Are Our Phones Actually Waterproof?

[@mobmeal3010]

I’ve known a lot of women to drop their phones in the toilet. Actually way more than men I know of. It usually stems from the phone in the back pocket of their jeans. Women’s jeans are notorious for having much shallower pockets. If they don’t remember to remove the phone before using the toilet, as they turn to sit down, plop goes the phone.

[@RyuuTenno]

All the girls I know who've dropped their phones were actively using them. I've literally never heard of a guy dropping it in. However I did launch my phone into the side of mine, breaking the glass (still 100% functional after), cause I set it on the counter when opening my medicine cabinet, so, when I went to grab it, I missed, and hit the side, and sent it flying. I'm very lucky it never went in too.

[@Simonsvids]

And the moral is: women should stick to dresses and skirts.

[@haekathe3841]

@@Simonsvids alternatively we could create women's clothes with usable pockets

[@tylercooper1551]

I'd think women drop them in the toilet more often than men because 100% of the times they go to the bathroom they're sitting down and its maybe 60/40 peeing to pooing for us fellas. Idk it sounds logical i suppose

[@rachelhansen2417]

Happened to my sister. Gotta love back pockets

[@NoMercy745]

Yeah we have Wellys. We just call them rain boots.

[@charleyedwards2121]

NoMercy745 In Canada we call em rubber boots lol or Galoshes I think too lol

[@jasonbailey9139]

I think, in the US, galoshes are rubber overshoe that you slip over you regular shoe. We tend to say rubber boots, rain boots, or "xtratuf" (I think that's a brand name), but it really varies depending in which region you live in.

[@waceyseufer7083]

Boggs* lol

[@KristopherBel]

Yeah i grew up in the Northeast of the United States (on long island) and we definitely called them wellies or Wellington boots at least in my family.

[@KristopherBel]

BONUS FACT: we do not have the phrase "give it some wellie" here and our equivalent is most closely: "step on it!"

[@michaellouton3870]

Could you do a video on the idea of cars being “driverless” and how even today you can find people sleeping behind the wheel of these cars while computer handles the logistics of making from place to place. Because like this video where waterproof doesn’t totally mean waterproof, I don’t think driverless cars really mean driverless, but try telling that to those people who fall asleep behind the wheel of one of those cars and wake up dead. Thanks again for such a great channel with wonderful content and for the time you and your researchers put into every video. Take care and keep up the fine work.

[@jonnunn4196]

It's also technically against the law in all fifty states to be unconscious while in the drivers seat with the vehicle in motion and that in addition just like the senior airline pilot is responsible for whatever happens when flying even when the plane is on autopilot; so is the person in a driver's seat when they engage auto drive on their Tesla.

[@skattyopt]

How can you wake up dead?

[@michaellouton3870]

skatizle it’s just a saying, I don’t literally mean it.

[@leestark9513]

Upvote!

[@jaydunbar7538]

Driverless doesn't mean driverless, YET. But it will, as auto drive functions continue to get more popular they will function more effectively as it's easier for a computer to predict what a computer will do rather then trying to predict a human. I bet in another 100 years they will be arguing over wether or not humans are even allowed to drive on public roads.

[@jeremymizer8958]

I love this channel, I love all your channels but this one is special.

[@brainblaze6526]

Thanks :)

[@timg2727]

This channel has kind of spoiled me for his other channels. After watching a bunch of Business Blaze videos, it's really hard to go back to Serious Simon.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Women do lose their phones down the toilet. One female friend told me she had her phone in the back pocket of her jeans, and as she was putting her trousers back on, it fell out and into the bowl.

[@greggd3351]

Wellies are waterproof till the water comes over the top? Sounds like Titanic. Ask James Camron.

[@adamhuckfeldt2895]

Lmfao

[@aceundead4750]

James May has similar experience with water going over the top of something, a water tank he'd built into the back of a car was modified by Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond so it let water slosh forward into the front all over James. His water tank was no long waterproof

[@tycat7649]

I once dropped my Nokia lumina in my margarita. I wasn’t having any of it, that day, and finished my margarita before fishing it out of the ice, and it continued to work just fine.

[@Stettafire]

I had an old Nokia that survived the washing machine. Twice

[@loganricherson]

@@Stettafire I've had a cheap flip phone that survived it 3 times. Smartphones are so much better but thoes phones are built like a tank

[@lebby1688]

My dad's survived being dropped in a can of paint. He just let the paint dry and then was able to peel it out of all the buttons and ports.

