not to feel like you’ve witnessed something significant. NSFW for language. [NoWhereElse—Thanks, Steve]
Arran
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:23 AMThat reminds me of the apes in the movie 2001
Ashley
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:50 AMIts an Aussie version of “The Fonz” from Happy Days.
See we do learn stuff from the yanks.
Slap it, It now works, Thumbs up.
Steve
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 12:22 PMGizmodo US: ignorant about Australia since 2002.
c0ssan
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 4:21 PMthis is so unaustralian!
the guy should have used a cricket bat!!!
Andrew
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 5:48 PMThat guy is such a bogan, if people think all Aussies are like this the y are sadly mistaken. I would never hit my plasma like that.
Cameron
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 5:50 PMBit of a domestic happening in the background there lol. And this is very true for Australia if it doesn’t work kick/hit/bash it till it does. Or until it breaks then use your warranty.
Chris
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 7:02 PMThis is where the baby bonus, and the extra $1k at xmas went. Bogans, doing Australia proud.
rangott
Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 2:20 AMand duct tape, there is nothing that cant be fixed with duct tape
Mark
Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 4:02 AMits kath and kim in the background!!!!