Mechanical Keyboard Bro Replaces iPad Girl as Most Annoying Student

In recent semesters, the popularity of iPad Minis among Texas A&M University students has led to the rise of the iPad girl, whose incessant tapping and clicking drown out professors as they attempt to color-code their notes. This semester, however, has introduced a new, more annoying presence into the classrooms: the Mechanical Keyboard Bro.

At first, this type of student seems similar to the classmate who uses their Alienware laptop with RGB to take notes in an English class. However, the Mechanical Keyboard Bro does not use just any standard mechanical keyboard. When asked about the multi-pound aluminum object in front of their laptop’s keyboard, they are quick to tell you about the benefits brought to them by their special switches, lubed stabilizers, attention-grabbing keycaps, and aluminum casing. These key features of the $300 keyboard make a slightly softer “click clack” than a $20 plastic keyboard.

“It’s all about increasing my productivity. There’s zero travel on those school-issued laptop keyboards, so that massively kills my ability to type,” said Jack Hall, a Mechanical Keyboard Bro. “Plus, mechanical keyboards just have that superior feeling when you type on them. And this one is super quiet as well – I used Brown Cherry MX for the switches. Some people say they’re too clicky and loud, but I disagree.”

Some of Hall’s classmates, however, disagreed with his claims of quiet typing. A classmate reported that Hall’s typing was so loud that their professor still had to shout to be heard over it despite Hall always sitting in the back of the lecture hall.

These complaints did not deter Hall from bringing his loud keyboards to class. While he offered his classmates to join him in a group purchase of materials to custom build a slightly quieter keyboard, it remains to be seen if this will be successful.

 

— Radio Reveille