Man accidentally swallows AirPod, still works after pooping it out

[Humza]

WTF?! Tech products are so well designed these days that they blend quite discreetly with our lives, sometimes a bit too much. One such occurrence took place in Taiwan where a man fell asleep, swallowed one of his AirPods only to wake up and find it making sounds in his stomach. The AirPod made its way soundly through his digestive tracts and came out the next day, still working with 41% battery left.

What's worse than losing your AirPods? Finding one inside your belly. A man named Hsu went through this unusual experience when he went to sleep and somehow his right AirPod slipped its way into his mouth and down his stomach.

He was able to locate the missing AirPod using the 'Find My AirPods' feature. "I could hear the 'beep, beep' sound, which seemed to follow me around the room", says Hsu. After searching his room thoroughly he realized that the sound was coming from within his stomach and it suddenly dawned on him, "I swallowed my Airpod."

To get himself checked, he went to the Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital where the doctors confirmed through his X-ray that the AirPod was indeed inside his stomach. Hsu was prescribed a laxative and advised by doctors to monitor his poop as they waited for things to pass through usually. Otherwise, surgery would be needed.

The next day, as Hsu answered his call of nature, behold! he found the missing AirPod. Amazingly, the defecated device still had 41% battery remaining. In what can either be a very proud or very embarrassing moment for fans of Apple products, Hsu cleaned the AirPod and started using it again. A replacement AirPod is expensive, after all.

"Due to the plastic shell around the AirPod, the risk of it causing him harm in a similar way to swallowing a regular lithium-ion battery is much lower.", said Dr Chen Chieh-fan, of the emergency room at the hospital.

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[Uncle Al]

Probably would happened faster if he played that old hit from the 50's "I wanna Shake, Rattle, & Roll" ......

 

[Squid Surprise]

I wonder if Apple Care covers "pooped out AirPod" under their warranty?

 

[R00sT3R]

No S###?

 

[kombu]

Apple's aggressive marketing campaign intensifies.

 

[Faplyboy]

1840: I bet there will be flying cars and people who teleport
2019: This ****

 

[Peter Farkas]

This article made my day... LMAO

 

[VitalyT]

Over 100 pages of the End User Agreement, Apple still failed to consider this outcome.

 

[Lew Zealand]

Reminds me of:

"Do not eat iPod Shuffle."

Apparently Apple's legal team forgot to update those terms for more modern culinary tastes.

 

[Leuten]

1840: I bet there will be flying cars and people who teleport
2019: This ****

In 1840 not even the regular non-flying car was invented.

They may have already experimented with pooping out stuff though.

 

[boonaxe]

I hope he doesn't swallow it again. That would be gross

 

[Cal Jeffrey]

How in the actual $%^& does one swallow an AirPod in their sleep?

Somehow think tequila was involved.

 

[Someone8MyPosts]

Wow! "Man accidentally swallows AirPod, still works after pooping it out"

In other words:
Man accidentally swallows AirPod
Man still works after pooping it out

That's amazing that the man still works after pooping it out. Article writers need to learn proper grammar.

 

[Someone8MyPosts]

Next in line for Apple's innovation line. Called either "Airpoop," or "iPoop." Take your pick. I won't go into what it does, as I have no idea.

 

[QuantumPhysics]

Still better quality than a Galaxy Fold.

 

[Someone8MyPosts]

Man: "I swallowed this crap, crapped it out, and it's covered in crap!"

Apple: "Yes, it is, indeed, fully covered by our warranty"

 

[Someone8MyPosts]

Still better quality than a Galaxy Fold.

So you've managed to swallow one and crap it out?

 

[wiyosaya]

The ironic thing about it is that it probably improved sound quality.

 

[BigRedPDX]

That's one s#!77y air pod! XD I'm dead right now.

 

[Morphine Child]

Tomorrow on tech news: Man accidentally swallows MacBook Pro, keyboard works better with poop inside

 

[Coolestchad]

Probably would happened faster if he played that old hit from the 50's "I wanna Shake, Rattle, & Roll" ......

They say that Hsu had "Salt-N-Pepa - Push It" playing while trying to pass the Airpod through.

 

[Faplyboy]

In 1840 not even the regular non-flying car was invented.

They may have already experimented with pooping out stuff though.

that's the meme but okay

 

[Milkyjoe]

If they turned up the volume and listen with a stethoscope, they could hear/monitor where it was in his digestive system.

 

[pcnthuziast]

Flake news.

 

[captaincranky]

Oh sure you detractors and critics scoff as you will. The fact is, swallowing an AirPod is many rungs up the social ladder from intentionally swallowing a Tide Pod.

"Tim Apple" should take a cue from this, and build a smaller iWatch with cameras. You would just detach the band, swallow it, and viola, instant self endoscopy. Keeping your iPhone in close proximity would allow you view and record its winding journey through your GI tract.

The footage, when transferred to your 85" OLED TV, would be just the thing for getting rid of those pesky guests or relatives who perennially overstay their welcome at your parties.