Cover image via BGRIf someone ever tells you to say the number 108 to Siri – for the love of god, please don't do it
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A new prank has been making rounds on social media and it involves saying **108** to Apple's virtual assistant, Siri.
Some say it initiates a three-way Facetime convo, while others promise something hilarious to happen.
**Well, that's all BS.**
You see, the result is a joke that's not even funny. Saying "Hey Siri, 108" will instruct Siri to call the emergency services for you.
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Others went even further and suggested you "close your eyes for five seconds."
**This is because Siri gives you that long to change your mind so if you can't see, you're connected before you realise it.**
108 is an emergency number for police and ambulances in India, meaning dialing it elsewhere might re-route the caller to that country's emergency services
Prank calls are not funny. According to [The Star Online](http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/03/15/myths-of-112-answered-public-has-wrong-perception-of-emergency-number/), **the MERS 999 response centres received more than 25.5 million calls, 17 million of them were "silent calls".**
Why this prank is dangerous – **unnecessary calls add strain to an already overstretched emergency services system. Callers could also wind up in trouble for wasting emergency service workers' time.**
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