Saturday, January 22, 2011

My favorite carnivorous water-borne mammal-themed product

I'm a klutz.

I think klutz-dom is much like having a bad sense of direction, or being hopelessly bad at math: it's important to just look deep within yourself, see the truth and accept it.

Some people try to fool themselves into thinking it's not true. You know this guy: he ignores the map or GPS and refuses to stop for directions, only to end up hopelessly lost and an hour late...or he swears he can split the bill for the whole table in his head, but consistent raised eyebrows around the table lead to someone breaking out the calculator on their phone.

I was the same way with my klutziness. I even went out for the basketball team in 8th grade, hoping that my diminutive height would be outweighed by hard work and determination. Unfortunately...there is no amount of determination that can undo the embarrassment of constantly dribbling the ball off your foot during tryouts.

So, I've come to accept my klutzitude. And part of that acceptance led me to purchase an OtterBox.

The OtterBox is extra-ferocious defense for your iPhone, iPad, or any other smart phone or fragile piece of electronic equipment you keep in your pocket. The makers, however, are very careful (for legal reasons I'm certain) to say that it's not indestructible.

That won't stop me from saying it, though: its indestructible! It's waterproof, and dirt proof, of course, but also shatterproof! I've dropped my iPhone 3GS on the tile bathroom floor multiple times with not even a ding. I've even thrown my phone to someone in a parking lot, only to have them miss that catch and drop it...phone's fine.

They have several levels of protection for your phone, from the low-end slinky all-rubber number to "The Defender" - a combination of silicone, hard plastic, and a clear plastic sheet that keeps your phone completely protected while still allowing you access to all the ports and jacks and buttons you need to use.

The only thing I haven't done to my OtterBox yet is throw it into an active volcano...though, that's probably good for a couple reasons. I'm pretty sure it won't protect my phone (I mean...the thing is only rubber, not tiles from the space shuttle) and I may just lose my balance and fall in if I got that close to a volcano.

I am a klutz after all.

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