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Waxman Staff Writer Dec 22, 2014 4:40 PM UTC In a video that will make everyone coveting an iPhone 6 cry a little bit, Ukrainian YouTube celebrity TechRax drops a supposedly “brand new” one into a pan of boiling Coca-Cola. While you will not hear the voice of Siri crying out for help in this clip, you will see a fair amount of the phone’s material slowly melt away. “The results made my house smell like smoke for 2 hours,” the tech blogger [writes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFMtmUAFRo) in the stunt’s description on YouTube. “I would NOT recommend trying this at home.” **READ MORE** [The Best iPhone Apps You Should Download This Week](http://www.time.com/3645886/iphone-apps-duet/) The footage has racked up more than 1.8\. million YouTube views so far since it was uploaded a couple of weeks ago. [Turns out](https://www.youtube.com/user/TechRax/videos) this mad scientist-type blogger has also baked an iPhone 6 inside a turkey for four hours and drilled a hole into one with a power tool. Although, we could see parents using this video as a threat to sons and daughters who will not stop texting during family meals over the holidays. ### See What $200,000 iPhones Look Like  The most expensive device in Brikk's new line is the Lux iPhone 6s Plus Yellow Gold Diamonds Omni - White 128GB, retailing at $199,995, with 24-karat gold and up to 50 carats of diamonds. Yellow gold can be swapped for pink gold or platinum. The device also comes in black. Brikk  The Lux iPhone 6s with a large diamond logo — hand-polished and set with a microscope — come in platinum, yellow gold and pink gold. The 4.7" screen versions retail at $11,895 for yellow and pink gold, and $12,295 for platinum. Brikk  The cheapest device in Brikk's new line is the Lux iPhone 6s Pink Gold with a 4.7" screen, which costs $7,995\. The yellow gold version at the same price is also available. Brikk  A model gazes sadly at the Lux iPhone 6s in 24-karat yellow gold, the diamond-less and cheapest option among the 5.5"-screen devices ($8,995). Brikk  A gold-plated model shows off an iPhone 6s with Brikk's diamond-studded heptagon logo. Brikk  A model sees her own reflection in the Lux iPhone 6s Plus Diamonds Large in 24-karat yellow gold ($10,895). 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