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Old 11-13-2014, 01:13 AM   #1
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I have a friend in Winnipeg who nearly fell for this. Apparently the joke varies, as many have actually ruined iPods, Androids, Blackberries, etc. You would think people would use common sense.

So if you see anything about how microwaves have the "amazing" ability to charge up cell phone batteries in a matter of seconds, DON'T FALL FOR IT!
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:23 AM   #2
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That's a poor imitation of an Apple ad.
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There are a lot of things these days that amaze me, Induction charging, blue tooth, wireless controllers. The technology available to generate these pranks make it hard to distinguish from real literature at a glance. I chuckle that people fall for these things but I also can see how we've been programmed to fall for it as well.

Not too many people read their terms and conditions, most of us don't know what updates are on the phone before they are active, the manufacturers themselves, by their own marketing techniquies, are preconditioning us to be gulible to these kinds of attacks.
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Old 11-13-2014, 10:47 AM   #7
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that wave charge ad looks pretty real to me, but then i am not an apple fan-boi
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Well thats not gone well.
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That gif is terrifying.
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It works if you set the microwave to potato.
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I tried popcorn and it worked too!
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Well yeah.... that's exactly what that is.
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You have to pre-heat your microwave to Auto Defrost first for it to work.
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I have a friend in Winnipeg who nearly fell for this. Apparently the joke varies, as many have actually ruined iPods, Androids, Blackberries, etc. You would think people would use common sense.

So if you see anything about how microwaves have the "amazing" ability to charge up cell phone batteries in a matter of seconds, DON'T FALL FOR IT!
Thanks man. Once I was off the phone with WestJet because I had won a $1,000 travel voucher I was going to charge it in the microwave before I had Microsoft call me to remove the virus from my computer. I got a little distracted when I inherited a large sum of money from my Nigerian uncle who was a king. It's weird, considering I'm Irish, but if all they need is my SIN and my bank account, why wouldn't I try it?
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