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Would You Participate in Phone Stacking?

SodaHead Fun 2012/01/13 01:21:28
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What started out as a silly little idea has blown into a viral sensation -- and one that people are actually testing out. "Phone stacking" isn't your average internet meme. It's actually a really cool concept. And it's for people who are a little too attached to their phones.

This is how it works: before a dinner with friends or family (or any event where real-life social interaction is suggested), people stack their phones one-by-one on top of each other. Then, they do the unthinkable: continue on with their lives as if the electronic device isn't even there. If they hear a sound indicating a text message, they ignore it. If they hear their phone ringing, they simply pretend they don't. And then they carry on with their dinner.

But here's the catch: whoever can't bare the thought of overlooking their latest text and ends up caving by grabbing for their phone, loses. And then they have to pay the bill for dinner, or buy a round of drinks for everyone, or...well, you get the idea. So, what do you think? Is phone stacking a cool idea -- or is it just another pointless game that somehow got popular?

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  • YOMOMMA 2012/03/19 11:18:44
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    YOMOMMA
    It may be fun. Just imagine all the phones ringing at the same time! Or we could build phone houses.
  • Lerro DeHazel 2012/02/10 17:06:15
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    Lerro DeHazel
    +1
    People will always figure out another way or find another way to play with RADIATION . . . The thing about the African Black Mamba [Dendroaspis polylepis] is when you see one then you know that it is deadly. RADIATION can NOT be seen, though. There really are some things that people shouldn't play with. Some of these things can be seen, while other DEADLY things can NOT be seen. I have never lost a family member to the DEADLY Bite of the African Black Mamba; but then, again, I never had any family member who played with snakes, either. Both my daughter and my brother-in-law were heavy-cell-phone users; and we lost them both to tumors on the brain, relative to RADIATION Emissions frhttp://www.sciencedaily.com... . . . I, personally, got rid of my Cell Phone in 2006, and I have not missed its presence in my life at all. In fact, I never even think about myself ever owning another Cell Phone, ever. Cell Phones have a "hidden goody-goody" about them, though. In high-crime areas like San Francisco, where the local police just suck so bad; Cell Phones are indeed an otherwise crime-deterrent; which is also particularly good where there are lots and lots of illegal aliens roaming about with cell phones, also. Cell Phones, thus, can teach “Crime Prevention” in any Language . . . Other than that, they really suck. For sure, they should not be treated as toys; any more than one might treat a Black Mamba as a toy.
  • Brendan... Lerro D... 2012/03/20 15:23:56
    Brendan Young
    This is really not pertinent to the original post in ANY way... and especially since you said you ditched your cell phone in 2006, you really have no jurisdiction to speak on this topic.
  • Lerro D... Brendan... 2012/03/20 18:36:44
    Lerro DeHazel
    In fact, it is ABSOLUTELY PERTINENT to the Topic . . . Your statements made are the equivolent of saying that Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (Memvbers of MADD) have no pertinent business speaking out on the topic relative to Automatic Transmissions and 4-Eleven Rearends . . . And that is just ABSOLUTELY NOT True.
  • Izzy! 2012/01/28 01:44:18
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Izzy!
    +1
    I think it's kinda AWESOME. I probably wouldn't literally STACK them. But the whole idea of having a competition over it is just...Cool.
  • C-ZAR™, Emperor of the PHÆT 2012/01/21 11:51:43
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    C-ZAR™, Emperor of the PHÆT
    +1
    Sort of like "Planking" but with electronic devices, lol
  • S123 C-ZAR™,... 2012/01/24 23:26:57
    S123
    +1
    Phone stacking sounds more fun to me though.
  • MaX PowerS 2012/01/19 15:24:54
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    MaX PowerS
    +2
    RE: How I Spied On My Girlfriend…The Good The Bad And The Ugly!

    I recently had the same problem and wasn’t sure if my girlfriend of five years was cheating on me. I never really looked through her stuff in the past but I have been very suspicious due to late night calls and a couple of small lies.


    I know all of you will not agree with me on this but I decided to spy on her to see if she was up to anything. All I can say is be prepared to accept the worst if you go this route. I personally would rather know what is going on behind my back.


    Anyway…I installed some Spy Software into her phone. All you have to do is log on to your computer to find her location by GPS.


    The program also sends you all of the numbers that she called and all of her texts that are sent and received even if she erases them.


    Just by the texts alone, I found that she was cheating with TWO GUYS!


