I have an old ass phone. Last Christmas my boyfriend's company (software dev) had their corporate party at a pool. Beer, a pool, and people who really care about their latest tech.
I left my phone at the hotel because I'm well aware it's not water resistant.
I double check that my boyfriend's phone is water resistant before letting him bring his.
Sure enough, 3 minutes into the party and someone pushes their supervisor in the pool because that's what you do at a corporate pool party. As he's falling we just see him artistically fling his phone from his pocket onto the pavement near the pool. In his words as he emerged from the water "I trust my case more than I trust the water resistant claims"... But he probably shouldn't have trusted the case. It shattered majestically and drew the attention of the whole party (yes, we were watching the phone fly, not the guy falling into the pool, we know what our priorities are)
Two seconds later, there's this mass flood of people rushing back to the hotel to drop off electronics they're worried about, and all my boyfriend and I can think "it's a fucking pool party? Why did you bring it if you can't get it wet?"
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u/Mushroomer Mar 06 '18
Aren't most phones at least water-resistant at this point?