Sadly, the man who inspired that shirt is dead, but he realized his full potential in life. Matthew Clemmens, the Phillies Fan Who Puked on a Little Girl in 2010, Has Apparently Died - Crossing Broad
Given that the guy who posted the video of Hitchbot’s death is also the last guy who gave him a ride, I assume he staged the whole thing for clicks on his YouTube channel.
I think it’s 20 feet deep in the concrete foundation of a large public building. Or just weighted down and tossed in the river. Name the next one Hoffbot.
I’m calling hoax and think that Jessie Wellens, the man who gave him his last ride staged the ‘attack.’ How did Wellens get the security footage?
Well, its Official. Hitchbot is the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard of.
You evidently don’t read much political news, then.
Stupid thing made it around Europe and across Canada. Didn’t even make it off the eastern seaboard of the US. This is why we can’t have nice things.
Did he ever say why he puked on a little girl at the ballpark? Not that there exists a rational explanation but I have to ask.
Next will be Uberbot. Probably marginally safer than hitchhiking.
A few people agree.
I believe she cheered for the other team.
Others are asking similar questions, and pointing out, among other things, that Wellens’ partner Ed Bassmaster is known to own an Eagles jersey like the one in the video.
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/heres-video-of-the-jerk-who-killed-hitchbot-1721797093
http://factually.gizmodo.com/vloggers-faked-a-surveillance-video-but-did-they-destr-1721980896
Me, I’d just like them to explain why they thought leaving anything electronic on the street at 3 AM and NOT expecting it to be stolen, broken or taken away with the trash was ever a good idea anywhere.
It they’re gonna be sending those things to America, HitchBOT 2.0 needs to be armed.
(Of course that will inevitably lead to the Rise of the Machines and the doom of the human race.)
I’m disappointed that the Hitchbot isn’t a robot reincarnation of Christopher Hitchens.
Hitchbot is ugly, cloying, and annoying. For a brief, shining moment, I was proud of my countrymen for destroying it.
Now we find that the destruction wasn’t an old-fashioned mugging at all, but rather a badly acted, badly staged piece of performance art, tweeted out by some pretentious arty-farty douchebag with arms covered with tattoos (excuse me, body art) and a YouTube handle of “Always Teste”.
God help us. We can’t even stomp a robot any more without being hipster douches. We are doomed.
Hitchbot’s remains are being transported home.
Hitchbot sounds like a good way to transport a bomb. Suppose you pick it up, and it explodes? new way for terrorists to stage bombings.
You misunderstand how big the USA is. All of Europe and Canada can fit on the eastern seaboard.
That satire is so dry it should be a lake in California, man…