A writer whose Kindle is invaded by ants who “buy” books “I feel compelled to read” | Federal District

A writer whose Kindle is invaded by ants who "buy" books "I feel compelled to read" |  Federal District

In addition to making a nest inside the equipment, the ants also “bought” two books, and Mariana made sure to read them.

“I asked for and got a refund, but now I feel obligated and curious to read these selected books.”

Mariana says she tried to charge the Kindle, but the device showed a sign of poor connectivity. “I gave it a few clicks, and decided to blow into the device, which is our solution to everything electronic. It blew up, and when I saw that, a lot of ants came out,” he told Globo TV.

Video: Ants invade Kindle, buy books, and the owner decides to freeze the device

She said she was surprised by the number of ants that came out of the digital reader. “Many little puppies too,” Mariana recalls. “I was desperate. I didn’t know what to do.”

She says she left the device aside, because she thought it was permanently damaged. The story spread on the Internet, after a friend of the writer published a post on one of the social networks.

Then people suggested that she put the equipment in the freezer to kill the ants. I followed the advice and the problem was solved.

Technical expert Walker de Alencar explains that the ants may have caused the short circuits that led to the purchases.

“It could be that [as formigas] Find some loopholes to enter and grab the electronics. He points out that this generates some short circuits or connections that can cause this kind of situation.”

Alencar says the first error case reported on computers in the US was caused by a moth that was inside the machine.

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