14 DAY TRIAL // You know it’s a slow news day when you start feeding iPhone test videos to your readers, but admittedly this is one we’re happy to share with you guys. Mainly because the iPhone escaped unscathed.
TechRax decided it was high time they’d put another iPhone to the test, this time against sodium acetate, a substance that solidifies on contact with other objects. It’s called hot ice in layman terms, and for good reason too because it looks virtually identical to ice. The only difference is that this one is warm, and can even get hot enough to cause serious pain (which appears to have happened in TechRax’s video).
The YouTube channel in question seems to be raking in enough views on YouTube to afford buying new iPhones every month. However, we were glad to see that at least for this video, the channel’s creator(s) managed to leave the device unharmed.
One thing that bugs me about the video, however, is the home screen staying on for the duration of the entire test. I’m no expert in sodium acetate, but I do know that an iPhone eventually goes to sleep if you don’t touch its controls for a few seconds. There’s something fishy about this video. Perhaps TechRax’s budget has finally hit rock bottom.
