Why towel trick works

You'll get your usual RROD. Let it run for minutes. Afterwards, turn the Xbox off and let it cool for 20 minutes. It can mess with the thermal dynamics fans and cooling. I would recommend just taking off the front plate, removing the hard drive and put it in a cold place but not in a freezer or fridge!

Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 8. It overheats while inactive. If the Xbox is left on for extended periods of time, it heats up. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 1. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. A fire extinguisher would be nice if you feel the need you might want to use it. Make sure it's for electrical fires. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. When heating your , keep a close eye on it, just in case it might overheat too badly.

Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. While this may solve the problem, it might only last a few more hours before showing the RROD again. This may take weeks, but the repair is free if you have the RROD problem and if you're still under warranty. However, the original problem, the reason your Xbox overheats in the first place will still be there and its only a matter of time before your console will fail again.

The real danger is that you can quite easily set the console, the towel, and even yourself on fire. Deliberately causing electronic components to overheat is a very dangerous process and the risks from fire as well as the fumes emitted when components melt is significant.

A far better, and more reliable method than the Xbox Towel trick is to get yourself a good DIY repair guide and follow its instructions. Using only some basic tools and the information you will get from the guide you can repair a broken console within an hour.

Snag two towels before you go, preferably ones that are mismatched so you can easily tell them apart. And, it goes without saying, but find a friend—this is a dual effort. The TikTok challange as is is impossible. After searching for a solution, the only answer close enough is the rope escape trick.

It is different to the towel game since the players in the rope trick are attached with their wrists in a loop. If you want to try it then all you need is a paper towel and a marker. Fold the towel in half and write a message on the front. Then pen down the secret message inside the fold. Now when you put it in water the towel gets wet and bam, the secret note gets revealed. The system would flash a ring of three red lights around its power button on the front face seen above — thus the nickname.