Comments on: Teen saves iPod, gets hit by truck

A Tampa teen reportedly drops her iPod in the road, runs back to pick it up, and gets hit by a pickup truck. She is the hospital with a possible broken leg.

[jusben1369]

Completely random observation but I always have a tough time reconciling your two photos. Are you Bruce Willis or the Happy Go Lucky Uncle?

[ChrisMatyszczyk]

@jusben1369,

I am really glad someone asked that. Because that bottom photo got taken in a hurry as they needed something against a plain background. As I wasn't anywhere near a camera, I asked my uncle Michael to step in. No one knows that. Because no one has ever bothered to ask. Until now.

Thank you for asking. It's a relief to get that off my chest.

Chris

[QuadFather]

hahahahahahahaha .... gasps for breath ... hahahahahahahaaa

:-D

[BlitzBoy1120]

There should be a common sense warning on products these days:

WARNING: PLEASE PICK UP IPOD WHEN IN COLLISION COURSE WITH A TRUCK. OR ELSE.

200 dollar iPod for a 5000 dollar prosthetic leg.

[nackereia]

I would've done the same thing. At the age of sixteen (and even today!), my parents would've refused to fork over $200 for a new iPod if mine got run over. However, they would've been more than willing to pay $5,000 for a prosthetic leg (though, I imagine the insurance company would be the ones who'd *really* pay for that).

Today, though? Now that I have a job that brings enough money to buy an iPod? I definitely wouldn't do it. If it were my laptop, yeah, but for an iPod? No way. I'd miss too much work having a broken leg and not get paid.

[DataDiva06]

Hopefully, her e-companion will have sustained no injuries so that she may have some companionship during her recovery. Had my new little netbook been in that same position, would I have gambled life & limb to save it? YOU BETCHA!

[assman]

I would've flagged the truck down rather than just running into the street. durrr

[bobmarleypeople]

lol

[Perry_Clease]

There was a good chance the truck would have straddled the iPod or otherwise missed it.

[techslut]

Oh yeah, I totally would have saved my Macbook Air. And my Macbook Pro. And my iPod Touch. And my iPhone. I think I should change my name to Macslut.

[jmans1212]

First I want to say I hope the young lady recovers quickly.

There use to be safety commercials for kids not to run out into the street to chase after a ball when playing in the yard etc. I guess now a new after school special will be made to say don't run into the street to pickup your drpped ipod. If the teen was active when she was younger she would probably have had parents and teachers telling her not to run out into the street to get a ball. the same goes for an Ipod, wallet etc.

[nackereia]

Yes, but chances are the ball wouldn't get hurt. If that iPod got hurt, you can bet your ass her parents probably wouldn't replace it. However, if she had to get her leg amputated, I'm sure her parents would've been more than willing to pay for a faux leg or a wheelchair.

I would've done the same thing if I were in her place. Being 22 now, I have no need to. I have a job that pays enough money for me to replace my iPod if such a thing happens, and I'd miss out on too much work if my leg were broken, and thus I wouldn't get paid. If it were my laptop, however, I'd totally risk life and limb. I don't make enough money to easily replace it, and my dad wouldn't buy me a new one.

[mediocrates--2008]

So I guess there wasn't an app for that, huh? :-p

[SlimGem]

"So I guess there wasn't an app for that, huh?"

Actually, there is. Unfortunately she had an iPod Nano.

[cvaldes1831]

Now it were an iPod touch I think I can understand, but for a classic, nano or shuffle? Forget it.

[monkeyfun14]

Eh

Electronics are replaceable people are not we only get one life not 3.

[hatmon]

Legs heal. Even a detached leg can be sewn back on. Ipods only get the one chance. Had she left it there and it was crushed she would've regretted it a great deal but breaking a leg is an anecdote.

[david_sandlin]

New iPod - $400.00
Trip to the Emergency Room - $12,000
Watching the agument for Natural Selection continue to roll on - $PRICELESS

For everything else there's........common sense!

[mnl1121]

seeing how unlikely the truck would have actually hit the iPod i would say this is one hell of a stupid move. Not to mention how durable ipods are; it would have probably survived being run over.

[tlallen_us]

Only in Florida...

[bololo]

Well nothing in this world is worth dying for especially electronics. you have to grow some sense on this mind of yours you know that once you replace a leg, arm, or anything in your body it will never be the same as before never ever ever no matter how excellent the work would be still not worth it plus lookahead electronics are made everyday i mean there is new stuff everyday of your life so even if you lose your ipod you can still get another one some days a better one. So protect your life that is off limit ok.