I am kicking around an idea of a trick where you borrow a cell phone and smash it. I am thinking of switching for something similar (at least a similar feel to be smashed). I cant think of anything I could smash that would be cheap enough, but still believable as a phone. It would be in a bag or envelope. Any ideas?

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You can buy fake iphones on ebay for about $8, if you want to smash one each time its too expensive, but if you are just showing the smashed bits after youve done the smashing it could be worth a look.

Yeah, Robert Baxt put that out, it was called Cell Phone Surprise, although I'm not sure it's still available.

A toy phone from the dollar store should do the trick. When you use a real hammer, it sounds pretty good, that's what I used. Smashing up a real phone doesn't actually make that much noise or impact. The toy ones were much better. Fake iphones can often be found for $3 or less, they work well too, a little more realistic.

Good luck!
Kevin

If you are looking for free room and board, you could just smash their phone.
Soon you would see something black and white with red on top. lol

Good idea about the dollar store. I looked at a toy store but they were huge for toddlers.

I did a comedy phone smash once. After the switch and smash I pulled out some pieces of circuit board and clear plastic strung together with light fishing line.

Sounds like you are looking for a more realistic effect but a bit of circuit board helps sell it 'cause most people don't know what the inside of a phone looks like but they have seen circuit boards when they open a computer's case.