The Flip Vs. The Ostrich
Just wanted to remind everyone that Friday is the last day to enter the Market Leverage Bag of Stuff giveaway. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment or trackback in the contest post. So far, there’s been over 650 comments so your chance of winning is about the same as bring struck by lighting. However, don’t let that stop you!
One of the items inside the bag of stuff is a Flip Video Ultra. I just posted a review of the Ultra over at The TechZone. You may want to check it out. As part of the testing for the Flip, we took the pocket sized camcorder to the zoo. The Flip is extremely fun and easy to use. The unit’s durability was tested when we came upon this ostrich.
Even though the Flip was damaged in the encounter with the big bird, it still worked. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking! Don’t worry. The winner of the Bag of Stuff will be getting a brand new Flip and not the ostrich pecked one.
The lucky winner of the bag of stuff will be drawn this Saturday at Dot Com Pho. If you wish come on down and maybe even draw the winner, give me a shout and I’ll save a seat for you.
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- Miscellaneous Rambling - Flipping Friday Edition | John Chow dot Com - June 20, 2008 at 4:05 pm
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A 1 in 650 chance so far isn’t that bad… and I could definitely use a camera.
You could probably auction off the flip that was attacked by the ostrich
. I’d imagine there is a way John Chow could make money from damaged electronics!
How are you going to determine the winner?
They could tell you how they determine the winner, but then they’d have to kill you
Actually, how they determine the winner is just by picking my entry
hope lightening will not strike the Winner….
Gooooddddd thank you for fixing ttz media and adding stuff. I was going crazy without stats. I tried to view a product page and it was loading painfully slow and never finished to let you know.
You have a 1 in 650 chance of getting struck by lightning??
Its just like a metaphor, comparing situations on an estimate basis.
Yah. lol -
On a positive note : EVERYONE needs a Flip. Those things are awesome!
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Hold some Metal in your Hand .. the lightening will definitely strike you!! i’ll definitely try that..
Everybody keep saying good things about this camera whoever the results I get from my sony t200 is 100 times better.
I think the ostrich is hungry. John, please feed the bird hehe.
But dont feed it your lens lol, Its gonna choke!
Still hoping to receive that camera , not the broken one
Those birds are so annoying 
I’ll take the broken one if nobody wants it
1 over 650 is better than not trying. If you don’t try, its also mean it is totally 0% of winning, if you try, chances are more than 1%. Good luck every one, and not to worry about the lightning strike, u would get hit by the real one
So will the ostrich join the panda in the John Chow endangered species list?
The whole animal kindom will be upset with John soon!
OK people stand out of the contest because I am winning THIS ONE (not the broken one, lol)!
Hee hee sounds like one cross ostrich! I bet if the pecked one was sold on eBay it would make more money than it was worth new!!
I think it depend on luck too.
I heard the Flip video camera is also weak to dinosaur attack.
Does anyone think “Flip” is a very ironic name for a camera?
Not really. Kodak had some flip cameras also-the flash flipped up.
Lol Shaun,
“John Chow could make money from damaged electronics!” this was good!!!
Now thats funny, and a very good tip as well.
You should give away the damage on too. Also a friend of mine hates those birds, so when I should them the video they freaked haha. Thanks for making my day!
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That´s not an Ostrich, it´s a Ñandú
Well, a broken one is good enough for me…
I think the flip is soo much better than the Ostrich….thats just my opniion though
The Crane is friend with the Panda !!
It certainly is luck…
Haha that is funny
I guess I missed it.