[@elizabethashley42]

The James Cameron tangent makes me want a video about said director's insane expeditions in the name of "making a film" (surely you can work a business angle into that...)

[@benalias5766]

You know what type of submarine James Cameron has? A tax-deductable one.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

If I could afford it my own submarine would be awesome....I'd still rather have a transporter.

[@thegingergyrl455]

As much as I’ve paid for a phone there is zero chance I will ever trust claims of water proof status. I always armor my phones with a case that literally covers all of it including the screen. My phone is better dressed against the elements than my body is.

[@GrimKeeper9011]

The rise and fall of the Oregon Trail computer game.

[@gilliancarlson229]

What fall?

[@adamhuckfeldt2895]

Great idea

[@Subpar1224]

There is no fall

[@dzelzskruststv623]

Yes

[@nomadpurple6154]

I played that yesterday :)

[@CologneCarter]

Yes sir, women do drop phones in the toilet bowl. My adult daughter did. She was wearing leggings at the time and in order to have both hands free she put the phone in the small of her back and forgot it. When she went to do her necessaries, she pulled down her leggings and unsurprisingly heard a splash behind her. And no, her phone was neither waterproof nor water resistant.

[@misschief4283]

7:54 ... _"I went boom and I caught it, it was amazing"_ but I bet you got piss everywhere :p

[@steffenberr6760]

I get all my information from the Simon News Network

[@mikecummings4715]

Shouldn't it be Whistler News Network WNN (win)

[@steffenberr6760]

@@mikecummings4715 no cause now I can say "Simon says...."

[@mikecummings4715]

@@steffenberr6760 brilliant I like it

[@acepilot1]

Simon Whistler Educational Entertainment Tonight (SWEET)

[@GrimKeeper9011]

The only News I trust now. Even the weather people lie.

[@MrEricleblanc26]

Gunky goo: a very technical term. 😄

[@audreygrenier7145]

Canadian here :) what you guys call “Wellys” we call duckies here or at least that’s what most Maritimers and East coasters call rain boots. Oh and Simon you should do a video on Monsanto’s biggest cover ups that were uncovered too late.

[@Locutus]

11:38 - Windows notification sound.

[@claudiobizama5603]

Windows update

[@blakemyrstol6895]

Bro that’s like 2 of simons vids In a row with that noise

[@brainblaze6526]

lol, this happens when I forget to mute the sound on my computer while recording. Bandicam... It would be nice to have an option to mute desktop sound recording.

[@SueBobChicVid]

Thank you. I was looking all around to see what my system was doing.

[@laurendoe168]

@@brainblaze6526 I stopped watching this video and tried to hunt down WTF I was being "notified" of. After searching everywhere I could think of, the only logical possibility was that the sound was in the video.. and when I "rewound" it... sure enough... (I hate notifications - what's the point of them if you have no idea where they come from or what you're being notified of???)

[@scottmilholland176]

Thanks for sharing mate! I used my Galaxy S8 in the shower (not directly in the water stream, but certainly getting splashed or occasionally dropped) for 3 years and it was still fine. I do believe the waterproofing probably degrades over time, but if you are careful and use common sense you're probably still fine with your phone in the shower. That's where I watch lots of your guys videos!

[@robynmajors]

The fact that you can't take a shower without using your phone, might be the bigger problem. 🤣😜😋 (possible video) 😂😂🤣

[@ambert.3792]

simon---i gotta say, i had 2 sony xperias, and i LOVED them. and DID infact take pictures like that under water. it was mind blowing, and the pictures turned out great. i miss my sony phones actually, 🤷🏾‍♀️. ive also dropped a phone in the toilet as a lady. it was in my back pocket, and...tada. anyways, keep it up. love the show.

[@marlelarmarlelar9547]

Wellies=gum boots=rain boots=rubber boots. Fashionably black.

[@rancidbeef582]

*Nothing* is completely waterproof. Go deep enough and everything will eventually leak. Even submarines.

