Apple fans (and a robot) line up around world for iPhone 6s launch

We figured tonight’s iPhone 6s launch would draw some crowds, and sure enough, they are. Fans all over the world are lining up to be the first to get their hands on Apple’s latest hardware, and we have the pictures to prove it, starting with that massive batch of Hamburgers above.

Here are crowds outside of Apple Stores from across the globe.

In Japan, one guy is apparently so pumped about the release that he’s forgotten to put on pants. Or that could just be a Japan thing. I’m not judging, but I’m also not ruling it out.

https://twitter.com/sol_getnews/status/647159557005815808/photo/1

They’re fully clothed in Singapore, however. At least, as far as we can tell. And even if not, at least Instagram user spaceman_sg just limited it to a face shot.

https://instagram.com/p/7_zputQ6SR/?taken-by=spaceman_sg

At the Little Rock store in Arkansas, Twitter user swarren08 is passing his time by playing sci-fi shooter Destiny on his Xbox One. He has the console hooked up to a 32-inch TV out on the sidewalk, and it’s all plugged in via an extension cord that runs into the store itself.

“With this being my 4th year camping, I’ve got this covered,” he says.

I’m not sure what happened to Numbers 1, 2, and 3 in this line, or where Number 5 is, but we can’t rule out a deadly case of iPhone Fever.

@cultofmac #4 in line at Southlake, TX pic.twitter.com/uac4oDkFWn

— LeatherCheeri0 (@Leathercheeri0) September 24, 2015

In Miami Beach, they have a weird combination of a classy velvet rope to mark the line and a less-than-classy shirtless man covered in tattoos.

Just please keep your pants on, sir.

https://twitter.com/C47/status/647112454888144898/photo/1

The party in Hamburg is continuing into the night.

https://twitter.com/Thomas_BILDde/status/647159827408527360/photo/1

In Sydney, the lines are also looking pretty robust.

ตี 4.38 น. ณ Apple Store Sydney, 4.38am Sydney local time 4 hr ahead #iPhone6s #Launching pic.twitter.com/MagcQGOB0z

— iMoD (@iPhonemods) September 24, 2015

That’s probably why Lucy Kelly was smart to send a robot to stand in line for her. I’ve been in lines that size before, and they smell like someone returning from a three-day fishing trip inside of an old shoe.

The robot is fourth in line. So much for that superior efficiency and performance, you metal bastards.

https://twitter.com/CodeAndCommand/status/647119190877450240

But if we want to talk about really scary lines, Russia has everyone beat. Its massive mob of iFans looks like the Revolution is happening again. Only much less violent and way geekier.

https://twitter.com/tutby/status/647158628248616960/photo/1

Back in Sydney, one of the three speedy humans who beat the line-bot is Lindsay Handmer, who snagged his spot two weeks ago before Apple even unveiled the new hardware.

He’s not even a huge Apple fan — he uses a Dell laptop and a phone from HTC, but he’s using his spot to promote his own secondhand tech store and to raise money for Mission Australia, a charity that works to provide career training and affordable housing to those in need. And what better way to do that than by living on the street for two weeks?

But hang in there, everyone. Your waits will all be over soon.

Evan Killham

Evan Killham is a freelance writer who lives in Nebraska and isn’t interested in football, so he has plenty of time to play and think about video games. He has written for Bitmob and GamesBeat and sometimes, he even goes outside. But not too often because he’s heard there are bees out there. Occasionally, companies send free units for review. Evan subscribes to Cult of Mac’s Reviews Policy and also does not keep the items he receives for possible coverage.