Don’t take pictures with your iPad – unless it will save you from injury

We’ve all seen those people at concerts or sporting events, hoisting their 10-inch iPad to snap a few pictures or take a video, and in turn, blocking the view of those around them. Generally, it’s a pretty jerk move.

If this guy hadn’t been taking a few photos at this softball game, however, he could’ve ended up with a very nasty injury.

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CNET came across this video of a man taking pictures at the University of Northern Iowa women’s softball tournament, and if he hadn’t been using his gigantic substitute for a camera (which, in fairness, he was unobtrusively holding on the railing), he would’ve ended up with a very nasty surprise:

The iPad takes the foul ball full on, and yet, still seems to work well enough to carry on snapping pictures after the fact. That probably wouldn’t have been the case had he taken the ball to the face.

So next time you’re sitting at a game and think, “man, what a jerk, blocking everyone’s view with his tablet,” perhaps that person is actually using it for protection.

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