[@brandastout228]

That’s not true. Throw a puck of rubber in marianas trench and it’ll be fine

[@barneymiller7894]

Ok, nothing with more than one componet that is joined with a mechanical fastner or adhesive is truly waterproof 🤷‍♂️

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

Thanks for another great one simon and danny

[@bri4940]

"Get the power jets booooys" -Simon Whistler 2019

[@christinamagee7093]

Yes we have them! We call them rain boots tho lol my husband who’s father was British, calls them Wellies and I think it’s so adorable. I’ve now picked up the term bc I like it much better 😊

[@kd0407]

As I've shared before, I worked in this industry for a very long time. I wasn't the guy writing any of the "waterproof" ads, but I felt needlessly compelled to have frequent, intelligent conversations with clients about the murkey-grey scale of water resistance and what that means in real life scenarios. I gave up on these conversations when I realised no one was actually listening to the facts, they were blindly (and deafly) pursuing the ad-men's words. I finally resorted to telling them they could trust their devices in most scenarios, but they shouldn't act like Kanye West and treat this as a licence to pour Champaign all over their $1,000 pride and joy. Nice try, but I'm absolutely confident no one will see this and choose to take proper care of their technology as a result. Regardless, great video! Good work Simon and team.

[@SonjaPierce]

Actually, I do try to pay attention. :) I'm a woman who has been in tech support for years, including a large national cell phone carrier. I totally understand what you're saying because I've dealt with it as well. It always amazes me what some people believe about their cell phones. But then you hear some really crazy stuff when you work on phones.

[@feelmylizard]

They literally did a commercial with a guy who was pouring champagne on his phone.

[@Namklaww]

That my youtube feed is now primarily filled with Simon stuff is getting better and better. Just discovered this channel, and I have now two types of Simons I watch: The serious Simon for bedtime, and caffeine Simon for the daytime

[@brainblaze6526]

:)

[@amandajones661]

I was totally didn't like blue tooth until I started watching Simon all the time and needing to clean my house. Simon is the only reason I LOVE blue tooth headsets.

[@stephanieberndtdtdtdtdt4974]

Same.

[@finchisneat]

5:13 and 5:22 Forget to take one of the takes out? lol "The top score is 8..."

[@firstlast-cs6eg]

12:43 It's nice to be able to remove the batteries if one needs to. That feature should come back. . Phones could use watch waterproof ratings. Most digital watches can manage moderately being wet. They rate their water resistance to how deep underwater they can go with many saying 100 meters or 200 meters. Though I understand the actual rating for many of these can be expected to be a notch less than stated. Not sure how well it handles the sea but my casio 200meter rated watch handled a few swims in chlorinated pools and many showers with it on. There is also the factor that while you might be able to have the watch at a certain depth, you might not want to press the buttons at those depths. Using the buttons in the shower wasn't ever a problem, I don't remember if I did so at the pool.

[@SergiuD.]

most phones contain more water damage stickers, near the most vulnerable points of the phone, for instance the charging port, microphones and speakers ports. lovely video! I had a problem with my Samsung smartwatch, also rated IP68 and they told me they had a device for testing said rating where the gadget is not really submerged in liquid, instead air pressure is used to simulate water. before you ask me, no, they did not allow me to see the actual process.

[@michaellouton3870]

Hey Simon, thanks again for another great video with facts that effect us all on a daily basis. I enjoy it very much.

[@keithbyrne1]

Loving your new channel. Love the format

[@DEMOL1SHA]

I LOVE this channel!!

[@Gappasaurus]

Just a tip, putting your phone in a regular ziplock bag will NOT protect it if it stays submerged for any length of time. There’s youtubers that go hunting for “river treasure”, and EVERY phone found in a ziplock is flooded 😕 you need to get one of those phone pouches specifically designed for long-term dunkings, and even many of those don’t work great ☹️

[@emthomas10]

I had my iPhone 4s waterproofed by a company called liquipel. Back in 2011 when it came out the company had a service where you could send them your phone, they would treat it with a super hydrophobic nano coating that becomes part of the device. They treated it in the vacuum chamber so the nano coating would presumably be drawn into any crevice that water could also be drawn into, therefore making the device waterproof. When I received my phone back they also sent me a Kleenex that had been treated with the same nano technology. I could run it under water and the water would just roll right off. If I tried to soak up water with it it would just lay on top of it. I could put that iPhone 4s under water with no issue and run it under the sink to easily clean it off. It was also a great party trick. The only reason I replaced that phone was because It fell out of my pocket one night well out bar hopping. From my most recent search on their website they no longer offer the service, only screen protectors and cases. The last article I could find on the technology with a very short search was a world wide licensing deal they made in 2013. I did more digging and found a very short blog posted in 2018 of a review of the nano coating. After that news of the technology seems to have disappeared. Although there is one other website out there still that mysteriously still had an order now button, however I didn’t try clicking on it. I google searched “what happened to liquipel watersafe service” and I only got 10 results...seems a bit sketchy. It kind of makes you wonder if some big company bought the technology off of them for a bunch of money and then buried the technology for one reason or another. Maybe Simon’s team can do more digging? Have I waffled on to be enough of a legend?

