TechRax
TechRax is a YouTube channel focused on making videos about the destruction of phones (particularly Apple iPhones, Samsung's Galaxy S, and Samsung's Note Series) and other technological devices. The channel was founded by Taras Maksimuk (; born August 5, 1993) on September 20, 2009. History Maksimuk began the TechRax channel as a standard tech blog but switched over to tech destruction videos in 2012 after discovering a demand for them. Maksimuk used the advertising revenue to finance his college studies. The first destruction he did is "iPhone 5 Hammer Smash Drop Test -Episode #1-". The destruction of Apple products are the most popular on the channel. Format TechRax's videos generally follow the same format, and involve stress tests, drop tests and experiments involving the deliberate destruction or damage of technology, typically smartphones. Maksimuk has crushed an iPhone 5s under a train, boiled an iPhone 6 in Coca-Cola, performed a head-to-head comparison between an iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 to see which survives longer when boiled in water, and destroyed an Apple Watch Edition with neodymium magnets. The watch cost $10,000, which he raised through advertising in other videos. The video drew over six million views by February 2016. He