Your Phone Isn’t Actually Waterproof—But These Other Devices Are

Want to live on the edge? Go get a glass of water—or, if you’re feeling extra lucky, a beer or a Coke—and pour it on your phone.

Wait! First of all, I, David Pierce, am not liable for any phones destroyed during this, um, experiment. The reason I dared you at all is that if you have a recent smartphone from Apple or Samsung, this is theoretically no problem. Many phones are now advertised as “spillproof” or “water-resistant,” meant to survive a spilled drink, a tumble into the toilet or even a fall into the pool. Definitely...

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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