[@SaraMakesArt]

Who else googled the water-resistance of their phone while watching this? Also, now every time I get I see a tweet from Simon, I'm going to imagine him on the toilette with his phone.

[@annettepenwell6220]

The shower actually...but yea

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

A video on the Teapot Dome Scandal would be interesting

[@redchic]

Agreed.

[@comettamer]

Quite true

[@TheRealJeffFuller]

We call them rainboots in the states

[@donnasoelberg-stricklan7194]

#Geo - We call them daily wearing necessities in Oregon!

[@lacyhannon8586]

In Michigan we called them puddle stompers.

[@mmorrisxx]

Simon: on a related theme, would you do some research on why phones have breakable screens? Anecdotally, screen breakage on phones is more common than water damage.

[@timothyneiswander3151]

When you say wellies I assume you mean Wellington style rubber boots. I grew up hearing them called rubber boots or rubbers more commonly. Which made the picture of the condom covered feet a visual pun for me. As a teen we would snicker every time someone referred to them as rubbers. Mom: Don't forget your rubbers. Me to my friend: I never leave home without one. Nudge nudge wink wink. Friend: I'm packin' two.

[@thatguy-pl8py]

The video I didn't know I needed til now

[@keelwakamar]

Thank you Danny for the great script!!

[@TheStackeddeck77]

There was a company about 7 years ago that would take your phone apart, coat everything with some material that made it waterproof. It wasnt cheap and took over a week, but my dad got it done and it made it waterproof but the sound and mic were slightly distorted

[@emthomas10]

Liquipel, they wouldn’t take it apart but put it in a vacuum chamber and treat it with a nano particle. I had it done to my iPhone 4s in 2011. They no longer offer the service though and I can’t find out what happened to it

[@Elim_Garak]

The phone companies are at a bit of dodgy wordplay: The word ‘proof’ as a suffix for something, e.g. bulletproof, originated with standard objective practices for literally proving something. In the case of alcohol, the practice was dousing a bit black-powder with the liquid in question; If the powder still ignited, then the liquid was 100 proof (50% alcohol) at least. Proof. In the case of bullets, an armor-maker would fire a musket at the finished armor, leaving a small dent (instead of a hole) called the ‘bullet proof’. Again, proof. Now, the word waterproof ought to mean “impervious to water”, or thereabouts. But the phone companies mean that they have their own objective practice for reaching their ‘proof’.

[@cuttwice3905]

Yeah, we have Wellies, If you shop in store for farmers and ranchers they're called Wellies. They are also available in higher end stores. Rain boots are something I've seen but they are not tall enough to be truly useful. We also have galoshes but, again, too short. Tell Danny that the most waterproof boot that can be easily bought are made by L. L. Bean. They keep my feet dry. I also have a pair that keeps my feet and legs dry and warm in winter. They are superior hunting boots.

[@gtbkts]

Only a year ago and Simon looks soo different. Not weird looking or anything, just different. Maybe its because I watch so much BB that I see Simon for 12hrs a day. Or maybe it's just me and he looks the same.

[@annettefournier9655]

Of course we have wellies! We have rain. Hunter are my favorite. Last for friggin ever.

[@morrisbratt5662]

"Highly waterproof" is like saying "almost exactly", very contradictory haha

[@lindseylocker]

Phone companies: Our phone is waterproof. Allegedly.

[@Sparrow420]

I had a fully water proof digital camera when I was a kin in the early 2000's, had a mic, a speaker, buttons, ports, even the battery came out, worked perfectly - no zipbag. so definitely possible

[@tabbykitty1673]

In NZ we call them gumboots, unless our grandparents are British then we'll call them both gumboots and wellies. We actually have gumboot throwing competitions, whoever throws it the longest distant wins. The comps are a bigish deal and happen annually in rural towns.

[@dougstubbs9637]

Georgia Rouse Baaa

[@nunyabznss5866]

I accidentally put my old flip phone through the washing machine. Took off the battery and let it dry and it was good to go.

