My new electric shaver (Remington) did something strange today. I was in another room when I heard a loud buzzing for about a minute, followed by a light thud. Upon investigation, I discovered that it was my shaver, which apparently turned on by itself, then walked itself off my bathtub ledge (no impact damage as far as I can tell).

So either I have a poltergeist with personal grooming concerns, or perhaps my shaver has electronic issues. Has this happened to anyone else? Noting that the shaver was very close to full discharge, in fact that's why it turned off. Or maybe it's an alert feature?

I'm getting some Maximum Overdrive vibes.

A DE would never do that. Just say'n.

Was it plugged in for charging? Maybe there was a surge that triggered the electronics to turn it on.

Sounds more like gremlins to me.

^No, it was not plugged in at the time.

Hacked by the Chinese; it is trying to kill you.

What kind of switch does it have?

^Push button.

In my mind I'm comparing that to the slide switch on mine, which I don't think could turn "on" by itself. Maybe the contacts behind the button are compromised?

Bathroom, moisture or humidity gets through rubber on push button and causes a short or connection and it turns on.

Now it won't come on at all, and I just recharged it. So electronic issue it is. For some reason, this has been happening a lot lately with various devices. Back it goes.

When I was shopping for a beard trimmer there was one that had that same flaw. After reading the reviews I decided on a different model.

What time was this like Easter time?

Funny thing is, twice today while driving the school bus, the horn honked multiple times within a 10 minute time frame.

And no, I wasn't touching the horn button at anytime.


ARman

Put it between your legs when you get in bed tonight, you might get a surprise about 2 AM or so.

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Originally posted by ARman:
What time was this like Easter time?

Funny thing is, twice today while driving the school bus, the horn honked multiple times within a 10 minute time frame.

And no, I wasn't touching the horn button at anytime.


ARman

It happened today. Easter is this Sunday, so yes Easter week.

Maybe this is a Maximum Overdrive situation.

Funny this is, this morning when it happened I was watching ghost hunter videos on Youtube. Coincidence?

Yours is not the only one!!

Actually I'm mildly worried it will turn itself on in transit for the return.

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Originally posted by kkina:

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Originally posted by ARman:
What time was this like Easter time?

Funny thing is, twice today while driving the school bus, the horn honked multiple times within a 10 minute time frame.

And no, I wasn't touching the horn button at anytime.


ARman

It happened today. Easter is this Sunday, so yes Easter week.

Maybe this is a Maximum Overdrive situation.

Funny this is, this morning when it happened I was watching ghost hunter videos on Youtube. Coincidence?

LoL.... that's supposed to be Eastern Time. Stupid spell check, and I didn't catch it.


ARman

Poltergeist was a barber