Will a thunderstorm affect how well your smartphone works? Xiaomi gives us the surprising answer

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Xiaomi answers the musical question, 'Can thunderstorms affect smartphone usage?'

to its original pristine condition. In a series of short-form YouTube videos that it hashtags as #XiaomiAcademy, the company seeks to bring truth to many rumors and myths regarding mobile devices, Today, Xiaomi answers the question,"Can my phone be affected by using it during a thunderstorm?"set up an experiment using a Tesla coil. No, this has nothing to do with Elon Musk and his automobile company Tesla.

So where did this rumor come from? Xiaomi points out that when people used"old-fashioned" wired telephones, there was concern about lightning being conducted by the wires. People have been killed when using their wired phone during a thunderstorm. In one example, a New Jersey teen was killed back in 1985 when lightning caused an electrical surge to run through his telephone wire. The electricity entered his ear and led his heart to stop.

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