• Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
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      22 days ago

      Phones are painstakingly designed for idiots to use in idiotic situations. They literally build them so idiots can take them in the bath.

      That said, this woman is a keeper, and the dude that said “bye” is a dummy.

      • AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works
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        22 days ago

        idk, I’ve fixed a lot of phones that people take into baths or showers. constant exposure will wear down the seals and there’s a reason they’re water resistant not waterproof. plus if you’ve ever had any repair done even by an authorized provider that water resistance goes out the window.

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        21 days ago

        With things like rain, deserts and humidity existing, any phone should be IP64 at least, so it’s paranoid to expect it to fail near a bath. Meanwhile many modern phones are IP67, meaning you can literally put them under water.

        So who’s the idiot here, the person using a device within its specifications so they can have more fun, or someone still stuck in the 00s ?

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          21 days ago

          Hey, old habits die hard. Back in my day if you sneezed on a phone it would die, a sticker would turn pink, and you were out 600 bucks! IDK if I’ll ever take my (IP67?) rated phone in the water with me.

          edit get off my lawn (if i could afford a lawn)!

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          21 days ago

          My grandson has taken multiple of my phones for a bath, they all said waterproof. Guess why I said multiple phones. Well, some he broke by smashing them.

          Fun times!

          Problem with the waterproof rating with phones is they heat up, or overheat, one day and bam, no more waterproofing. I definitely wouldn’t recommend pushing it.

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        21 days ago

        I don’t know who you’re calling an idiot back in the early 2000s I had a phone that died because it got rained on. Not even a lot of rain.

        Waterproofing is necessary just generally. Even if you assume it’s never going to get dropped in a puddle it needs to be splash proof at least.