A Swedish man posts an image to Facebook of a Lumia 800 that, he says, was lost 3 and a half months previously in a lake. He dries it out and brings it back to life. October 30, 2013 9:49 AM PDT For real? (Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) This might be a tall story, or even one from the depths. But Roger Nilsson swears that it's true. He is the Swedish man who posted an image of a slightly wrecked Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Sweden Facebook page. More Technically Incorrect Man forgets he once bought $25 of Bitcoins -- now worth $848K New Call of Duty ad will star Megan Fox Cell phone takes bullet for gas station clerk Now social-media experts can get what they deserve -- certified Kanye to sue YouTube founder for posting Kardashian proposal video? He attached a story to it. As a Windows Phone Reddit posting offered, Nilsson said that it had been lost in a lake 3 and a half months before. He found it huddling between two rocks at low tide. So, like any humane rescuer, he took it home and looked after it. He cleaned off the algae and the other filth. He dried it on a radiator. And, just like in the movies, it came back to life. Indeed, he claimed that every element, including the camera, worked perfectly. The battery life, he said, was still two days. Though I have great admiration for Nokia's phones, I hadn't been aware that they had special waterproofing. So a little skepticism is natural. Perhaps someone would like to dunk their Lumia 800 into water for the next 16 weeks and let us know the results.
A Swedish man posts an image to Facebook of a Lumia 800 that, he says, was lost 3 and a half months previously in a lake. He dries it out and brings it back to life.
For real?
(Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)
This might be a tall story, or even one from the depths.
But Roger Nilsson swears that it's true.
He is the Swedish man who posted an image of a slightly wrecked Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Sweden Facebook page.
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He attached a story to it. As a Windows Phone Reddit posting offered, Nilsson said that it had been lost in a lake 3 and a half months before.
He found it huddling between two rocks at low tide. So, like any humane rescuer, he took it home and looked after it.
He cleaned off the algae and the other filth. He dried it on a radiator.
And, just like in the movies, it came back to life. Indeed, he claimed that every element, including the camera, worked perfectly. The battery life, he said, was still two days.
Though I have great admiration for Nokia's phones, I hadn't been aware that they had special waterproofing. So a little skepticism is natural.
Perhaps someone would like to dunk their Lumia 800 into water for the next 16 weeks and let us know the results.
