# shiny

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny/233250>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 9, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny/233250 "2004-03-09T04:37:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![robinc308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@robinc308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinc308)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny/233250/1 "2004-03-09T04:37:37Z")

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I was looking at my keyboard and I noticed that some keys have had the matt surface worn off them, and now they are shiny.

In order of shininess I have: Right end of the space bar; s; c; n; backspace; e; left shift; a; t; m; o; i; r; h; b; y; d; ctrl (left); \>; ,; w

All the rest are not shiny. And I seem to have something icky stuck under the k key, and what looks like a dried drip of hot chocolate on the 7.

Definitely pretty pointless.

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**Author:** ![terd\_ferguson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@terd\_ferguson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terd_ferguson)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny/233250/2 "2004-03-09T04:53:23Z")

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I had the same thing happen on my laptop, only it was caused by some apple juice. That is why it is now in my closet and will remain there until I get bored one day and decide to take it apart.

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**Author:** ![Call\_me\_Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny/233250/3 "2004-03-09T05:45:35Z")

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I noticed the same thing on my spacebar… I took it as a sad reminder of how many times I must have pressed that thing to polish it to that degree…