The Best of #BendGate

When Apple slips up, consumers and competitors alike just can't help but enjoy some major schadenfreude. Although #BendGate has not been nearly as much of an issue as the botched iOS 8.0.1 update that caused network connectivity and Touch ID malfunctions, it has produced some pretty hilarious reactions.

There were those who tried to seek the truth:

I JUST SAW SOME DUDE TRYING TO BEND AN IPHONE 6+ THAT WAS ON DISPLAY AT WALMART LMFAO #BendGate

— tony (@supremecam) September 28, 2014

Look at the strain on his face while trying to bend that iPhone 6 http://t.co/q7d7pQNJm9 pic.twitter.com/lL2QFkyzEt

— Samuel Gibbs (@SamuelGibbs) September 25, 2014

2007: Will it blend? 2014: Will it bend? A nice encapsulation of how the iPhone has evolved.

— Ben Thompson (@monkbent) September 24, 2014

There were those who tried to find the solutions:

Oh thank God, there IS a way to fix it! #BendGate pic.twitter.com/3L3dCSVnEG

— Elleluminati Agent (@Wryyydiculous) September 28, 2014

#3dprinting can solve any problem: I give you the pre-bent iPhone 6+ case http://t.co/4OnQNGGCDq #bendgate pic.twitter.com/4mEX1yrI2I

— John Biehler (@JohnBiehler) September 27, 2014

iPhone bending? Problem solved. #bendghazi #BendGate pic.twitter.com/t8dCRdFyW0

— anthony snitzer (@anthonysnitzer) September 24, 2014

There were those who just enjoyed the free social media marketing opportunity:

Too many unfunny companies jumping on #bendgate but this one almost made me lol : pic.twitter.com/cEGjGWNcDt

— Bjarne P Tveskov ツ (@tveskov) September 25, 2014

Our phone doesn't bend, it flexes...on purpose. #bendgate pic.twitter.com/d1DudxDQgf

— LG USA Mobile (@LGUSAMobile) September 24, 2014

We don't bend, we #break. #bendgate #iPhone6plus pic.twitter.com/uippCg4kCi

— KITKAT (@KITKAT) September 24, 2014

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Although Apple has stated that the iPhone is not prone to bending and that only a few customers have actually come forward with bent devices, this clearly hasn't stopped the Internet from taking advantage of this rare #AppleFail.