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Siri, Catch A Fish: Old iPhone Works As Fishing Lure

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Well this is weird – “fishermen” in southwest Australia discovered that iPhones are as good at baiting fish as they are humans.

Leave it to the Aussies to find new and unusual way to bait a hook. The 11-pound fish was released after it chomped down on a shiny, defunct iPhone outfitted with a hook.

Not sure we advocate chucking your old electronics into the ocean – maybe remove the battery first, please – but we’re all for recycling!

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