It’s definitely on between Samsung and Apple, with the two are battling it out in consumer hearts, courts around the world, and in supply chain arrangements. But now, the company’s two flagship smartphones go head-to-head in that timeless venue, the blender. Blendtec, the blender company famous for pitting its home culinary equipment against valuable electronics, has just posted the video you see above, in which the Samsung Galaxy S III goes up against the iPhone 5 in a blend-off that can’t end well for either.
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