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- ispeakasian, on 03/27/2008, -0/+57Perfect! I have sixty 50lb bags of rice sittin in my basement. Horray for being Asian.
- Mohdoo, on 03/27/2008, -0/+30People reading this could prevent a lottttt of facebook groups...
- UncleCrapper, on 03/27/2008, -0/+26"This is a brilliant tip...fix your costly cellphone which you have mistakingly soaked in water..you need to go to the kitchen to do that...yes...you heard it right..."
Oh my god! The kitchen? I need to go to the kitchen to fix my phone? Unbelievable! Incredible! Of all the rooms in the house I need to go to the kitchen to accomplish this clever fix for a water logged Blackberry. A place just brimming with various chemicals, utensils and a large working area. Imagine that. - djwk1928, on 03/27/2008, -0/+20You got a date and you wear a waist bag? Dugg for that story.. incredible!
- GalacticRerun, on 03/27/2008, -2/+21Jeez, I didn't ask for your life story, just gimme the tips on drying the phone.
- inactive, on 03/27/2008, -2/+17I just put my phone in the bath to try this out, I'm now heading to the shop to buy a new phone.
- Celeron, on 03/27/2008, -0/+13Rice, what can't it do?
- ichchappycat, on 03/27/2008, -1/+12My stepdad put his Nokia in the oven at 250 Fahrenheit... Melted it into a pretty cool "art piece" as I like to call it actually...
- patch6, on 03/27/2008, -1/+9More reliable to remove the battery, then disassemble the device to bake the logic board at 125 celsius for 2 hours to remove the moisture (a common procedure for BGA installation).
Can't include the plastic case. - rompom7, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7The best way is to displace the water with something that evaporates quickly, like methylated spirits or rubbing alcohol. Just dunk it in a container of it couple of times (make sure the battery is out -- I'm not exactly sure if denatured alcohol is a decent conductor and could short the circuitry, but just to be on the safe side). Leave to dry, or speed things up with a hair drier.
A friend of mine did this with his laptop after he spilled coffee all through it, cleaned it up really well. - tetsuwan, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7Straight water usually isn't a killer. Just disassemble the phone and let it dry for a couple of days (I've done that and it works). Saline water, otoh ... I managed to get my phone working after dropping it in the sea, but the display broke half a year later and it was generally glitchy.
- thelimopit, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6I managed to drop my phone in the toilet and it was fine. I've just realised there's no point in me saying this.
Actually, a few years back I'd just got a lovely brand new phone and I went to a music festival. I let my mate take a look at it, he threw it back to me and it somersaulted gracefully straight into my glass of nice cool, crisp beer. I took the battery out and left it to dry for a bit, and apart from some marking on the screen it was absolutely fine. - hwood, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6When I dropped my Palm Pilot in the toilet, I removed the batteries then soaked it in isopropyl alcohol. After, that I let it air dry and it worked fine. I think the alcohol helps with the drying.
- drdepoy, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5alcohol is by far the best thing you can do for a phone dropped in the water. The problem is not water itself, but impurities in the water that allow it to conduct electricity. Once the water have evaporated (or absorbed) it leaves traces of these minerals that can still conduct electricity - in fact rice would probably be a really bad idea because of all the sticky rice residue it could leave.
The last time i dropped my phone in the water I used 99% isopropyl and PCB cleaner to dry it out. Also i have gotten into the habit of covering the "water detection" sticker with a piece of electrical tape. - JMSantos, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5Suspend 13 japanese acrobats at 1200 feet with a single grain.
- Wander2000, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5I've sent 2 phones back to T-Mobile that have been run through the washing machine. Both were still under warranty. The trick is there is a little white 'pad' on the back - on most phones, around the battery, that turns red if it detects water; then the warranty is void.
But fear not. Take a small single sided razor blade, scrape off the little red button, underneath is a metal 'pad'. Take some 'white-out', carefully place some of it on the pad, but not too much. Wait a while for it to dry. Then take some clear nail polish and carefully apply it.
T-Mobile apparently just does a quick visual on them, and if the little pad isn't red - you are good to go! - mattewood, on 03/27/2008, -4/+9Lame story.
- Markpdotcom, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Photos or you're full of *****...
- bluechips23, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Pics or it didn't happen!
