Prank power - over 220,000 views, organically No.1 Google result for ‘Fix a Samsung Hard Drive’
Client: RamJam
Skill set: Technical Guru / Anger
We're amazed at how many views this spoof post notched up and the fact that it stills hits the top rank for a seemingly common search.
Having unsuccessfully tried to repair a hard drive we decided to take it apart in the most destructive way possible, all while documenting the process along the way.
Writing the copy was surprisingly easy, channeling the inner nerd with a mix of Viz comic exposés, the piece was prepared and sent out within a couple of hours.
We've included some of the photos from the sequence but to get the full effect you should really follow all the steps on the Instructables page here.
We've included some of the photos from the sequence but to get the full effect you should really follow all the steps on the Instructables page here.
Ever wanted to know how to fix a hard drive in under 5 minutes? In just 21 easy steps and with basic household equipment you too can fix it yourself…
Hal our tech guru helps the world by explaining how to fix a Samsung hard drive on the popular ‘How to’ site Instructables.
Responses to Hals post include:
– ‘I want 5 minutes of my life back.’
– ‘Can't tell if this is a joke or not.’
– ‘Is important to use brown tape or would black tape work too? >_<‘
Hal never showed us the working result but he swears blind it was fixed.
Hal our tech guru helps the world by explaining how to fix a Samsung hard drive on the popular ‘How to’ site Instructables.
Responses to Hals post include:
– ‘I want 5 minutes of my life back.’
– ‘Can't tell if this is a joke or not.’
– ‘Is important to use brown tape or would black tape work too? >_<‘
Hal never showed us the working result but he swears blind it was fixed.
