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An unlucky (or lucky depending on how you look at it) iPhone 3GS owner drops his phone into a swimming pool while trying out the video recording feature.

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by brocknation June 25, 2009 12:23 PM PDT
Woah!
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by bkerrins June 25, 2009 2:24 PM PDT
I think it still needs the "Do NOT attempt this at home."
by Daddio2009 June 25, 2009 12:36 PM PDT
Talk about one happy camper! That guy is probably STILL dancing! (I have the original slooooowwwww EDGE network) 16GB model, and still love it.)
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by Tedders85 June 25, 2009 1:23 PM PDT
Lets hope the thing never needs to be repaired for any reasons ;)
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by Tommy360 June 25, 2009 1:54 PM PDT
Makes one wonder even more what Justin Hu's iphone was submerged in..
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by alchemistmuffin June 25, 2009 2:00 PM PDT
The new iPhone does have some waterproofing coating, after many people complained that sweats from workout kept getting into the phone.

So, to prevent this, Apple waterproofed some parts of the circuits and etc to be somewhat more more resistant to water.
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by Miko34 June 25, 2009 2:49 PM PDT
I smell a rat.

I bet it was a waterproof video camera and not an iPhone just to get attention.
Or to get others to drop their iPhone in water to test it out.
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by chewy010308 June 25, 2009 3:52 PM PDT
nice. gotta love when apple products do so much more than you'd originally expected!
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by Blarghh June 26, 2009 7:22 AM PDT
My son left his ipod touch in about 2 inches of water for a couple of hours.

Pulled it out...couldn't get it to work...

Wrapped it very well in towels...tossed it in a full drier load and dried it on low.

Now it works except for the wifi (which works if you are right on the access point) and the sleep button on the top only works sometimes.

At least it works though!
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by cp256 June 26, 2009 1:58 PM PDT
The things that amuse fanbois...
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by bernal1287 June 26, 2009 8:34 PM PDT
My Iphone 3g went for a quick clean in the washing machine and it survived!!! Apple definitely makes some great products!
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by branken123 June 27, 2009 1:58 AM PDT
The release of iPhone 3GS states that Apple is now expanding its new product. However, the basic application of iPhone is unchanged---we can still use it to play movies or music or MTV. I'm here to recommend you a best DVD to iPhone converter, but i want you to expierence yourself on website: www.pavtube.com. Make it an adventure.
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by Mimbie Pimpkins June 27, 2009 5:59 AM PDT
OK...still in today's world of electronics it seems a bit surprising that a $700 cell phone would survive a dip in the pool. But then again not really. It's mostly all IC's that are all sealed. It's hard memory, no drives. Circuit boards are probably sealed in some sort of resin for stability. The screen itself must also be air tight. Of course, you'd be a fool to try this yourself and this by no means is any recommendation that you do.
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by oakland6980 June 27, 2009 10:04 AM PDT
yea my ipod touch 2g made it through the washer....after putting it in the oven on lowest temp for a while..only a couple water dots visible...wasn't a fun day though
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by Sbdotcom June 28, 2009 9:51 AM PDT
I think I see a camera strap a couple of times which makes me think this is a hoax.
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by Ssx3000 June 28, 2009 5:06 PM PDT
See, first of all, what was he thinking taking the phone to the pool. Anyone that's recording video with whatever they have that's not waterproof deserves to have their stuff dropped into the water. Teach them a lesson not to bring their phone near the pool.
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