# What happens when a cell phone is physically destroyed?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cell-phone-is-physically-destroyed/683498 "2014-03-12T01:50:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-cell-phone-is-physically-destroyed/683498/21 "2014-03-13T19:50:33Z")

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[Ghosting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6AvqgiFbIU)

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