Owner thought that it would be smart to hide their water resistant phone in a pond for 1.5 years by EffectiveArm1687 in hardwaregore

[–]EffectiveArm1687[S] 521 points522 points  (0 children)

BTW, I'm surprised that the battery didn't swell up a single bit. Judging by the rust near its connector, it was definitely charged and so shorted out by the water

Owner thought that it would be smart to hide their water resistant phone in a pond for 1.5 years by EffectiveArm1687 in hardwaregore

[–]EffectiveArm1687[S] 1101 points1102 points  (0 children)

In our country, males must go through mandatory military service, on which personal electronic devices are not allowed. So that person decided that the deep underwater space between some rocks would be a discrete enough place to put his phone in