850,000 phones meet death by toilet yearly in the UK

One or two of us have regrettably lost phones in a place or two (I myself lost a Treo 650 and a Cingular 8125 within the first four months of last year) but our friends across the pond literally flush an astounding 850,000 phones down the crapper each year.

850,000.  Down the toilet.

Research by SimplySwitch, a company specializing in price comparison and switching carriers, found 4.5 million handsets are lost or damaged in the UK each year.  Second to the death by watery grave, 810,000 handsets end up amongst the peanuts and broken hearts at a local pub, 315,000 stay behind for an extra long cab ride, 225,000 keep riding public transportation after their owners leave and 116,000 ended up in some dirty laundry.

Interesting stats, and sure, the stats aren't from a hugely reputable source, but seriously, take care of your phone.

[Via Cellular-News, Image via Valleywag & Flickr user: Jurvetson]