“Jack” learned first-hand how fast news travels on the Internet, all by being the first person to drop his new iPhone 6 live on TV.
Meet the man who dropped the first iPhone 6 in Perth
Accidents happen, and sometimes on live TV.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Immediately he realized what was going to happen. We’ll call this the “Fives stages of Memeing.”
1. Denial
So I dropped my new iPhone 6 live on national tv. Hope I don't become some meme. First in Perth!
— Jack (@triggywiggy) September 19, 2014 2. Anger
Heard people talking about a guy who dropped their new iPhone on national news. Was like, yo quit talking about me
— Jack (@triggywiggy) September 19, 2014 3. Bargaining
Literally been reading forums, articles, tweet and heard people talk about me dropping the iPhone for the past hour now....
— Jack (@triggywiggy) September 19, 2014 4. Depression
Just been told by news that I have gone "Viral" My phone approves as I can;t get on it with all the notifications.
— Jack (@triggywiggy) September 19, 2014 I am going to take a break from Twitter for a while. Feeling a bit overwhelmed.
— Jack (@triggywiggy) September 19, 2014 5. Acceptance
See! He’s tweeting from the iPhone and everything!
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