[@billchamper1169]

In the U.S. Wellington style boots are leather about 8 inch to 10 inches high. Usually used for work or casual. Rubber boots are called rubber boots in the U.S.

[@pr0xZen]

As someone who repair phones, often board level repairs caused by water damage... Dropping your phone in the toilet is often gonna cause that. Not because of the water alone, but because the hard impact with "the bowl" will crack or shift something, so the water has a way in. Once the seal around the screen or rear has a breach, moisture can get in. But also dust and debree. Then that dust and debree get on the mating surfaces and butyle rubber seals, mechanically keeping it from closing properly and maling the seal non-sticky. Then more gets in, seals deteriorate further etc. So if you have an accident with your phone, and water ingress protection is importsnt to you - even if both screen and rear is intact, take it to a well reputed repair shop and ask them to replace the seals. Tell them why, so they know to ensure proper sealing gaskets are used. It means you've already opened the phone, so consider getting a new battery once it's already open anyway, if it's more than a year old. As you've paid for 90% of the work, and new seals, already. If this happens with a Samsung, Sony or Huawei, the equation changes a bit because of how they're put together and how service parts come from the manufacturers. If you crack the screen, or even just the glass around it, very few shops will repair that, and a new screen comes with the full "frame" and a new battery. Then the rear glass plate and the parts inside (logic board, cameras, buttons etc) are transplanted into the new housing. So repairing a broken screen for a Samsung, Huawei, Sony etc can be more expensive than for most iPhones. But in turn, you do get almost an entire new phone.

[@StefanTravis]

I now have an image of Simon Whistler, taking a shower, with headphones, listening to podcasts. Thank you for that.

[@greggd3351]

Yep. Some things simply cannot be un-seen.

[@darkbambi5134]

07:59 I used to keep my flip phone in the back pocket of my jeans as I didn't carry a purse as a teen. It had fallen out the back pocket and bounced off the seat, but never went in. 😂 If you're old enough, you know the struggles 🤣

[@bjornsan]

My phone is supposed to keep water out at 1 meters depth for 1 minute but I'm not gonna test if it really does that.

[@authoralysmarchand4737]

That's being smart. Resistance is meant as back-up to accidents to make your phone more likely to survive. I took this for granted when I got my iPhone X, and... Yeah. Bye-bye, new iPhone X. But, in my defense, it was in a pouch that was supposed to actually be water-PROOF.

[@totallynotzokix11_mc21]

@@authoralysmarchand4737 My brother was lucky enough to not keep his Samsung under water for long when taking a selfie with a friend at the pool.

[@flareinc7413]

"Shoes can't be waterproof" - paraphrasing pre-Vessi-Simon :D This video could be interesting done by Vessi-sponsored Simon.

[@ryanroberts1104]

I carried my Galaxy S5 Active for like 5 years. This was one of the first advertised as water resistant...but you could still take the battery out. They definitely promoted the "waterproof" nature, that's why it got the extra "active" in it's name. I never actually submersed it ever, but the red thing on the battery clearly indicates "water" and the battery compartment is full of dust. It did last until I had to change carriers, at least 5 years carried with no case. Still works fine...

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

A little trick that's worth trying if you do drop it in water is put in a bowl of rice for a day. The rice will absorb all the water. It worked for me.

[@groundstingray547]

From 8 to nine is like, 3m of water to "get the jets boys!" I died laughing

[@claudiobizama5603]

13:37 Japanese teenagers using phones in the shower? Hmmmm I wonder why 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@jaydunbar7538]

Pornhub tracking data probably has a good clue.

[@baskoning9896]

5:15 oh, is the leading score 8 is it? 5:20 oh, is the leading score 8 is it? Wait. I am having a deja vu here, lol

[@canadiandee6342]

Wellies are rainboots/ rubber boots. Great for jumping in puddles And I lived on a tourist island for awhile. Whenever we wanted to go snorkeling, we could rent a waterproof phone case. If we had reason to use it often, I think it would have been under $100 and you could take video and photos of the reef. It was amazing

[@mm44jesus]

I love this new channel soo much! Ur so funny (danny too) ;-) esp ur critiques of his writing while reading it lmao

[@MrCanadianPCGamer]

That not a guarantee replay got me weak 😂

[@bramscheDave]

