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			{{quote \|Ok whoever said IOS7 is waterproof GO FUCK YOURSELF \|Joe Sweeney, September 22nd, 2013<ref>[https://twitter.com/sweenz001/status/381774979672846337 Joe Sweeney on Twitter, September 22nd, 2013.]</ref> }}

	[[File:water_ad_2.png\|thumb\|iOS7 is waterproof]]		[[File:water_ad_2.png\|thumb\|iOS7 is waterproof]]
	The idea of a waterproof iOS7 [[iPhone]] was an [[epic]] prank coinciding with the release of [[IOS\|iOS7]]. A [[4chan\|4channer]] quite correctly assumed that more than a few [[hipster]] [[retard]]s would fall for a painfully obvious [[hoax]], as [[Apple\|Macfags]] are, without fail, painfully moronic. He proceeded to created some [[Seems Legit\|really convincing]] ads to inform said practitioners of conspicuous consumption that their expensive (and shoddy) toys would now be water resistant. Anons dutifully helped him spread the word.		The idea of a waterproof iOS7 [[iPhone]] was an [[epic]] prank coinciding with the release of [[IOS\|iOS7]]. A [[4chan\|4channer]] quite correctly assumed that more than a few [[hipster]] [[retard]]s would fall for a painfully obvious [[hoax]], as [[Apple\|Macfags]] are, without fail, painfully moronic. He proceeded to created some [[Seems Legit\|really convincing]] ads to inform said practitioners of conspicuous consumption that their expensive (and shoddy) toys would now be water resistant. Anons dutifully helped him spread the word.

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	[[File:water_ad_2.png\|thumb\|iOS7 is waterproof]]		[[File:water_ad_2.png\|thumb\|iOS7 is waterproof]]
	The idea of a waterproof iOS7 [[iPhone]] was an [[epic]] prank coinciding with the release of [[IOS\|iOS7]]. A [[4chan\|4channer]] quite correctly assumed that more than a few [[hipster]] [[retard]]s would fall for a painfully obvious [[hoax]], as [[Apple\|~~macfags~~]] are, without fail, painfully moronic. He proceeded to created some [[Seems Legit\|really convincing]] ads to inform said practitioners of conspicuous consumption that their expensive (and shoddy) toys would now be water resistant. Anons dutifully helped him spread the word.		The idea of a waterproof iOS7 [[iPhone]] was an [[epic]] prank coinciding with the release of [[IOS\|iOS7]]. A [[4chan\|4channer]] quite correctly assumed that more than a few [[hipster]] [[retard]]s would fall for a painfully obvious [[hoax]], as [[Apple\|Macfags]] are, without fail, painfully moronic. He proceeded to created some [[Seems Legit\|really convincing]] ads to inform said practitioners of conspicuous consumption that their expensive (and shoddy) toys would now be water resistant. Anons dutifully helped him spread the word.

	== What Happened? ==		== What Happened? ==

	After the ads and the info were disseminated via social media, some ~~anons~~ even made videos demonstrating that the iOS7 really was waterproof. In the following days, the ensuing [[butthurt]] resulting from hilariously demolished gadgetry brought about by gullible hipsters who actually put their [[iPhone\|iPhones]] in water was [[goatse\|spread far and wide]]. This escalated so quickly that it even reached [[old media]] and became a globally trending topic on [[Twitter]].		After the ads and the info were disseminated via social media, some Anons even made videos demonstrating that the iOS7 really was waterproof. In the following days, the ensuing [[butthurt]] resulting from hilariously demolished gadgetry brought about by gullible hipsters who actually put their [[iPhone\|iPhones]] in water was [[goatse\|spread far and wide]]. This escalated so quickly that it even reached [[old media]] and became a globally trending topic on [[Twitter]].

