Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/20/canadians_smash_ps3/
Updated with video Two Canadians last week won their 15 minutes of fame by standing in line for two days to splash out CAD550 on a 20GB PS3s - only to take the machine straight out of the store and destroy it with a sledgehammer.
"I did it for the thrill and to see people's expression," Victor Moukhortov, a 17-year-old part-time student, told (http://www.ottawasun.com/News/National/2006/11/18/2404216-sun.html) the Ottawa Sun. "It was like a social experiment to see people's reaction.
"[The PS3] held up pretty well. It took about 15 hits to break it," he added.
Moukhortov did the deed with chum Ben Lovatt. They also bought a 60GB PS3 which they hope to sell for a high enough price to cover the cost of the 20GB model.
The pair told the newspaper they were planning to do the same with a Nintendo Wii on its 19 November release. It's not known whether they made good on their pledge. ®
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