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We would've sworn that the only thing capable of taking down the mighty iPhone was going to be a tear in the space-time continuum caused by the weight of all its owners' egos that would, in turn, suck all of humanity (iPhones included) into the infinite abyss of outer space. But apparently it's far simpler than that. Yup, all it took was a few dirty pockets.

The whizz kids over at Gizmodo unveiled the discovery yesterday that a little bit of pocket lint can go a long way—toward costing you another couple hundred bucks. Check their full write up to get all the ins and outs of how dust defeated the phone (there was much disabling and motherboard removal and other such jargon), and if you own an iPhone just remember: Store your iPhone some place completely dust free. We've got one in particular in mind.