Why One Man Owns 2,371 Cell Phones

Jayesh Kale owns over 2,300 old cell phones, most are Nokias, and all of them still work. It’s the largest collection of its kind in India, but Kale doesn’t want to stop there. His dream is to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. When you visit his home in Thane, India, you will see cell phones everywhere—in the living room, bedroom, in kitchen drawers, even in his wife’s wardrobe (frankly, she’s not happy about it). But Kale loves his phones dearly. “These are my babies,” he says. He takes us back to his college years to explain how his obsession began.

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[Zombekiller]

Him: owns 2, 000+ phones

Google maps: *There’s a traffic jam in this house*

[tanukies]

“Hey dude, what’s your number?”

*ahem*

[arandomboredindividual]

man, the guy just likes nokia phones this is so wholesome

[uwwpjip]

Imagine someone calling this guy and suddenly the house just become a speaker

[fpslevi]

Crush: IM BLOCKING YOU
This guy: *laughs in 2371 phones*

[robrutnam]

Wife: why do you have two phones, are you using one to cheat on me?
This dude: no darling, it’s the start of my phone collection
He’s been lost in the lie ever since

[zoomsoom]

“I cant bare to see them scratched or dropped”
*LITERALLY LAYS ON THEM*

[caramel]

He is the indian ironman, his armor is created entirely out of nokia phones. My god, he is invincible.

[naz_car]

Imagine saying "hey siri" and the whole house just turns into a transformer

[everydaysniper]

imagine robbing this guy and he just pulls a phone out of the fridge and calls the police.

[raffianmoin]

Sets alarm to all the phones,
even his dead neighbours wake up.

[hhjchsf]

“I can’t see someone drop my phones, these are my babies”

*Next clip proceeds to show him lying on his phones*

[JacksonBlackmon]

My man has more burners than the entire cartel

[tysonj]

If he tapes all his Nokia’s on him he will be invincible

[itzefzy]

If you ever feel like you're spending too much money for nothing, remember this man exists.

[alex]

"I can't see someone even scratching my phones, these are my babies"

Proceeds to lay on dozens of them, possibly crushing their spine

[asiananims]

I bet he tells people
“Block me, I dare you”

[ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER]

"they need to be in mint condition"
shows a bunch of scratched up phones.

[anilbhattarai]

"I feel happy from inside" that's most important in life ...

[JesusReignsForever]

The guy: talks about protecting his phones

Also The guy: lays his whole body on them