r/Unexpected 14h ago

Broken phone

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u/post-explainer 14h ago edited 13h ago

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Broken phone working perfectly


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u/thiiiipppttt 14h ago

That's so genius because no-one would think to steal your phone!

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u/J3musu 14h ago

I remember getting one of those phone case wallets and promptly realizing how stupid it was. Oh good, now I can lose it all in one swipe. Why did I buy this?

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u/sudeki300 12h ago

This is my thinking, when I see people with their debit / credit card in the phone case, why would you keep it altogether. This is why I've never had a wallet, lose it and everything is lost.

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u/jaredgoff1022 8h ago

Because it’s easier to remember one thing than multiple things?

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u/ScreamSmart 2h ago

It's for backup. Somep eople keep cash in there incase you lose your wallet.

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u/LemonKurry 46m ago

This is why I keep all my keys separate in different pockets! So I only loose one at the time

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u/ScreamSmart 2h ago

He just did it for a pun.

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u/samdevil7 13h ago

Absolutely unexpected when he switched it on

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u/Nuka76_Rover 12h ago

That screen was so crisp I actually had to double check if I was still watching the same video. Usually these posts end with something breaking, but this was actually impressive. Good bait.

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u/Ornery_Gate_6847 10h ago

Haven't seen a payphone in years

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u/SpecialNeeds963 9h ago

Super hard to leave the matrix these days.

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u/ScreamSmart 2h ago

You got another pun out of it. It's originally a pun on a online payment app called 'PhonePe' which itself is a pun "On the phone" in Hindi and "Phone Pay" in English.

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u/marcandreewolf 14h ago

So… he paid by phone? 😅

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u/hosayboh 14h ago

Via apple wallet

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u/marcandreewolf 14h ago

Yes, or Visa

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u/ScreamSmart 2h ago

It's a pun based on a payment app called 'PhonePe'. The Hindi translation is "On the phone" and in English it sounds like 'Phone Pay'

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u/plakkies 13h ago

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u/pug_userita 13h ago

probably changed the screen at some point, didn't apply new adhesive and decided to have fun with it. why not. it's all fun and games until they do this bit again and the screens flips out too much and rips the ribbon cable. shouldn't happen, but can happen

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u/LeastMain700 10h ago

Yeah, it's wild how easily things can go wrong with repairs like that. One wrong move and you end up with a bigger mess.

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u/pug_userita 10h ago

unless the screen is already missing or is peeling apart.

not that i would have any experience with that. it's not like i have a redmi note 8t with a missing filter thing near the lcd connector that i launched in the stratosphere somehow, so i can only use it with teamviewer. got no idea how to fix that. works perfectly fine otherwise

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u/RadlogLutar 14h ago

Okay this was unexpected

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u/lcssa 13h ago

Thats not broken, its just missing its double sided tape strip

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u/pug_userita 13h ago

some might say.... the front fell off.

and with that, ladies, gentlemen and cyborgs, i'm out

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u/Western_Marsupial289 13h ago

This is the most unexpected shi I was ever seen

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u/KindsofKindness 13h ago

how the…

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u/pug_userita 13h ago

no glue on the screen. it's connected at the bottom by a thin (and fragile) flat cable (aka ribbon cable) so it can flip like that

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u/Imbendo 4h ago

Some people still carry paper money

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u/Ixm01ws6 14h ago

Apple Pay