It isn't just the holes in the case, it is the seals as well, around the screen etc. They are very fine and also the pressure in water quickly builds to levels that such fine seals can't cope with. The IP69 rating is more for industrial equipment, we used to supply terminals for food production, they were IP69 rated (we tried to get IP68, but it worked fine in our tests, but at the official testing labs, water broke into the case, it turned out our test chamber was 1.5cm shallower - 198.5cm as opposed to 200cm - as the official test, our terminal could cope with 24 hours in our chamber without any problems, in the official chamber, 1.5cm deeper, it failed within 30 minutes). At the end of each shift, the equipment in a food production hall has to be cleaned using high pressure water jets and chemical agents, often high temperature as well, sometimes steam. That high pressure is hell on the seals between different parts of the casing and can quickly let water in in most circumstances. Pumping 10 bar of water directly onto a seal isn't healthy for that seal.

[@jessiesratrods1210]

"Do women drop thier phones in the toilet?" ME AND ALMOST EVERY WOMAN EVER: "YES BECAUSE WE ONLY GET BACK POCKETS!!!!!!"

[@williamharrold1422]

I predict a run on zip-lock bags lol

[@TheK01234]

Danny is eventually going to be revealed as Simon's Fight Club style alternate persona and I can't wait.

[@qekelelemike4608]

Simon from within the toilet boot: "Yeah, got it! Amazing!"

[@nathanhaiduk2957]

Rolex actually made the challenger deep model. It went to the bottom of challenger deep with James Cameron. The Crystal on it’s ridiculously thick and it’s probably not wearable, but goes to show the craftsmanship for sure!

[@razz1166]

Simon: the first iPhone, the iPhone 3...that can’t be right. Also Simon: there was no iPhone 2. Hilarious!

[@jaredkennedy6576]

The Cat S61 has an IP69 rating. Nice. They also advertise and even recommend washing it in the sink, which I have done without any issues.

[@davidshakespeare9767]

Girls who put their phones in the back pocket forget and sometimes down goes the phone when down goes the bum

[@kd0407]

Phone-in-back-pocket is indeed the leading cause of phone-in-toilet. For many men, it seems to be phone -in-breast-pocket.

[@80Elminster]

12:19 " you can make a call, they can hear you through it"... Under water? lol how are you gonna speak under water?!?

[@davidmangle]

How about an episode of products that caught fire? The bad type of Business Blaze. LOL!

[@xchronicxblaiz3x]

The "Gap" around the screen is a major NONISSUE. The adhesive that is used is water-resistant... and it's a strip all the way around the device. The charge port - in phones designed to be submerged, is actually a separate PCB that is housed in a special chamber designed to not let water through. This is usually done by having passthroughs for connections that are insulated with some sort of gasket. This makes it where not only is your phone more water-resistant, but also more easily maintenanced because a failure of the charge port doesn't warrant the entire motherboard being changed (which in a phone generally means the SOC gets switched out as well because the chip is soldered to the board)

[@tylerjackson4168]

I fell in a river with my s8+, it was submerged for at least 30 seconds. It was fine. That was 2 years ago. Edit: still using same phone.

[@tiffanykeefe2368]

"Phones are dustproof" tell that to my dad's phone. He's a farmer. his phone gets full of dust all the time, the it guy next door is making a mint off of him.

[@andrewb8698]

Australia calls them gum boots... Also pick a take Simon :p

[@dougstubbs9637]

Andrew B kiwis call them sex aids. Baaa

[@taylorjoy1615]

Water resistant- Advertising loophole for if it does get water damage, we aren’t giving you a new one.. But good luck watching Netflix in the bath and with that glass of wine your knocking back

[@benjamin112]

Scruffs GTX BOOT. Totally waterproof. Ive used them for 2 years and never had a wet feet. They're Goretex.

[@redchic]

Agreed. There are waterproof boots... that Coming from someone who worked outdoors in the Pacific Northwest for 20 years. You've figured this out, but for others reading...people need to read the specs and fine writing on the labels before taking any boot that says "waterproof" , even if it's a good brand. Then of course there are the fun folks who complain that they got fleeced by a company selling crap when they paid for good waterproof ankle high boots. But I look at them, the bottom of their jeans are soaking wet and tucked into the boots. It's all I can do to nicely say 'just a thought but, your boots aren't the problem'.

[@dobie1989]

Wellies would be what dairy farmers or ranchers use in the cow shit. They are called muck boots. The cheap ones you get at Walmart are good as long as you are not doing a lot of walking. However they do make some that are very comfortable and can be worn in the cold. The only downfall for all of them is one nail hole or puncture wrecks them.