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	After the ads and the info were disseminated via social media, some anons even made videos demonstrating that the iOS7 really was waterproof. In the following days, the ensuing [[butthurt]] resulting from hilariously demolished gadgetry brought about by gullible hipsters who actually put their [[iPhone\|iPhones]] in water was [[goatse\|spread far and wide]]. This escalated so quickly that it even reached [[old media]] and became a globally trending topic on [[Twitter]].		After the ads and the info were disseminated via social media, some anons even made videos demonstrating that the iOS7 really was waterproof. In the following days, the ensuing [[butthurt]] resulting from hilariously demolished gadgetry brought about by gullible hipsters who actually put their [[iPhone\|iPhones]] in water was [[goatse\|spread far and wide]]. This escalated so quickly that it even reached [[old media]] and became a globally trending topic on [[Twitter]].
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	Image:water_ad_1.jpg\|Its waterproof		Image:water_ad_1.jpg\|Its waterproof
	Image:water_ad_3.png\|Its faster		Image:water_ad_3.png\|Its faster
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	Image:water_ad_9.png\|I can take photos underwater		Image:water_ad_9.png\|I can take photos underwater
	Image:ios7tards.jpg\|Retards		Image:ios7tards.jpg\|Retards
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

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[[File:water_ad_2.png|thumb|iOS7 is waterproof]]
The idea of a waterproof iOS7 [[iPhone]] was an [[epic]] prank coinciding with the release of [[IOS|iOS7]]. A [[4chan|4channer]] quite correctly assumed that more than a few [[hipster]] [[retard]]s would fall for a painfully obvious [[hoax]], as [[Apple|macfags]] are, without fail, painfully moronic. He proceeded to created some [[Seems Legit|really convincing]] ads to inform said practitioners of conspicuous consumption that their expensive (and shoddy) toys would now be water resistant. Anons dutifully helped him spread the word.

== What Happened? ==

After the ads and the info were disseminated via social media, some anons even made videos demonstrating that the iOS7 really was waterproof. In the following days, the ensuing [[butthurt]] resulting from hilariously demolished gadgetry brought about by gullible hipsters who actually put their [[iPhone|iPhones]] in water was [[goatse|spread far and wide]]. This escalated so quickly that it even reached [[old media]] and became a globally trending topic on [[Twitter]].
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<center><gallery perrow="5">
Image:water_ad_1.jpg|Its waterproof
Image:water_ad_3.png|Its faster
Image:water_ad_4.png|Its better
Image:water_ad_5.png|Its cooler
Image:water_ad_6.jpg|Get it into water
Image:water_ad_7.png|Believe it
Image:water_ad_8.png|Waterproof iOS7
Image:water_ad_9.png|I can take photos underwater
Image:ios7tards.jpg|Retards
</gallery></center>

== See also ==
*[[IPhone 6 features]]

== External links ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKODt3aLI64 iOS7 is waterproof (PROOF)]
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10330414/iOS-7-users-destroy-iPhones-after-fake-waterproof-advert.html Telegraph]
*[http://www.slashgear.com/ios-7-waterproof-hoax-expands-with-airdrop-protection-27299449/ Slashgear]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=speNR6Qfcug Russia Today]
*[http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-7-makes-your-iphone-waterproof-ad-a-scam-dunk/ Cnet]
*[http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/09/iphone-users-scammed-by-fake-ios7-waterproof-ad.html CBC]
*[http://www.dailydot.com/lol/4chan-hoax-ios-7-waterproof-iphone/ Dailydot]
*[http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/23/ios-7-doesnt-make-your-phone-waterproof-but-that-doesnt-stop-people-from-trying-4088922/ Metro]
*[http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/fake-apple-ad-claims-ios-update-waterproofs-iphones/story?id=20369832 abcnews]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/ios-7-waterproof_n_3981661.html Huffington Post]
*[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/26/waterproof-iphone-ad-hoax-tricked-users-into-destroying-their-handsets The Guardian]
*[http://news.sky.com/story/1145439/waterproof-iphone-advert-owners-fooled Sky]
*[http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/important-ios-7-does-not-make-your-iphone-waterproof Buzzfeed]
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2430418/Apples-iOS-7-does-NOT-make-iPhone-waterproof-claimed-fake-advert.html Dailymail]

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