Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+

[RoadToad]

I dropped my phone off the edge of a dock into 3.5 feet of murky lake water. There is a steel plate between the phone and the case that goes with a dashboard magnetized holder. I'm looking at strong neodymium magnets to try and fish it out. This one: neodymium magnet has a pull force of 69 lbs. Is that too strong? Would it break the glass?

[space-time]

The phone is in 3 feet of water and you worry about breaking the glass? You should be lucky if you get your data back.

[OWC Jamie]

It's quite possible if your phone rests against an old lawn mower engine it could be caught between the two and it's bend ability field tested.

[GGD]

Do you have any dead hard drives around, there's a fairly strong magnet in those (especially the 3.5" drives) if you want to take it apart. Quicker than ordering something.

[RoadToad]

Thank you for your responses. I didn't realize the magnets in a hard drive were that powerful. I have a recent backup, so I'm not concerned about the data. I will update if I retrieve it.

[GGD]

RoadToad wrote:
I didn't realize the magnets in a hard drive were that powerful.

Just dug through my junk drawer and found the one I had from an old SCSI Seagate drive, and it's not as strong as I had remembered. It might not be much more powerful than the one on your car mount (can you use that one). I was able to stick it to an empty file cabinet drawer and use it as a handle to slide the drawer in/out, but it wasn't strong enough for that initial pull to get the drawer out of it's fully closed position that requires more force.

[artie67]

Try a auto parts store for a magnetic wand. It's like a chrome auto antenna with a magnet. You can tape a stick to it for more length.

https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-2516B-Te..._7?ie=UTF8&qid=1467482761&sr=8-7&keywords=telescoping+grabber

[sekker]

Good luck!

My bet is that you have now left what will become a million credit archaeological find in 100,000 years...

[fauch]

Stupid question, why can't you jump in the 3.5 feet of water and fish it out yourself???
Granted unnecessary technology is a LOT more fun....

[NewtonMP2100]

.....go.....FISH......????