“A man has been arrested at the Chinese border for attempting to enter China with 94 iPhones strapped to his body, according to a Sina news report,” Russell Brandom reports for The Verge.
“A citizen of Hong Kong, the man had strapped rings of iPhones around his thighs, torso, calves, and crotch, using a combination of plastic bags and masking tape,” Brandom reports. “Pictures show both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The phones have been seized and are currently being held by customs officials.”
“According to the report, so-called ‘mobile armor’ is a fairly common tactic for phone smugglers,” Brandom reports. “Police noticed this particular smuggler due to ‘weird walking posture, joint stiffness, and muscle tension,’ an obvious result of covering your entire body in touchscreens.”
The Apple codpiece. China customs police catch Hong Kong man with 94 iPhones strapped to body. http://t.co/gM76FwrWUN pic.twitter.com/en9nl3R1Cf
— Chris Buckley 儲百亮 (@ChuBailiang) January 12, 2015
More info and photos in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Good thing he used iPhones for the codpiece…if he chosen to smuggle Samsung phones down there, he probably would have caught some kind of virus.
the gold 6 plus on the bottom left was mine
Guess he wasn’t worried about the iPhone 6 bending.
That was just a rumor.
Yes, I know. I was being sarcastic. Have some humor.
Right Back at you 🙂 /s
thats Sam Sung
Is the iPhone starting to disrupt a new industry? underwear clothing.
So, is this what they call … wearables?
The cleverest of these humorous comments.
He almost made it, but then somebody called… : )
All 94 phones went to vibrate simultaneously.
The guards initially thought the man was having a seizure.