I meant about the date, not about the crackberry buried under rice. - Valleye, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I just removed the battery and left it on the grill of my 20" crt over night, come back tomorrow drop in the battery and I was back in business.
- WafflesID, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Hmmm. It doesn't sound like it fixed anything, or that the rice had anything to do with...anything. Sounds likely that it would have done the exact same thing just on a table for a few days.
- shrewduser, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3rice is an interesting one, but what i found worked flawlessly was simply sticking the thing as close to an air conditioner as you can get it, the cold dry air does wonders, and it also beads the water, then alternate with room temperature every hour or so (which also moves the water about again allowing the cold dry air to do its trick again), in a couple of hours you should have a working mobile.
- pcsperson, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I always wondered if this was true, glad to see it in print
- confusednazgul, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I'm pretty sure he just meant that no feces or urine was visible in the toilet when the phone took a dive.
- Hosalabad, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3A better tip is to place the device sans battery and cover on top of a powered on CRT or Television. Dries faster and more completely.
- Kasot, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I put mine in the oven (50C), and it was going fine until my brother decided to have pizza.
Then I got a new cell. - krets, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I hope you beat the crap out of your mate for throwing your brand new phone at you.
- schnibitz, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3Throw it in a freezer. Worked for me.
- OwdenBowden, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2DIGG THE TIP
You still cannot bypass the water detection features that will change color inside the unit - in the event you go to return it or seek service. - hiro, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Good? Yes. Absolutely Awesome? No
- Goat689, on 03/27/2008, -2/+4BURIED for the fact that this story was released over half a year ago....and was on digg
- inactive, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2If you are using iRice, yes.
- ArmandoM, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2I keep and use all my electronic devices in the freezer. I'm sitting in there now typing this on my computer.
- Coven, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Until you take it out of the freezer and the device returns to normal operating temperatures. If you want the better performance you kind of have to leave it in the freezer.
- alittleroy101, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Who diggs this *****?
- Camelcarcass, on 03/27/2008, -6/+8Obscure ending, dumb story, could have simply said, leave soaked phone in rice, rice eat moisture
- etx313, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Even better, Put it in a Tupperware dish with Damp-Rid from Home Depot. It pulls the moisture out of the air faster. You can find it in the paint isle.
- SheilaNoya, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2Forget the damn phone. I thought the dumbest part of the story was that he was going to drive 2 hours to meet his "date" and then all they were going to do is go to a movie. If someone expects me to make a 4 hour round trip, it had better be for something a hell of lot better than just going to see a movie.
- RaiderWolf, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1When this happened to my phone, I just let it dry over night and BAM! Back in business. No rice, tools or anything.
- stratmancj, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1story seems a bit fishy ... the guy has a date and he wears a fanny pack?
- mattvander, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1hell yes! my thoughts exactly!
- themastersb, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I bet you really mean being a weaboo.
- waldo686, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Hasn't anyone heard of the Refridgerator trick?
disassemble phone, place in fridge for 2 days minimum, reassemble, viola working phone!
worked for my phone that went through the washing machine - DIAF, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1You dont need rice. What a waste. and if you still plan to eat it, who would eat rice that absorbed toilet water??
A dehumidifier is the best option.
I dropped my phone into a deep puddle, left it on top of a dehumidifier and it worked in a few hours. - tetsuwan, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1all I can say is that it worked perfectly before the accident and not so well after it. If salt crystallizes in a device, it will continue to absorb water and mess up the electronics.
- SpeshulEd, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1FAIL
- inactive, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Am I the only one who thinks that toilets never have "clean" water in them? Really, you're going to stick that thing up against your mouth now? In other news, who can't shake out 10 pounds of silica gel out of shoe boxes in their closet?
- vipero00, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1The rice does get the moisture out but it takes a bit of time and it doesn't slow down the corrosion process caused by the water. A better solution is to put the phone in the freezer. This has two effects. 1st it almost stops any corrosion in its tracks do to the reduced temperature. 2nd modern freezers are auto defrosting so that the moisture sublimes out of the phone. These two factors lead to a higher chance of a good outcome than rice alone. But then again lab grade IPO (iso-propal alcohol) works very quickly and there is no freezing involved. Most peeps have access to a freezer. I guess you could try Stolies vodka.
- DrSarcasm, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1Hmmm...Author drops his cell in the toilet?
Guess he was TALKIN' "*****"??? Thank you, I'm here all week! -
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