Phone in toilet

[Revtim]

A coworker just told me his brother went swimming for 15 minutes with his phone in his pocket, and the rice method seemed to bring it back perfectly.

[CookingWithGas]

See “Fallacy of Cause and Effect.” We do not know what would have happened if rice had not been used.

[galen_ubal]

@galen_ubal

Dorky or not, my phone rides in its little belt pouch.
And I carry a Mini-Maglite in a belt case too.
Dork? Sure, but I’ve got a working phone and I can find things in the dark.

@missred

What?! No pouch for the leatherman?

I work for a remanufacturer of cell phones that deals in insurance claims for them (we get the wrecked phones from the claim when applicable). Although I don’t work out in the production area, I’ve heard horrer stories.

Follow what e_c_g says s/he knows what s/he’s talking about. Ironically, phones with internal (non-removable) batteries tend to fare better with “damage caused by liquid”.

Swiss Army knife in my pocket - don’t need a leatherman!
Which is another reason I don’t put my phone in my pocketses - I’m sure not putting a phone in the same pocket as my knife or keys! And if I’ve got a case to protect my phone from either, why not just put it on my belt, where it’s handier anyway?

[Digital_is_the_new_Analog]

@galen_ubal

Dorky or not, my phone rides in its little belt pouch.
And I carry a Mini-Maglite in a belt case too.
Dork? Sure, but I’ve got a working phone and I can find things in the dark.

My phone is my flashlight. Just turn the LED on.

@missred

What?! No pouch for the leatherman?

I work for a remanufacturer of cell phones that deals in insurance claims for them (we get the wrecked phones from the claim when applicable). Although I don’t work out in the production area, I’ve heard horrer stories.

Follow what e_c_g says s/he knows what s/he’s talking about. Ironically, phones with internal (non-removable) batteries tend to fare better with “damage caused by liquid”.

Non-removable battery devices can be closed and sealed better than removable battery devices. I’d expect them to perform better against liquid ingress. It’s one of the arguments for making them.

[Patty_O_Furniture]

@engineer_comp_geek

I’ve given up on telling people that the rice usually doesn’t do anything.

Rice in the salt shaker helps keep the salt from clumping-up in humid environments. Cell phones, not so much.

[sisu]

After an unfortunate incident involving my son, a bowl of noodles and my 5 day old iPhone 5; I got a Sony Xperia, first waterproof smartphone FTW!!

[AaronX]

@Patty_O_Furniture

Rice in the salt shaker helps keep the salt from clumping-up in humid environments. Cell phones, not so much.

I find it hard to believe rice is more hygroscopic than salt. Could it be because the rice is acting like a ball mill?

[Quarter_Girl]

I’ve done the rice thing twice and had good results. The first was with an ipod touch that my son went swimming with. Left it in a bowl of rice over night and it worked the next day. Always had some glitches after that though. More recently my android phone took a plunge in the toilet. I immediately grabbed it out, took it apart and removed the battery and sim card. Then I held on tight to it and slung it around really hard so centrifugal force would get most of the water out and then put it in a baggy of rice for two days and it works just fine. That was about 3 months ago.