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In April 2015, a Colorado man was cited for firing a gun within a residential area when he took his computer into a back alley and shot it eight times with a 9mm pistol.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Enraged Man Shoots Computer Eight Times|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/22/man-shoots-computer-eight-times_n_7119246.html|newspaper = [[The Huffington Post]]|access-date = 2015-11-03|date = 2015-04-22|last1 = Grenoble|first1 = Ryan}}</ref> When questioned, he told police that he had become so frustrated with his computer that he had "reached critical mass," and stated that after he had shot his computer, "the angels sung on high."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Colorado man ticketed for shooting his computer; says it was worth it|url = http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-colorado-shooting-computer-20150421-story.html|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = 22 April 2015|access-date = 2015-11-03}}</ref> In 2007, a German man threw his computer out the window in the middle of the night, startling his neighbors. German police were sympathetic and did not press charges, stating, "Who hasn't felt like doing that?"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Veneziani|first1=Vince|title=German Throws Computer Out Window, Escapes Fine|date=18 July 2007 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/07/18/german-throws-computer-out-window-escapes-fine/|publisher=[[Tech Crunch]]|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> In 2006, the staged surveillance video "[[Bad Day (viral video)|Bad Day]]", showing a man assaulting his computer at work, became a [[viral video|viral hit]] on the Internet, reaching over two million views.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viral Video Breakdown |url=http://www.views4video.com/viral-video-breakdown |date=2013-07-25 |access-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725183339/http://www.views4video.com/viral-video-breakdown |archive-date=July 25, 2013 }}</ref> Other instances of reported computer rage have ranged from a restaurant owner who threw his laptop into a deep fryer, to an individual who attempted to throw his computer out the window, but forgot that the window was closed.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Drop the mouse and step away from the PC |url = http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7329279/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/drop-mouse-step-away-pc/|website = msnbc.com|access-date = 2015-11-11|date = 2005-03-31}}</ref>

The [[Angry German Kid]] is a popular Internet meme that stems from a viral video from the mid-2000s where the protagonist screams at his computer for loading too slowly, and repeatedly hits the table with the keyboard, causing keys to fall offof.

== Prevalence ==

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Differences in types of computer rage have also been found between different geographical regions. For example, one survey found that individuals from London have been found to be five times more likely to physically assault their computers, while those from [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] were found to be more likely to yell at their computers.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Computer anger: Northerners shout, Southerners lash out {{!}} ZDNet |url= http://www.zdnet.com/article/computer-anger-northerners-shout-southerners-lash-out |website= [[ZDNet]] |access-date= 2015-11-17}}</ref> Differences have also been observed for age groups, as younger adults (18–24 years old) have reported more abusive behaviors in the face of computer frustration when compared to older adults (over 35 years old).<ref name=":8" /> Individuals with less computer experience in particular have also been reported to experience increased feelings of anger and helplessness when it comes to computers,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title= No. It's Not OK Computer! Computer-Related Stress in the Workplace |url= http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/business_advice.php?AID=5202 |website= Fresh Business Thinking |access-date= 2015-11-03}}</ref> but other research has argued that it is the [[self-efficacy]] beliefs about computers that are predictive of computer frustration, not the amount of computer experience or use.<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal |title= Computer anxiety and anger: the impact of computer use, computer experience, and self-efficacy beliefs |journal= Computers in Human Behavior |date= 2006-11-01 |pages= 1001–1011 |volume= 22 |issue=6 |doi= 10.1016/j.chb.2004.03.020 |first= Jeffery D. |last= Wilfong}}</ref>

In 1999, Professor Robert J. Edelmann, a chartered clinical, forensic and healthhalth psychologist and a fellow of the British Psychological Society, was offering a special helpline in the UK for those with technology-related anger.<ref name="Ipsos">{{cite web |url= https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/employees-get-it-out-their-systems |title= Employees Get 'It' Out Of Their Systems. Frustration levels with technology soar, according to new survey |publisher=[[Ipsos]] |date=27 May 1999 |access-date= March 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name="People Management"/>

== Causes ==