12 Crazy Tech Urban Legends That Are Actually True

12 Crazy Tech Urban Legends That Are Actually True

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Cellphones cause cancer. Freezing batteries will retain their power. Macs are immune to viruses. Pretty sure you’ve heard every tech myth out there at this point in your life. But granted there is this belief that all urban legends are fraudulent and invented to screw with our minds, truth is several have attained validity over the past few years. And it just so happens to be some of the bizarre and questionable ones in existence. Dying to know which? Point your mouse at the screen and take a look at the 12 Crazy Tech Urban Legends That Are Actually True.

Restore your hard drive by freezing it.

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Your ISP can track your every move.

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Laptops and smartphones can cause infertility.

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Overclock a computer using oil.

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Plasma TVs do burn-in images.

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Your phone can be turned on remotely.

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Dunking a laptop in water can revive it.

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Enter a special code to boost cellphone battery life.

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Hot water can fix scratched discs.

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Defragging a SSD will kill it faster.

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Save your wet phone by drying it in rice.

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Silica Gel also does the trick.

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