Man’s iPhone Found After 33 Days In The Ocean And It Works!
I realize Apple says the iPhone 14 can survive submerged for up to 6 hours, but I don’t believe it. I have seen more than one iPhone (granted, not a 14) that just got casually covered in water-for a second-and was toast. So, when I see that a man’s iPhone survived 33 days in the Pacific Ocean waters of Hawaii? I’m amazed.
Zach Siggelkow is a Minnesota man who was vacationing on Waikiki Beach in Oahu, Hawaii in December. On the last day of his trip, Zach went kayaking. He was using his iPhone 14 to video some Air Force planes flying overhead when one of those monster Hawaiian waves hit his boat. Siggelkow, his sunglasses and his phone were tossed into the Pacific. That was the last time he saw his shades and phone. Or not.
33 days later Zach got a package from Dr. Karl Brookins, a retired fisheries scientist who likes going diving around Waikiki Beach. Seems Dr. Brookins had noticed something strange on the floor of the ocean. Turns out it was Zach Siggelkow’s iPhone. After a week in a back of salt and rice (to get rid of the moisture), Dr. Brookins pulled it out, plugged it in, charged it up, and it worked!
The date still said “December 21,” but other than that everything seemed to be working. Dr. Brookins managed to unlock the iPhone, retrieve the owner’s email and contact Zach Siggelkow about returning his iPhone 14. No way does this guy NOT get some deal from Apple so they can tout their iPhone can survive more than 30 days on the Pacific Ocean’s floor.
Astrologer Says These Zodiac Signs Never Charge Their Phones
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
Bell said that Aquarius is often forgetful and is likely to have high screen time. “They forget about the practical things in life, like charging their phone or bringing a portable charger around with them,” says Bell.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
According to astrologer Bell, Aries has the “impulsiveness and tendency to act before [you] think” which makes it easy for you to forget to charge your phone before leaving the house.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
Sagittarius’ “carefree and optimistic approach to life” can make it easy for the sign to forget to plug in their phone at the end of the day. “They’re too busy traversing the universe to think about charging their phone,” says Bell.
