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Goblins Go Gaga for the '69% Battery Challenge' as Phones Are Held Hostage Nationwide

Published: August 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Forget fermented mushrooms. Goblins are now high on battery percentage.

The latest craze: stare at your phone until the battery hits 69%, plug it in, then wait for the moment you can unplug it and start over.

"It's a digital drug," said GNN tech correspondent Grungle Gizmo. "A dopamine rush when those two magical numbers line up. Goblins are skipping sleep, meals and even pillaging raids to witness this fleeting moment of numerical nirvana."

Social media is flooded with screenshots of 69% battery screens and boasts of "achieving the perfect balance." Online communities trade tips for stretching the moment, including turning the brightness down, turning the phone off, and in one case burying it.

Experts warn of eye strain, sleep loss and falling productivity. Others call it harmless.

"It's no different from our obsession with shiny objects or mushroom juice," shrugged Elder Gnarltooth. "Goblins have always been drawn to the absurd and the ephemeral."

The Elder was then seen holding his phone very still at 68%.

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