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re: IMO, The Whole iPhone Rice Trick Is Bulsh
Posted on 1/28/13 at 1:59 pm to Sao
Posted on 1/28/13 at 1:59 pm to Sao
Rice works like a charm, throw in some silica gel packets and you're good to go.
Worked for my phone and watch a couple years ago.
Also put it in a zip lock bag.
Worked for my phone and watch a couple years ago.
Also put it in a zip lock bag.
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:04 pm to GalvoAg
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Also put it in a zip lock bag.
I had a lid for the tub I used. Maybe this helped.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:06 pm to Bellabama
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Also put it in a zip lock bag.
I had a lid for the tub I used. Maybe this helped.
I think leaving it in the open would be best. The rice pulls the water out of the device so it can evaporate.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:08 pm to Sao
Once something on the board is shorted, no amount of white or brown rice will save it 
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:09 pm to LanierSpots
Thats why you have to turn it off the second it gets wet.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:10 pm to TreyAnastasio
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I think leaving it in the open would be best. The rice pulls the water out of the device so it can evaporate.
I doubt it matters that much. There is something in rice that actually makes it draw out water. But when you cook it, you cook it with a lid on, which is why I put the lid on the tub.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:12 pm to TreyAnastasio
That's why I said add the silica gel packs. No way any moisture gets in unless it's underwater
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:16 pm to TreyAnastasio
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Thats why you have to turn it off the second it gets wet.
Turning it off really does nothing. The board still has power because the battery is still connected. Most of the circuits except the screen are still basically running...
If you cut if off and its not shorted, thats because the right things did not get wet
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:36 pm to LanierSpots
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Turning it off really does nothing. The board still has power because the battery is still connected. Most of the circuits except the screen are still basically running...
If you cut if off and its not shorted, thats because the right things did not get wet
Okay, fricking expert in here. Why does it work then? It's worked for me once and my brother three or four times.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:45 pm to KurtGoBang1
I haven't done it with an iphone but I've done it with a cell phone, worked like a charm.
Dropped it in a glass of sweet tea at work. Took it out and instantly removed the battery and dried it with paper towels. When I got home I put it in a ziplock bag full of rice and sealed it, left it about 24 hours. When I took it out it was as good as new.
Dropped it in a glass of sweet tea at work. Took it out and instantly removed the battery and dried it with paper towels. When I got home I put it in a ziplock bag full of rice and sealed it, left it about 24 hours. When I took it out it was as good as new.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 4:55 pm to KurtGoBang1
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Okay, fricking expert in here. Why does it work then? It's worked for me once and my brother three or four times.
Because its magic.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:04 pm to KurtGoBang1
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Okay, fricking expert in here. Why does it work then? It's worked for me once and my brother three or four times.
Rice is a natural desiccant (it draws in any moisture that touches it, whether it's liquid water or water vapor. 100% completely pure water wouldn't be able to fry a system because it's actually an insulator. However, pretty much all water is going to have dissolved salts, metals, etc. that make it highly conductive and capable of shorting whatever electronics you expose to it. Rice gets rid of the water, and thereby eliminates the mobility of the ions and other conductive particles.
Long story short: If your circuit board shorts before you get the phone in rice, you're fricked. If not then you've got a chance at saving the phone.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:09 pm to BamaChemE
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Rice is a natural desiccant (it draws in any moisture that touches it, whether it's liquid water or water vapor. 100% completely pure water wouldn't be able to fry a system because it's actually an insulator. However, pretty much all water is going to have dissolved salts, metals, etc. that make it highly conductive and capable of shorting whatever electronics you expose to it. Rice gets rid of the water, and thereby eliminates the mobility of the ions and other conductive particles. Long story short: If your circuit board shorts before you get the phone in rice, you're fricked. If not then you've got a chance at saving the phone.
I wasn't going to try and explain it to him.
Magic is easier to understand.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:09 pm to BamaChemE
I prefer to put it in isopropryl alcohol for about 2 hours. Preferably 95%+ sterilizing alcohol. Worked for me a few times
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:17 pm to SaltyMcKracker
Had a smart phone where you could take the battery out and we put it in the oven w/o the battery inside and cooked it at 150 degrees for 30 min and it drew all the water out and the phone worked perfectly until it was time for an upgrade.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:05 pm to Sao
My mom ran hers through the washing machine. I told her to put it in Rice for 24 hours and it worked just fine. Had some watermarks on the screen but after a couple days they went away.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:17 pm to Sao
It works for some circumstances and not others. Also will vary by device quality. basically the longer you run your device while water logged the more fricked it is. the rice will work best if the device was turned off when submerged
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