If by “getting a thumb drive wet”, you mean “boiling a thumb drive for hours in a jacuzzi”, then yes, it does render the device inoperable.
ETA: If you don’t believe me, you can soak a thumb drive in a pot of hot water for hours and find out what happens…
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Or you could just shove your thumb drive up your ass while you aren’t using it.
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Yeah, but you really shouldn’t do that with your head like that, you know. Take it out once in a while and give it some air, even if you’re not going to use it.
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Does getting a thumb drive wet actually damage it? I thought they were solid-state and therefore water-resistant (as long as they’re not plugged in).
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I’ve put a couple through the wash by accident and they’ve still worked just fine afterwards.
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Yeah, but you really shouldn’t do that with your head like that, you know. Take it out once in a while and give it some air, even if you’re not going to use it.
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Oh, look! It’s you again! Why, I declare, Q.E.D., I’m starting to think you have a crush on me…what with that way you keep responding to my posts and talking about all that homoeroticism! [bats eyes fetchingly] If only you’d let me know before I got married!
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There’s a newfangled invention out there that you may find helpful. It’s called string. It’s sold under a variety of names, including cord and twine; and it can be had in a variety of materials and colors. As you can see, it’s relatively inexpensive; so someone as deucedly clever as yourself ought to be able to make a lifetime’s supply of lanyards from just a couple dollar’s worth. Why, I bet someone with your mad skillz could probably even master a couple basic braids that would be artistic triumphs as well as utilitarian.
Or you could just shove your thumb drive up your ass while you aren’t using it.
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Simpson’s Individual Stringettes!