what makes iPods die

[dungeon92]

I was wondering, what can cause an iPod to die?
I've seen multiple format problems, but only a few fatal.
Battery death is rare if people take good care of them.
Click wheel going out I've only seen once, and the wheel had the symbols wore off.
anything else to add to this list? I mostly want to make a troubleshoot thread.
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[xmen65]

A big drop!

The battery, screen or hard drive will probably get you way down the road. But in general, the iPod is a pretty solid device.

[SOCOMRAIDER]

A 300 lb. person sitting on it. I've seen it happen. Poor little iPod.
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[dungeon92]

plastic casing and aluminum backing poor thing never stood a chance.
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[TonyMontana]

Wicked snow or skate crash bra'. Like totally gnarled my tunes man.
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[levang]

i would say that time itself would ruin the ipod...also i would say that the battery in my ipod with dock connector only went bad because of its battery. but in the end i would say that if you take good care of your ipod then it will last it as long as you want it...
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[nickh2]

many things can go wrong
defective battery
failed hdd
screen problems
logic board failure
and any thing a person could do, drops, sitting on it, spilling on it and such
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[TheDoctor]

Mine (4g) worked flawlessly for 3 years, then the battery became useless
So I upgraded it - wicked I thought, another 3 years to go.

Then the logic board died, so I sent it for repair (£90).
Wicked I thought, another 3 years to go.

Then the disk died
Sod it, I thought. I'm not spending another £90 to get it fixed

So I bought a new one (touch 16Gb)
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[JohnnyBoy]

According to this clip, food blenders can make iPods die.
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