Not that we’d ever encourage anyone to pulverize an iPhone in a blender, but it sure makes us wonder what those crazy guys at Blendtec are up to next.
Luckily, we get to meet Tom Dickson and find out. Tom, the lab coat-wearing star of the Will it Blend videos on YouTube, is one of the 2,100-plus NRA Show exhibitors.
Dickson's been coming to the NRA Show ever since he launched his first commercial blender 15 years ago. And after he started grinding glow sticks, golf balls and other goodies on video in 2006, he also put his blenders to the test on the NRA Show floor.
The other day, Dickson took time out from his decimations to tell us about his cameo in a Dreyer's Ice Cream (another NRA Show exhibitor!) commercial and give us a preview of what to expect at his booth. Here’s what he had to say...
NRA: That commercial for Dreyer's Dibs was hilarious ... but kind of gross. Did they really "wax" that man's back with that giant lollipop?
Dickson: It took three hours to put the hair on that guy. Then they put it on my back.
NRA: Besides smoothies, what will you blending at this year’s NRA Show?
Dickson: Every two hours, we blast away golf balls, marbles, golf balls, electronics, cell phones – the harder the better. We’ll be on the look out for other things to blend. No matter where we go, we’re always looking.
What do you want Tom to blend at NRA Show 2008? Tell us!