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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Today, after dropping my phone in the toilet, I left it dismantled outside in my backyard to dry hoping it could be saved. I forgot about the phone as well as the sprinklers that were scheduled to go off. FML
False advertising
Today, I woke up to find my cat had knocked my phone into the toilet. As I fished it out, soaking wet, I thought, "Well, at least it's water-resistant." Turns out, my phone wasn't. FML
Splash
Today, I was in my hot tub with my brand new phone. I set it down and when I grabbed my towel I knocked it into the water. I quickly snatched it up and dried it off with the towel, and surprisingly only one button stopped working. It was the unlock button, so now I have a perfectly good phone that I can't use. FML
Ironic
Today, I dropped my phone in the toilet. Now I know why they call it 'smart' phone; it's smarter than me. FML
RIP my best friend
Today, I put my phone in the dishwasher by accident. I'd left it on the kitchen counter with a bunch of dirty stuff and, distracted, loaded it in with the plates. I only realized it when the dishwasher started making weird noises. My phone was soaked and blinking with bubbles inside. It didn’t survive. FML
Today, my roommate was making a waterproof iPhone case and decided to use my phone to test it out. It didn't work. FML
Today, my fancy rubber phone case did its job and saved my phone from damage when I dropped it on the bathroom counter. Unfortunately, it was rather useless after the massive bounce it took before landing in the toilet. FML
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
Insurance is a scam
Today, I got stuck with a water-damaged kitchen. The manufacturer says their warranty doesn't cover it as it's a user error, my insurance says they don't cover it as it's a manufacturer error. FML
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
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purplemnm 9
I take showers with my phone in the bathroom all the time...it's fine
theluckygirl28 8
Yea, that really sucks... But if you were told not to put it in a high humidity place and you did, YDI. Sidenote: put it in rice for a day. Dries it out niiice :)
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theluckygirl28 8
Yea, that really sucks... But if you were told not to put it in a high humidity place and you did, YDI. Sidenote: put it in rice for a day. Dries it out niiice :)
pongmaster 0
yeah rice will dry it up good.. and if it doesn't then your boned and will need to get a new phone
mmastermetallica 0
or put it in the oven on really low around 80 it will dry it out alot quicker
mrteacup 0
f your life?
peekaboobabe 0
love your glasses. rice really does help.
altna 4
You're not alone.
javakrypt 0
Waste of rice. Phones are ******* annoying anyway. Say good ridance OP.
l1douchhe1l 0
if u didnt already know that water is bad for electronics then u r extremely retarded
theluckygirl28 8
um no. OP obviously was warned about the adverse side affects of having her phone in a humid place. if she realized the room would get humid, why bring a phone into it? it was her fault.
iSitt 0
wrap it in a paper towel before you bury it in rice to prevent the grains and powder from getting inside the phone
iAlwaysYDI 0
ydi u fucken ritard.
SpideyRules 9
I agree with 47. This is a big DUH and YDI. The rice has been know to help. @42 Learn how to spell "riddance" if you're going to troll and make stupid comments.
karee10 0
yupp! that sucks but the rice works:)
Mehness 0
@61: If you're going to troll, at least learn to spell "ritard".
TheMasterWarlock 0
Sweet hairstyle^ but yeah, from what I hear, the rice trick works.
ninja_ness 3
next time just take it into the shower with you that will **** it up just as much
tweetbaby14 18
how I this an fml? I've dropped my phone in the tub twice just let it dry...
captainmarshall1 0
That's why you keep your phone in the drawer, or in another room while you shower. Are you retarted?
joeyice8 0
how's your life ****** cuz of your phone? sidenote: theluckygirl128 your really hot u should email me or i'm me [email protected]. screen name-ballernokk
x_AbyssGazing_x 0
@Captainmarshall1 *retarded... = I think you need to learn to spell before you get onto others for not being the brightest.
captainmarshall1 0
oh my bad, however this does not make the OP any less "mentally challenged"
ipts 0
i take my iphone in the shower w/ me evry day so my mom doesnt go thru it. im typing on it rite now. still works. either ur lying to us or u dropped it in the toilet and didnt wanna sound like a total f*ck up :/
tweetbaby14 18
lately I've noticed that the fmls are turning into petty complaints that are the end result of the peoples stupidity or inability to do as they're told. ie this person
betty66 3
it's from the hangover dumbass
sprite123 0
i dont see how this is that bad of an FML
gomego87 0
@29. where on all an iPod touch.
nickiloo22 0
ok about the rice thing... is that true or is everybody joking? haha and what does "troll" mean?