    The software information page is at http://www.newalternativesolu... if you want to check it out. It will give you answers if you really want them. Either way, it sucks for me but I am glad that I found out
  • Sam DeP... MaX PowerS 2012/02/10 17:12:46
    Sam DePecan
    +1
    How do you know that she is not cheating on them at the time that she is using you? . . . If they are both aware of that fact, then who knows? . . . Her mobile electronic toy may be loaded down with all kinds of electronic interceptor devices . . .
  • onegoodreasonxx 2012/01/19 02:18:19
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    onegoodreasonxx
    +1
    sure why not
  • Posha King 2012/01/18 18:19:01
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Posha King
    +2
    I strongly feel we should all unplug just a bit. We should stop feeling so OBLIGATED to be in the know every second of every day. This is a fun, non-threatening, voluntary way to start this process. It's not exactly the most life-altering concept on the planet, but over time, with popularity, it could lead to a less "technology-leashed" lifestyle and we could all use that!
  • Simmysimfreak 2012/01/17 06:02:19
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Simmysimfreak
    +1
    that actually sounds fun ^ ^ ill bring it up with my friends next time we go out to eat
  • Russell Brown 2012/01/17 01:20:51
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Russell Brown
    +1
    It looks nice
  • ♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌ 2012/01/16 22:13:56
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    ♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌
    +1
    good idea guys.
  • shelbyrocksu 2012/01/16 20:59:37
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    shelbyrocksu
    +1
    i would so lose though......... lol
  • jrtmanmd 2012/01/16 20:38:15
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    jrtmanmd
    +2
    But I have a better idea! When you are out to dinner in a public place or at a friends house, or at a social gathering... Turn OFF the cell phone! Then you won't have to pretend to ignore it! Just turn it off! ;-)
  • arya.ecklund 2012/01/16 20:16:18
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    arya.ecklund
    +1
    Thats funny!!
  • Catgirl 2012/01/16 20:03:39
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    Catgirl
    +2
    I will admit, it seems like it could be some kind of good idea. If your a moron that 'cannot live' without your phone. That would be helpful for them to not let the cell phone take over their life.
    I on the other hand do not live and breath with my cell phone attached to me. I do feel awkward when i go places without my phone, but that is because im a pessimistic person and i believe that everything that can go wrong will, so i therefore need my phone to contact my mother when bad things go down.
    I text three people in a week, and less that about 20 messages a day. I text my best friend, my mother, and occasionally my brother. Thats it. If i really want to talk to my friend i call her, using our land line, yeah, we still have one of those, oooh how ancient.
    This would be an awful idea for me because 80% of the time im using my phone is not for entertainment purposes. A lot of times its to do research, listen to music while i write/study, or text my mother because something of semi-importance happened at school...
  • Amy.[: 2012/01/16 19:39:26
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Amy.[:
    +1
    Sure why not
  • JoeM 2012/01/16 18:44:12
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    JoeM
    +1
    yet I have kids at home, so I would answer a call from the "kids" ringtone.
  • Stan Kapusta 2012/01/16 18:16:52 (edited)
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Stan Kapusta
    +1
    Wow I won't have to look at someone 's wait finger. Or hear I gotta get this. How about the first phone to go off pays the check the next 5 dinners. Now that's real fun.
  • BillygoldBill 2012/01/16 17:50:34
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    BillygoldBill
  • theJosmo 2012/01/16 17:44:16
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    theJosmo
    +1
    What I do is that I suddenly stop talking when the person I'm talking to starts texting. When they look up, say "go on, I'm listening (not)," I start talking nonsense and see if they notice. They don't.
  • Brendan... theJosmo 2012/09/05 15:30:14
    Brendan Young
    Haha, I've done that before. Gets my girlfriend every time. She has since started listening closer :P
  • TheNightFly 2012/01/16 17:03:32
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    TheNightFly
    +2
    but, who pays if nobody caves?
  • William Day 2012/01/16 15:09:57
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    William Day
    +2
    Even more stupid than planking.
  • WGN 2012/01/16 14:58:06
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    WGN
    +2
    It sounds cool, but I would not do it as I turn off my phone when I am at social functions, so I do not have to answer it. There is nothing that important that I need to know.
  • jeni 2012/01/16 13:55:03
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    jeni
    +1
    would definitely show who can and can't live without their phone :)
  • Callaway 2012/01/16 13:48:13
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    Callaway
    +2
    A person shouldn't have to sponsor a special event just to put their silly phone down. I know it's an alien idea in 2012 but there's a vast number of people who don't run around continually with their cell in hand texting and yapping away amazingly also don't freak out if they don't have it with them every second of every day. I even know a few who don't even own a cell phone imagine that.
  • Jill 2012/01/16 12:56:11
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Jill
    +1
    I have no desire to check my phone constantly so I'd be getting lots of free drinks. :)
  • Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2012/01/16 12:47:51
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA
    +4
    Some people, including my kids, need to try to live life without their cell phone glued to the side of their head.
  • MinaM8 2012/01/16 11:40:40
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    MinaM8
    +3
    PLEASE. It should be a prat of table manners. I hate it when I go and have dinner with my dad at a fancy restaurant (which does not happen often, we usually argue a lot lol) and he keeps texting because of his work. Argh!!!
  • Toxic-D... MinaM8 2012/01/24 00:15:24
    Toxic-Death
    +1
    My dad does the same thing ,We will be having a meal together and he doesn't say like 2 words to me ,but all the time he is on his stupid phone.
  • MinaM8 Toxic-D... 2012/03/02 17:28:53
    MinaM8
    +2
    :( i know right, i hate the feeling
  • Wanderer 2012/01/16 11:11:50 (edited)
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Wanderer
    +1
    aaaargh!!! cold cold turkey......but it would be fun to see who cracked first...
  • vetogod 2012/01/16 10:15:15
  • Inquisitve Kat 2012/01/16 10:07:08
    No, it's just another lame idea.
    Inquisitve Kat
    +1
    I can easily resist answering my phone, but there's no damn way I'm stacking it... it's a brand new touchscreen smartphone.
  • Pearlie Momi♥Patriot Warrior♥ 2012/01/16 09:24:39
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Pearlie Momi♥Patriot Warrior♥
    +2
    Yes ,sound cool, but I don't have much text ...I can always return calls later or the next day..
  • Arinn 2012/01/16 09:06:47
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Arinn
    +1
    I would probably win I don't like phones yay
  • Pele Emerging 2012/01/16 08:25:25
    Yes, it's a cool concept.
    Pele Emerging
    +2
    Tee hee! I'd probably win because half the time, I can't even remember to bring my cell phone with me. I'm still hopelessly stuck in the last century.

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