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[–] griselbrandalf@reddthat.com 103 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You see, that's why OP always carries a second phone: To photograph the first one not falling into the gutter

[–] SouthEndSunset@piefed.blahaj.zone 51 points 1 week ago (4 children)

How often are you dropping your phone into a street drain?

[–] 69420@lemmy.world 111 points 1 week ago

Quite a lot actually. It has that stupid handle on it so it doesn't ft in my pocket.

Yeah, it was forty-nine times, and now it might be waiting for you.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Aren't these a very popular accessory?

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's much less reliable tbh

[–] Lag@piefed.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've used it on a motorcycle attachment for a long trip before. The same pop socket was then attached to a new phone and used for another 2 years. Maybe I lucked out with that model or it just sticks to flat cases better.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 14 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The idea of having my phone exposed while riding a motorcycle is freaking me out. Like... My hands got sweaty after reading that.

[–] Lag@piefed.world 6 points 1 week ago

I completely understand. Before this I actually taped my phone below the motorcycle dash which was scarier because I had to reuse the tape again on the way back and it was coming off. I think it was a Note 2 at the time and those things were huge.

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As are other more structurally sound models.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Does a phone count as a flared base?

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[–] BeUnique@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It also doesn't fit in your pocket. How convenient.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Put it down your underwear and make it look like you've got a hard on all the time

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] smh@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

TBF, maybe they wear women's pants. A pack of gum wouldn't fit in those pockets.

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[–] paranoia@feddit.dk 4 points 1 week ago

Clip to a carabiner on your belt loop

Says you, I mostly use my jacket pockets for my phone. My jacket pockets are large and deep so I could probably shove like 3 of these things into one pocket, my jacket is a surplus Czech Military field jacket.

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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have broken zero phones and lost exactly zero phones in drains

Can somebody confirm this is a concern? Is it an alcoholism thing?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's a going out and doing things to have fun thing.

[–] bajabound@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I never considered throwing my phone in a sewer could be entertaining. I may have to rethink my position.

[–] banause@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

Join your local Sewer Phone Club! It's a blast.

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I lose my parts phones often (and usually find them in unusual places). But I never lost a thing I actually used semi-often.

But I do drop phones all the time (I also dropped my Redmi's bare motherboard ~2 times while repairing it (somehow it survived without problems)). I cracked one screen glass on a Samsung a12 last year (a really shitty phone), it's still fully functional (but not mine anymore). I also cracked an LCD of a Huawei P20 lite (which I would probably still be using if it was in a working condition). Now I use a Redmi 4X. It was old when I got it and survives literally everything (except any mild motherboard temperature changes (weirdly)). I'm not replacing it until it's irreparable since I can't take care of stuff.

Edit: Also had a Mi 11 Lite 5G with severe motherboard problems, which isn't important in this context. Fuck the new Xiaomis.

[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

somehow survived

There's no reason it wouldn't lmao, a falling phone board has both tiny weight and shitty aerodynamics.

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But also no protection whatsoever. I'm not that optimistic about it.

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[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It doesn't usually go down the grate, it goes down the big hole

[–] grandel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

It's trying to escape.

I read that in a slow writing voice and heard pencil scratches

[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If you are prone to dropping your phone I suggest a strap. It sticks out of the port area and you can just tighten it against your wrist

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I was thinking one of those extendo Keychain things, but glued to the front of your phone

You could clip it to your, I don't know, airport or quarry.

[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Looks like this, there's a bunch but this is the one I have. Short enough to be useful without being annoying imo

You could probably clip it to your belt, maybe a different one with a larger clip would work

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[–] ItsMeForRealNow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The only useful phone case design I've seen. I bet it'll be ADA compliant if applied for.

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