EricaAnnihilate 0
Why would they be lying? Any some what intellegent person knows that water is bad for electronics and steam is made from water therefore it might not be smart to take your phone in humid places. You're the one that sounds like a dumb ****, go back to elementary and learn English.
nickiloo22 0
147- I wasn't asking if they were lying about electronics getting damaged due to water. I was asking if placing water-damaged electronics in rice really works. I really hope your comment wasn't directed to me, because if it was, you just came across as an idiot.
nickiloo22 0
nvm 147 I think you meant to say this to the OP. I got confused since you replied to my post, sorry.
mikeyboi19 5
ok I know this sounds stupid but if you're gonna do that then put toilet paper over your phone. for some reason the vapor don't permeate through it. the screen never gets fogged up or nothin and I take hot showers
big_max 0
she's still retarded!
jayde214 0
you have no room to call herba retard. when you can't even spell the word.. idiot!!!
Taylo12237 5
Retarted? Nice
janelly16 7
Funny thing is i leave my phone in the bathroom when I shower and nothing ever happens to it.
purplemnm 9
I take showers with my phone in the bathroom all the time...it's fine
htownlove 0
#2 I do that too, and that has never happened to me
maskedman 9
you guys only take cold showers like serial killers and perverts?
Freeze_fml 17
You only get that humid-steam crap going on if you're in the shower for too long.
elledubb 0
really ppl??? 1 who ever says they text in the shower are liars and 2 why the hell do you need to have the phn in the bathroom while showering????? really? you going to rush out of the shower to answer the call from you r mom?
kaileebug 0
I always do that with my iPhone. My speaker quality sucks now though...
Elizabeth_lyi 0
If you put it in a sandwich baggie thingy then you could take it in the bathroom while you're in shower... I like listening to music while I'm in the shower so I put my iPod touch in a sandwich bag thingy and it doesn't get wet or mess up at all. I'm pretty sure it would work for a phone... even if it sounds a little ghetto... well I don't kno... :)
jazziloveberryy 3
# 21- someone could be expecting an important call, not all calls come from our moms. and plus I like to keep track of time to make sure that I'm not taking too late. and I feel safer when my phone is near me so my brother won't go into my stuff. OP- If you want to take your phone in the bathroom, then just leave it in between clothes or a towel and put it on full blast so that you can hear if a call comes. Thats what I do.
mattchap 0
i'm in the ******* shower retard on my ******* phone so suck a penis
gtdoll 0
I txt and shower, and that has done NOTHING to my iPhone. and Maybe some people have lives or jobs they need to tend to...or maybe something important is going on. you know NOTHING about other peoples lives. so stfu.
elledubb 0
#71... sure and I will be filing your insurance claim for your liquid damaged phn in a few days I am sure! bitch! yup I work for the only cell phn insurance company in the USA..
purplemnm 9
you stole that from meeeeee! :D
Trent_Atkins 0
yeah I do that too I keep it on a little shelf thing and text while I'm in there and mine works perfect
mandababyyy 0
#2 yeaa I do that like all the time. my phone is fine.
rjrudman 0
#50, I'm sure you get a lot of "important" calls when you're still at the age where your brother steals your phone and goes through your stuff. Idiot.
queenofbavaria 0
that's a great idea! cus I take my iPhone into the bathroom for music during my shower all the time
nickiloo22 0
LOLOL. She can still get important calls regardless of her brother. stop being so jealous because nobody important calls you.
jsusfreek927 0
#120: um, I'm 20 years old and have an important job and important things that I do occasionally have to take care of. I just so happen to have a little brother who likes to snoop through my stuff, mainly my phone. so quit being rude and mean. if you can't be nice then geez, just shut up.
porteezy 2
oh yea u too
jazziloveberryy 3
#120 What are you talking about? Anyone at any age can get there phone taken by there little brother. Duh. You don't even know anything about me, I'm an 18 year old with internships and colleges calling me all the time. I need my phone near me. Don't you feel stupid? Psst. And you called me an idiot.
jazziloveberryy 3
Oh, and thank you #151 and #153. Some people don't think on here.
missjnr 0
#184 - before you mock someone for calling you an idiot, make sure your grammar and spelling are correct. For a 18 year old with "colleges calling you" all the time, I assume that you should have basic communication skills.
