Fresh off the stove, melted Xbox 360

by Dustin Burg { Oct 8th 2007 at 2:45PM }

Lesson learned, don't leave your Xbox 360 on the kitchen stove even if there is no other place to put it. Why? Because that's exactly what Engadget reader Ty did which ultimately resulted in the gooey mess you see above.

As the story goes, Ty held a crazy fun Halo 3 LAN match with a few buddies and they ran out of physical gaming space. So, the only option was to setup shop in the kitchen and place his 360 on the stove for what he thought would be safe gaming. But during the Halo 3 mayhem someone "accidentally" turned the stove knob resulting in his 360 getting all melted. Supposedly funny and friendly prank gone bad? We think so and we also think Ty should track down the knob turning arson that he calls a friend, stick his face on the stove and "accidentally" melt his flesh to the burner. You hurt a 360, you get punished. It's an eye for an eye in fanboy world.

[Thanks, Trevor Leon]

Tags: stove, xbox-360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

UNSCleric @ Oct 8th 2007 2:50PM

How is this even news?

Grant @ Oct 8th 2007 2:51PM

hm,
no 3 Rings,
no warrenty repair. :)

Grant @ Oct 8th 2007 2:52PM

"1. How is this even news?"

it's not. this is a blog.

csm1013 @ Oct 8th 2007 2:55PM

LOL! Thats just stupidity, wonder if it still works?? Looks like just the plastic casing has been melted...

TORO @ Oct 8th 2007 2:57PM

"stick his face on the stove and "accidentally" melt his flesh to the burner"

lmao

AnOffday @ Oct 8th 2007 2:58PM

What an idiot. He totally deserved that.

In other news, Ty just bought a used PS3 on ebay for 900 dollars.

Johnny @ Oct 8th 2007 3:01PM

Somebody tell that guy that they can stand up vertically.

Gemini Ace @ Oct 8th 2007 3:02PM

That's just retarded.

Gemini Ace @ Oct 8th 2007 3:10PM

A couple more things.

First, this guy shouldn't even be getting this attention since he's obviously an idiot.

Second, he can afford a Xbox 360 and Halo 3, but has an apartment the size of a shoebox?

DemonGSides @ Oct 8th 2007 3:31PM

Gemini, that was the dumbest comment you could ever make.

EVER. Stop breathing, its wasting what precious air we have left.

I say this, because I live in a VERY small space, yet can afford a 360 and Halo 3. You obviously have never purchased either, or else you'd know its not that expensive.

nizzy1115 @ Oct 8th 2007 3:43PM

20 bucks says it still works.

Tim @ Oct 8th 2007 3:49PM

Anywhere that 1 xbox is lying down 3 could be standing. There's no excuse for this.

STEVE @ Oct 8th 2007 3:51PM

This is gay. Who the hell cares that someone melted a 360 on a fucking stove???

FrankTheCrank @ Oct 8th 2007 4:03PM

This is a retarded story. Is this all you have to do to get in the news? I'm going home to throw my DS in the microwave.

To the dumbass who left his 360 on the stove: when you get your rings, you get NO warranty replacement. "That'll be $279 with tax, will that be mastercard or visa?"

Jon @ Oct 8th 2007 4:30PM

"American express, biatch!"

Hobo 3rectus @ Oct 9th 2007 1:07AM

I like my xbox 360 extra crispy please

charleytony @ Oct 9th 2007 9:02AM

buy the way could thos be the next-gen version of the towel trick to repair a rrod system??

DjDATZ @ Oct 8th 2007 4:41PM

LOL Toro...I was thinkin the exact same thing. LOL

Next, this guy is an idiot. If it was a prank by his friends...then the one that did it should really face the consequences that X3F outlined.

And no, this isn't a newsworthy story, but it IS funny, and this IS a blog, so non-news can be posted. Plus its awesome to laugh at other people's misfortunes...so why not?

Gemini Ace @ Oct 8th 2007 5:48PM

@DemonGSides

I'm wasting your air? Talk to this kid and his retard friends.

Sorry you live in a small place, but maybe you should get your priorities straight. A tiny apartment full of expensive electronics just screams "virgin!".

pwned.

webster1990 @ Oct 8th 2007 6:33PM

the stove was the ONLY possible place for him to put his 360?
WTF, idiot, im sure the floor, the sideboard, on top of another 360 lay down would be waaay safer.

still funny though.

MDJ2010 @ Oct 8th 2007 7:42PM

Gemini Ace what are u talking about? My place I live in (with my fiance - thought id mention that unless you attack with pre-pubescent mockings of virginity) isnt very big, yet i have some nice electrical equipment. Do you think a 360 costs the same as an apartment or something?
Well Im off to sell my TV so I can buy a mansion!

jdub @ Oct 8th 2007 7:56PM

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind

todde7 @ Oct 8th 2007 8:49PM

@ #7 they can stand up vertically but they tend to overheat easier that way. But I guess an overheating hazard beats a "melting" hazard. I wonder if it still works.

eight @ Oct 9th 2007 12:14AM

well, i guess this is better than having a backwards 3 on the side of your box... though both are the results of a gap in common sense.

wolfram @ Oct 9th 2007 1:46AM

Please. This seems concocted by some bored gamers just to get attention on blogs just like this one.
And, if it's not, he should thank the guy. Maybe now it won't overheat with the additional venting. :)

MDJ2010 @ Oct 9th 2007 2:34AM

@todde7 - u sure on that? Ive heard they will overheat more laid flat.

Boff @ Oct 9th 2007 6:56AM

Looks like some fancy case mod with a window!!

xenocidic @ Oct 9th 2007 8:50AM

@24 agreed.

The 360 was probably already bricked and they burned it as a joke.

does his kitchen not have a counter-top?

Carl @ Oct 9th 2007 1:18PM

I think the person who placed his xbox 360 on the stove is much more stupid. Seriously, why would you put it there, ever heard of "the ground". Or atleast a place where you know your 360 wont burn and get enough air. With that said, If I know I have friends coming, 3 TV's, 3 Consoles, Booze, Za's, all outside. It's the only way to go.....