Ever wait in line for eight hours and spend $600 on a phone only to have it break after a mere four days of usage?

Joe Hutsko has.

In what some are considering the Worst Thing To Happen To Anyone since the infamous 8-hour Blackberry Blackout, an unprepared Hutsko found himself forced to spend a fateful afternoon contemplating “life without iPhone.” Thankfully, his overpriced telephone—with the annoying mascot—was (eventually!) restored to good health, leaving Hutsko to pick up the pieces and wonder where exactly he went wrong.

Writes a still-traumatized Hutsko:

Why did my iPhone fail so soon? Apple’s Geniuses couldn’t say on the spot. But I think it had something to do with heat — my iPhone would get incredibly hot to the touch when plugged in and charging while I was on a long phone call. So hot I lived those first three days in constant fear that it would heat to the point of burning up.

So hot that I was tempted to put some raw egg in a foil cup and set it atop the iPhone to see if it would cook — or if not actually cook, turn opaque from the iPhone’s super-heated back surface.

And as much as we love opaque egg sandwiches, all of this makes us that much more appreciative of our hideous—but sturdy—Nokia phone, which has managed to survive the elements (read: excessive heat, a minor “bong water” incident and a near-death toilet experience) for more than 365 days and counting.

Original post by perez and software by Elliott Back