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"Apple has hired a new vice president of technology, and while that's not entirely unusual, the choice person is: Kevin Lynch was Adobe's CTO and one of the most vociferous defenders of Flash, which Apple never supported on iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad.\nBack in the day (circa 2009), Lynch was highly critical of Apple's decision to leave Flash out of the iPhone, and even went so far as to help create a video intended to humiliate the device for the omission.\nMade for Adobe's developer conference in 2009, the video spoofs shows like Myth Busters with Lynch and friends explaining that they got Flash to work on a multitude of devices (including what looks like a Mad Men-era TV) except for two: an old rotary phone and the iPhone.\nSEE ALSO: The Life, Death and Rebirth of Adobe Flash\n\nLynch and the host then set out to install Flash on the iPhone \u2014 by force. First up is a blender, then some dynamite, finally culminating in a steamroller flattening the phone along with a CD-ROM, supposedly loaded with Flash. (The violence begins around the 1:30 mark.)\nAmusingly absurd destruction, certainly, although it does make you wonder what Apple was thinking in hiring Lynch, or how his interviews went over, particularly with iPhone designer Jony Ive. We'll see how Lynch's role plays out in the coming months and years, but one thing is certain: His mobile-device-steamrolling days are behind him.\nBONUS: 6 Glorious iPad Destruction Videos\n\n\nHow to Kill Your New iPad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a Laser (and Flashlight)\nSo you think your new iPad is getting warm? Try handling it when a laser makes it burst into flames.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith an Assault Rifle\nNothing quite says \"die, new iPad\" like shooting it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrop It\nHere's the more prosaic way to destroy your tablet -- drop it onto concrete. And throw in an iPad 2 for good measure.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a Baseball Bat\nWhen the first iPad came out, one kid tried replicating the famous printer-killing scene from Office Space -- with rather less satisfaction.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith an Axe\nRemember, kids, don't try this at home -- unless it's your Dad wielding the axe, of course. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a Blender\nFinally, a YouTube classic: the BlendTec CEO has to smash his original iPad to get it into the blender as part of his ongoing series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, assalve"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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