Microwaves: Officially the worst place to dry your dog or charge your new iPhone 6

The iPhone 6 may be one of the most unbreakable phones ever, except if you pop it into your microwave to "charge".



Trolls at 4chan spread a hoax on the internet, saying that the iOS 8 update includes a feature that allows an iPhone's battery to be charged when put in a household microwave.



The claim came in the form of an advertisement that looked quite like an Apple ad, proclaiming that Wave technology "allows your device to be charged wirelessly through microwave frequencies." It also warns users that they should not Wave-charge their devices for more than 300 seconds.

Centered body text? Come on #applewave, Apple would never release a graphic that hideous.

— Jason Tate (@jason_tate) September 20, 2014

Many iPhone owners (including several who had bought iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus over the weekend) fell for the prank, ending up with a smartphone that was burnt and beyond repair.








The hoax was on Twitter with the hashtag #AppleWave.

If you want to see a bunch of future Darwin Award winners, then search for #AppleWave http://t.co/fjYN9fqqcT

— Chris Haines (@chainesy) September 23, 2014

Everyone knows that to fix the #iphone6 bending problem all you have to do is use a few mins of #applewave. Come on, everyone knows this.

— droidzika (@droidzika) September 23, 2014

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If Apple had found a way to wirelessly charge electronics, it would be big news - not an Apple ad.