Drying up a lake to recover fallen mobile phone
@Nakitakona (56302)
Philippines
May 31, 2023 9:31pm CST
This seems to be weird. An Indian news featured an Indian official pumped 2 million litres of water out of a body of water for several days to get back his cellphone.
Rajesh Vishwas, 32, an official from India, who happened to take selfie beside the lake while relaxing, accidentally fell his brand new mobile phone, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra into the lake.
It took three days to retrieve the phone but the phone is no longer functional. Important data stored in the phone seem beyond recovery.
https://gagadget.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s23-ultra/251844-an-indian-official-pumped-2-million-litres-of-water-out-of-a-body-of-water-for-3-days-to-retriev/
Image: Google
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19 responses
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
3 Jun
I think it's not the way it is. I think there's z secret data in it.
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@AmbiePam (85777)
• United States
3 Jun
@Nakitakona He didn't realize the phone would be completely unusuable? A man on the street should have known that. No one would even be able to steal data.
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@ptrikha_2 (45583)
• India
1 Jun
This is deplorable. How could have the official acted in this way.
Yes he could have important data on his phone but still things could have been rectified instead of getting so much water pumped out.
Plus this selfie culture seems to be doing more bad than good !
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
1 Jun
You're right. He relies from his wealth. India is suffering from lack of water. Now millions of liters of water were siphoned from the lake. That would be an abuse of authority and of humanity.
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@LindaOHio (157726)
• United States
1 Jun
I heard about this. His important data must have been VERY important.
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@TheHorse (207028)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Jun
@LindaOHio Heh. Am I a disgrace to MyLot?
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
3 Jun
In some points, yes it has according to Indan official who owns the phone.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Jun
@Nakitakona He should be suspended and should pay the money it cost to retrieve his phone.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 Jun
@CarolDM I think that should be the case compensating what he had done especially the wastage of 2 million litres of lake water.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
5 Jun
He is a public official Now he's suspended from discharging his duties. I don't know how long.
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@shaggin (71676)
• United States
4 Jun
Wow that is absolutely absurd. Of course it wouldn’t work after all that! I can’t even imagine how much it cost for him to have all that water pumped out like that.
@Deepizzaguy (95082)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Jun
That is just terrible since I can understand dry up a lake to find clues of a crime.
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@pitsipeahie (4367)
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1 Jun
The most insane thing I've ever heard. Cannot believe someone actually did that!
@just4him (307773)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Jun
So then, pumping all that water from the lake didn't do any good.
@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
1 Jun
The officials has been suspended from his job and fined for the damage he has done to the crops. He has been penny wise and found foolish.
