My iPhone is apparently not waterproof

[DaveMatthewsBand]

In case anyone was wondering.

Hey I figure what's the point of having a "way off topic" thread if you can't post stuff no one really cares about!
So if you're still here you must be as bored as I am, typing all this out just for your entertainment...

So... 2 days ago we were at Devil's Churn near Cape Perpetua (badass name huh?)
We were checking out some tide pools and taking pictures with our iPhones at (what I thought was) low tide.
I was climbing around on some rocks when I noticed a rather large wave heading my way, so like Jordan I leaped straight up onto a large rock, which at the time I was pretty proud of.
My pride was short lived because a split second later my iPhone decided to make a break for it and dove into the Pacific.

It lay half buried in sand, under a foot of salt water for about 8 seconds, but by some miracle I spotted it, just before it was pulled out to sea.
I was amazed to see it was still working, and it continued to work for the rest of the day, yay, I love a happy ending!
But then I tried to charge it.
The newer phones can be placed onto a special conductive pad and charged wirelessly, however my device is too old. I have the archaic (2 years old) iPhone 6!
I guess a bit of sand got jammed up into the charging port; I tried toothpicks and compressed air to clean it out, to no avail.
Luckily we had it insured so I paid the $149 deductible and received a new iPhone in less than 24 hours.

We bought a waterproof Nikon for taking pictures in and around bodies of water... I'll be leaving my iPhone in the truck from now on.

[LCBoyer]

The question is: “Who care about apathy”?

[Country Campers]

You should have bought a Chevy..

[Dick Noble]

Same problem if it is dropped into the toilet. I was not going to reach down and get it so I flushed a few times. Still did not work.

[minnow101]

My luck, I would of slipped on the rock and fell in, the phone would of fallen out of my pocket, landing on the dry rock and then just as I climbed out of the water reaching for the phone, a wave would of crashed on the rock taking the phone out to Davy Jones Locker.

[BigGuy82]

In case anyone was wondering.

Hey I figure what's the point of having a "way off topic" thread if you can't post stuff no one really cares about!
So if you're still here you must be as bored as I am, typing all this out just for your entertainment...

So... 2 days ago we were at Devil's Churn near Cape Perpetua (badass name huh?)
We were checking out some tide pools and taking pictures with our iPhones at (what I thought was) low tide.
I was climbing around on some rocks when I noticed a rather large wave heading my way, so like Jordan I leaped straight up onto a large rock, which at the time I was pretty proud of.
My pride was short lived because a split second later my iPhone decided to make a break for it and dove into the Pacific.

It lay half buried in sand, under a foot of salt water for about 8 seconds, but by some miracle I spotted it, just before it was pulled out to sea.
I was amazed to see it was still working, and it continued to work for the rest of the day, yay, I love a happy ending!
But then I tried to charge it.
The newer phones can be placed onto a special conductive pad and charged wirelessly, however my device is too old. I have the archaic (2 years old) iPhone 6!
I guess a bit of sand got jammed up into the charging port; I tried toothpicks and compressed air to clean it out, to no avail.
Luckily we had it insured so I paid the $149 deductible and received a new iPhone in less than 24 hours.

We bought a waterproof Nikon for taking pictures in and around bodies of water... I'll be leaving my iPhone in the truck from now on.

The new iPhones are waterproof- at least my iPhone X is.


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[Dawgfever]

Dear DaveMatthewsBand.....I don’t really care about your phone issues [emoji23]


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[DaveMatthewsBand]

Dear DaveMatthewsBand.....I don’t really care about your phone issues [emoji23]


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Hey!
Your avatar pic looks almost exactly like mine.
Do you have a larger version of that photo?

[orbiker]

Never EVER turn your back to the Pacific Ocean. Keep an eye our always. A sneaker wave WILL get you.