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#HindiTama: Fake viral video shows how to make a wireless smartphone charger at home


A viral video is making the rounds on social media purportedly showing a very simple way to turn an ordinary mobile phone charger into a long-distance wireless charger.

The hack is as simple as it is straightforward: you just cut your power cord, wrap a few layers of foil and copper wire around the ends, and glue a magnet to the top of your charger. This will supposedly enable you to power your phone untethered for up to 50 feet.

First posted by YouTuber Addyology, the how-to video was re-blogged by Viral Hacks. It was then picked up by Filipino Vines and spread through the Pinoy online community from there.

In the four days since it was posted, the Filipino Vines video has been shared over 88,000 times.

 

Wala kang pambili ng wireless charger? Eto DIY para sayo

Wala kang pambili ng wireless charger? Eto DIY para sayo
(c) viralhacks #FVTeens
Walter de Vera #FilipinoVinerRock

Posted by Filipino Vines on Saturday, October 22, 2016

 

The video was met with amusement. Though no one has yet admitted to trying out the hack for themselves, more than a few commenters expressed earnest hope that it might actually work.

But electrical engineer and YouTube personality Mehdi Sadaghdar—more popularly known by his comedic online persona, "ElectroBoom"—explained why the hack just won't work.

"When the guy (in the how-to video) turns the power bar on, the power switch for the charger is off. The charger is not even powered!" Sadaghar said.

He also pointed out that the hack physically won't allow electricity to flow through it at all.

"He has cut the power lines, left the circuit open, and is just wrapping wires on wires," he said. — JST, GMA News


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