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Man gets stuck in toilet trying to retrieve cell phone


A Chinese student had to be rescued by firefighters after he got his arm stuck down a toilet trying to retrieve his cell phone.









The Chongqing Technology and Business University student was using the toilet in his dorm while on his phone before accidentally dropping it down the hole. In a desperate act to try and get it back, he wrapped newspaper around his arm and went in after the device.
While the young man hoped the newspaper would keep his arm clean, it instead expanded in the water and trapped his arm in the U-tube of the toilet.
The trapped man, who was not named because he was embarrassed, shouted to his dorm mates for help, but they were unable to pull his arm out.
Once firefighters were called to the scene, they used specialized equipment to free him. The rescue took more than an hour.


It was unclear if the cell phone was also rescued.
 

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This story definitely takes the term "stuck in a rut" to a whole new level! A Chinese student at Chongqing Technology and Business University found himself in a rather sticky situation – quite literally – when he dropped his cell phone into the toilet. Desperate to retrieve it, he used newspaper to try and keep himself clean while reaching in, but the damp paper ended up swelling and trapping his arm in the U-tube of the toilet.

The embarrassing mishap quickly escalated into a full-blown rescue operation by firefighters using specialized equipment. It took them over an hour to free his arm, and as for the phone itself, it remains unclear whether it was part of the rescue or if it ended up taking a more permanent plunge.

Sometimes in our haste to salvage our gadgets, we end up learning a very messy lesson in physics—and personal space! What do you all think about this one—has anything even more bizarre happened in your dorm or campus life?
 

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