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TrueSoulja
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 Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:32 pm Post subject: iPod Touch went under running water. |
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It's become less responsive and the volume buttons keep messing up on the side. It doesn't lock anymore. There was a crack on it and some water went in it, but the touch screen still works. So what should I do to make it better? Suggestions? (Cracks on the screen void Apple's Warranty so I can't take it to the Apple Store.)
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| Ideally, one puts their wet iPod in rice or something and doesn't turn it on until it's absolutely dry.
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| Karakawe wrote: | | Ideally, one puts their wet iPod in rice or something and doesn't turn it on until it's absolutely dry. |
Because of the fact that rice never actually absorbs any significant amount of water (or else it would get mushy- in the iphone case, it never gets any less hard, does it?) in theory it wouldn't even make a difference whether you left it in rice or the open air. As long as it sits for a gracious amount of time, like a week, because it would be dumb to take a chance that it's still wet.
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Karakawe
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| Pho/x/ wrote: | | Karakawe wrote: | | Ideally, one puts their wet iPod in rice or something and doesn't turn it on until it's absolutely dry. |
Because of the fact that rice never actually absorbs any significant amount of water (or else it would get mushy- in the iphone case, it never gets any less hard, does it?) in theory it wouldn't even make a difference whether you left it in rice or the open air. As long as it sits for a gracious amount of time, like a week, because it would be dumb to take a chance that it's still wet. |
If rice expands to three times its original volume (about), it would take quite a bit of water to bring about a noticeable change in hardness. I'm not saying it wouldn't work to leave it out in the sun for a while, just that rice is said to help expedite the process. I don't make the trends!
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Its the starch in the rise that helps get moisture out, i had my phone go through an hour wash cycle and put it in rice and it still works perfectly.
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| Karakawe wrote: | | Pho/x/ wrote: | | Karakawe wrote: | | Ideally, one puts their wet iPod in rice or something and doesn't turn it on until it's absolutely dry. |
Because of the fact that rice never actually absorbs any significant amount of water (or else it would get mushy- in the iphone case, it never gets any less hard, does it?) in theory it wouldn't even make a difference whether you left it in rice or the open air. As long as it sits for a gracious amount of time, like a week, because it would be dumb to take a chance that it's still wet. |
If rice expands to three times its original volume (about), it would take quite a bit of water to bring about a noticeable change in hardness. I'm not saying it wouldn't work to leave it out in the sun for a while, just that rice is said to help expedite the process. I don't make the trends! |
It just occurred to me that the rice "trend" would make a pretty good mythbusters episode. I should probably send them that idea.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Pho/x/ wrote: | | Karakawe wrote: | | Pho/x/ wrote: | | Karakawe wrote: | | Ideally, one puts their wet iPod in rice or something and doesn't turn it on until it's absolutely dry. |
Because of the fact that rice never actually absorbs any significant amount of water (or else it would get mushy- in the iphone case, it never gets any less hard, does it?) in theory it wouldn't even make a difference whether you left it in rice or the open air. As long as it sits for a gracious amount of time, like a week, because it would be dumb to take a chance that it's still wet. |
If rice expands to three times its original volume (about), it would take quite a bit of water to bring about a noticeable change in hardness. I'm not saying it wouldn't work to leave it out in the sun for a while, just that rice is said to help expedite the process. I don't make the trends! |
It just occurred to me that the rice "trend" would make a pretty good mythbusters episode. I should probably send them that idea. |
my pleasure:
http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/cfrm/f/2991937776?f=2991937776&a=cfrm&s=6941912904
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