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Stop bringing your phone in the shower: How steam can ruin 'waterproof' phones
www.engadget.com/2266522/why-steam-ruins-phone-more-than-water/
Replying to @muelltonne@feddit.org
If this is you, seek help. You have a problem.
Replying to @roofuskit@lemmy.world
I guess I’m a monster for liking a podcast going in the shower? THE HORROR!!
Replying to @JabbaTheThott@lemmy.world
A whole lot of judgy comments throughout this thread. I’ve been bringing my phone into the shower for the past 15 years, and quit bagging them since all the flagship handsets were IP67 rated or stronger.
I accept the liability of it, and it has not been a problem for me by and large, and I have no regrets.
I would estimate as much as 5% or 8% of my phone use has been standing there in an enjoyably hot shower and listening to podcasts or puzzling through some idea (building an estimated moving cost to relocate to another market for example, and all its tax implications) or catching up on all the personal correspondence that I had ignored for the day.
If that makes me a monster, at least I’ll be an specially clean one.
Replying to @cardfire@sh.itjust.works
Hot water is pretty expensive. Even if you are not worried about the phone, you may want to consider the impact on the environment (and your finances).
Replying to @ouch@lemmy.world
Electricity for heating water (tankless) under my roof is approximately 18% of our total consumption, averaged across the months, which cost roughly $25 max, in my market. You’re right that I could aggressively reduce my consumption there and probably cut that number in half.
It is absolutely a luxury I am affording myself in this chapter of my life and hopefully in all the other chapters, too, especially if we add on solar capacity to the house.