[downwdims]

They went medieval, but clearly the thing showed damage after being dropped 3 times on carpet.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ipad_gets_dropped_dunked_and_smashed

[TXnMA]

We scientists call that a "bigger hammer test" as in, "hand me a bigger hammer, and it will break".

BTW, science (as opposed to vendetta) requires controls for validity. Where are the competing netbooks, etc., that are being submitted to identical treatment?