05.14.08
The Accidental Telephony Experiment
Apparatus :
1 Hotpoint Washer/Dryer
1 Neglected pair of trousers containing …
1 Cheap as chips mobile ‘phone
Methodology :
Forget that ‘phone is in trousers.
Introduce trousers to washing machine
Run full D cycle
Empty machine and discover ‘phone
see if it still works.
Hypothesis :
I figure the sim card will survive its accidental-aqua-adventure, but as for the rest of the ‘phone, I would imagine that the detergent will have deposited sufficient salt on the circuit boards for the thing not to work. As for the battery …. well, thats a whole exciting area itself - dare I plug the unit in and see if explodes ?
Outcome :
The phone is in bits following its sojourn in the spin cycle, so … I let it dry in the sun for a few days and gave it a whirl. No charge in the battery, so attempting to charge it I discover the battery fizzes and starts to expand. Quick ! out to the garden goes the battery in case of explosion and a new phone is bought. To my delight the sim survived and I get to keep my contacts and phone number - hurrah.