[@TragicallySharp]

I dropped my phone in a porter potty at a concert... I got a new phone the next day... lol wait was the fault of my jacket and the fact that I was pretty intoxicated. I am also the most clumsy person ever.... HAHA

[@israelgarcia7269]

We have klim here in the USA. They make 100% legit waterproof boots. Their showroom has a boot in a fishtank, just sitting there. It's pretty cool.

[@sirshrubberyvonfoliagethef3332]

Random pair of shoes... hmmm like Vessi? hahaha

[@davidkennedy1077]

I dropped my Samsung down the toilet, AFTER I'd just had a piss! It still worked, bit smelly though haha!

[@brainblaze6526]

Nasty

[@chromabotia]

Suggestion: Credit default swaps circa 2007

[@michaelwilde545]

I bought a phone especially engineered to be extra tough because I'm really hard on phones. (a Moto Force) My phone says that it is water resistant up to 6 feet. It has certainly survived spills and tons of rain as I ride a motorcycle and it's gotten plenty damp / wet in poor weather. It was dropped in a bath once. Luckily it's not been damaged but I wouldn't tempt fate by testing it's limits. I think I bought a special warrantee with it, but water damage it actually covered.

[@matt_9112]

I use my old CAT phone as an under water camera for snorkeling, works perfectly fine up to the 5 meters the IP and other certifications tell and up to one hour. Also shared Simon's fate on my IPhone 3GS back in the day.

[@angelitabecerra]

My mama once dropped her phone down the toilet whilst she was trying to clean it (the toilet) at work one day. Came home, took it apart, and baked it in the oven. Worked a charm. It was also a Cricket so quite sturdy. And yes, women are actually more likely to drop phones in toilets, at least in my opinion. Not only do we have fewer pockets, they tend to be hella shallow, and most of the time the only pocket that's big enough for a phone is your back pocket. Which is closer to a toilet. Edit: Instead of taking your phone *in* the shower Simon, just put it on the sink counter and crank up the volume. Or get one of those bluetooth speakers, put it on the sink counter, and crank up the volume. I do the former when I want to listen to music whilst I shower as I don't posses the latter.

[@zmanjace1364]

I had one of those military grade phones for awhile. Use to drop it into horse watering troughs twice a week bc I'm stupid and it was perfectly fine. Wouldnt want to do that with my current phone

[@BlueMoonStudios]

Samsung note 9 is great with water. I watch youtube (often your show) in the morning in the shower every day. Phone always gets soaked and works great.

[@coen555]

The Cat S61 is advertised as IP69K rated. Protected against close-range high pressure, high temperature spray downs. But it is an industrial phone what weighs two and a half times as much as an Iphone.

[@ethanepperson-jones9952]

My mother managed to drop hers in a port-a-potty, back before water resistant phones was even a thing. Need less to say, she didn't go in for it, since it was very full....

[@ConservatEV]

Ethan Epperson-Jones Lol, I guess that happens more often than I knew!

[@ivyrose5153]

Imagine if she didn’t know and you guys were calling it trying to find it and someone’s taking a dump and a ring and light comes shining up between their legs 🤣🤣 def wouldn’t have any constipation I’m guessing.

[@blondangel79]

And now Simon's cellular carrier will no longer honor his warranty... 😂🤣

[@brainblaze6526]

Oh its been a long time since they would honor that warrenty ;D

[@workingusername9545]

I dropped my left AirPod into the toilet, it’s in my ear right now and working. I also dropped my AirPod case into my freshly brewed cup of coffee which I had been far more hesitant to fish out than immediately shoving my arm into the toilet for the sacred AirPod. Neither suffered any damage except for the retrospective of having absolutely zero hesitation to jam my hand into a toilet to rescue a piece of plastic while simultaneously the concept of dumping a hot cup of fresh coffee to rescue the case was incredibly difficult

[@gavinhirt6994]

Yes not the name wellies but the same style. They do sell water resistant smart phone bags that are heavy duty zip lock style bags but stay away from the ones with the headphone Jack as that is where they tend to leak most often. And my purchase of a phone requires a removable battery so that I can swap out batteries easily plus it's harder to track the phone with the main battery out all newer electronic devices contain a small internal battery to maintain the clock and other background angry pixie ( electrical )sucking applications running for a set time