r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheAeroplaneBear2906 • Jul 16 '26

Unskippable ad Clear Backpacks + Pay to Keep Your Phone

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My freinds school is now requiring these items, and is also using AI to promote this 🫠

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u/MycologistPutrid7494 Jul 16 '26

We had them at a school where I used to teach. It doesn't just unlock using any magnet. It takes quite a strong magnet, not the type the average person has around their house. It can be popped open using 2 pencils and brute force, but that breaks the pin in the latch and students who break the pouch must pay for it (the first one issued to them was free).

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u/kuffdeschmull Jul 16 '26

I beg to differ about the "not the type the average person has around their house" part. Magnets found in hard drives are pretty strong and would be able to open this. I assume most houses still have hard drives somewhere.

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u/deserteagle3784 Jul 16 '26

I don't know anyone that has a hard drive unless they're really into tech or gaming lol, and that number is small

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u/OiledUpThug Sep 12 '26

The majority of old computers and DVR recorders have a hard drive