jazziloveberryy 3
#186. Wow, someone's anal. 1. For your information I have great writing skills. I was in AP English for my last three years of high school. I was just so furious, I was typing too fast and wasn't paying attention. I did realize my mistake when I went back and read it though. Everyone makes mistakes. 2. Basic communication skills? Does my comment 'not' look like BASIC COMMUNICATION skills? Hmm. Do you even know what BASIC communication skills are? If you do, then I'm sure you realize YOUR mistake now.
jazziloveberryy 3
3. What, exactly, is wrong with my GRAMMER? Are you talking about "duh", which expresses my annoyance with "idiot" people? Or was it "psst" which is a sound effect which is used in English all the time? Either way there is nothing wrong with my grammer thank you. Besides, FML is not a class, it's a website. I can use slang anytime I feel like it. I get enough of being ANAL at school, I don't feel like being so ANAL about every little word here.
hockey_gurl 0
you should really learn how to spell grammar, if your going to say you have good grammar.
jazziloveberryy 3
OMG! I replaced 'a' with 'e'! Call the grammar Nazi. Such a big deal.
heyy_sunshine 0
Just wanted to point out that it is -highly- unlikely that you were in AP English for three years. After you successfully complete an AP class, you take an exam to get college credit for it. Then you can't take that AP class again. However, in response to the OP: I feel your pain. I learned the hard way to always purchase the extra insurence on my phones. :)
jazziloveberryy 3
Actually at my high school. If you are smart then they keep you in AP, only for English though, so that you can be challenged. They have different levels of AP classes at my high school. They seperate it by grade level so that they are even harder for higher grade levels. You just don't have to take the AP test if you passed it the first time. It's kind of like honor classes.
heyy_sunshine 0
Its fine if you say you're in honors classes, but that's not how AP classes work. In order for it to be considered "AP" you have to get credential from the state because it counts as a college credit and there is no way a college would give you credit for Freshman - Junior English classes. Don't take it the wrong way; I'm not trying to flame you, just stating a fact. (:
katiebug0905 0
Actually, in order for a class to be considered "AP" you have to get approval from the CollegeBoard company. You submit a syllabus and they approve it, and then the course is considered AP. Whether or not a college accepts it as credit depends on individual colleges, not on the state. AP classes can be at any level, not just senior year. I'm a high school AP teacher, so I've got a good idea of how the system works. Don't take it the wrong way; I'm not trying to flame you, just stating a fact. (:
EchoSerenity 15
I take really hot showers and listen to music on my phone, after years of doing so I have never had any problems with my phones.
deng314 0
wow, that sucks.... I do the same thing, but my phone has never messed up from it. Sucks for you OP!
Averizzle 0
Your picture is pretty revealing :D
Animalover 0
and urs has the middle finger
ImaginaryFoe 1
And yours doesn't exist
purplemnm 9
and yours is a cute angel :D
sleepyman 0
mines the best... it's like the don't smoke sign, but cooler
WordsOfHope 0
and mine is album artwork of a chick ripping her guts out. ftw.
XDNurse 0
and mine is a portion of my face... boring.
kongor 1
Just report it lost
wildcat44 4
What's OP?
xHottierockerx 0
I love txting in the shower, only when I'm not txting I put it in between the shower curtain and the plastic curtain :]
peekaboobabe 0
you're an idiot.
xxrogerthatxx 19
no she isn't, I do the same shit, it never messes up.
mattchap 0
I do that 2
captainmarshall1 0
Really? is everyone so obsessed with typing little messages on their phones that they cant take a ten minute break? Not only are you then avoiding the risk of water damage, but your actually using the time to clean yourself! yay!
XDNurse 0
you only shower for ten minutes... your water bill must be magic.
sugarbabyxoxo 2
@4 ME TOO! hahah
Mariah_Mayhem 0
wtf ? I do the same thing , but my phone isnt broken... that sucks .
DogmaT_fml 4
how long where you in the shower, damn women and showers.
Ucla_cupcake 0
We love steamy showers ;D
EV34 6
agressive much
danman91 0
dude I take a shower with my phone. I text in the shower too and it's fine. Sucks for you tho.
farmgirl 3
Cut the umbilical cord and step away from your phone for the 10 minutes you take a shower. Trust me, it will be ok.
shupershexy 0
hahahahahahahahhahahaha loves it!
jollykilla704 0
dude seriously!
XDNurse 0
really what is up with these 10 minute showers...
HIJKay 0
I've taken my phone into the bathroom plenty of times when I went to take a shower. Though, my showers are generally no longer than ten minutes. I guess it really depends on how long your shower was.
Loosicles 0
Compressed air helps. Sometimes.