Anonymous
Cool phone
Today, I put my phone in the fridge to cool it down. Now it's cold, but it won't turn on. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Quincy_Ethan
Killeen, United States
Today, my little sister was using my phone to play games. About an hour later, she came to me and said my phone wouldn't work. Turns out my phone had gotten hot and she put it in water to cool it down. FML
Anonymous
Today, my refrigerator defrosted itself. FML
Anonymous
Manchester, United Kingdom
Where am I?
Today, I was so tired from staying up late binge-watching my favorite show that I accidentally put my phone in the refrigerator instead of the milk. FML
nobar
Today, I learned how to make my fridge colder. I felt that what it was set on felt a little warmer than normal, so I turned it down. Now everything in my fridge is frozen. FML
merrr
Canada
Today, I dropped my phone in the wet snow. I read that putting it in rice helps to get the water out. Three pieces of rice are now frozen into the power port, and I can't get the charger in. FML
nerderer
Duluth, United States
Today, after frantically searching my house and office and calling every place I'd visited in the last 24 hours, I finally found my phone in my fridge. FML
Anonymous
Australia
Brain freeze
Today, I spent 10 minutes searching for my phone while on a call. Turns out, I had absentmindedly put it in the freezer while grabbing a snack. It was frozen solid, but at least I found it. FML
rosesareyellow
United States
Today, I dropped my phone in water, and my friends told me to put it in rice to draw out the water. They put my phone in riceroni. My phone now smells like chicken and has rice seasoning stuck all over it. Needless to say it still doesn't work. FML
Anonymous
Mountain Home, United States
Today, I read a seemingly serious article online about giving your smartphone some extra charge by putting it in the microwave for one minute. My phone is now fried. FML
boo
United States
Today, I learned the reason they say don't keep your phone in high humidity places. I left my phone on the counter when I went to take a shower. It now won't turn on due to water damage and the warranty doesn't cover it. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Just put it in rice for a few days and it'll be fine. Hot pork-fried rice works best.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Well, you can either just tell yourself that you prevented it from exploding or you can be honest and realise you foolishly bricked your phone.
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Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Well, you can either just tell yourself that you prevented it from exploding or you can be honest and realise you foolishly bricked your phone.
RichardPencil 32
Just put it in rice for a few days and it'll be fine. Hot pork-fried rice works best.
D J's MOM 17
I do that occasionally, but only for 5-10 min max.
JackWood 21
Just heat it back up in the microwave. js
Chazzster 32
OK - Be aware that some of the comments were to do things that would just make things worse. I am aware they were meant as humor, but some people don’t know much about electronics. Microwave - A good way to destroy anything electronic… Fried rice? You use uncooked dry rice to absorb moisture if it got wet - clever humor, though… Depending on why and how the phone got hot, it could be the battery has failed or the electronics are failed, or just too much talk or cellular data leading to the original heating (this is rare now) but in the days of flip phones it did happen. Assuming you put the phone in the refrigerator side instead of the freezer (which would be a bad idea) there’s no reason being cool now would keep it from working unless there is some failure in the phone or battery… You really need to take it where you bought it if it’s in warranty or to a phone repair place… By the way, I am an electronic engineer.
Brightside86 31
I'm surprised this would brick a phone. They travel in unheated trucks and are stored in warehouse. Must have been just to big of a temperature change to quickly.