What will happen if you throw your old smartphone in a river? How fast will its materials degrade? What is the timeline?

2021-01-07T07:10:43Z

I AM ASKING A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION, DO NOT EVEN THING THAT I AM GOING TO DO THIS!

Ogami Itto2021-01-08T06:47:34Z

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The plastic won't degrade fast.The metal components will rust very quickly.

?2021-01-08T23:01:14Z

throw it in the river and it will sink , usually if the phone isnt water proof then its buggered , water and electrical parts dont mix .

idea2021-01-08T10:20:21Z

IT will take long time.

Raymond2021-01-08T09:40:47Z

When I was in Sea Scouts one of our adult leaders was known for loosing phones in the Columbia. I think once someone tried calling it a minute or two after he dropped it and it rang as if it was still on. Obviously it stopped working and turned off after subsequent dials.

Nicey82021-01-08T07:56:39Z

Some of the metals in the chips of the phone are toxic and take very long time to disintegrate or even will not disintegrate.

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