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By merrr - 20/01/2014 20:34 - Canada

Today, I dropped my phone in the wet snow. I read that putting it in rice helps to get the water out. Three pieces of rice are now frozen into the power port, and I can't get the charger in. FML

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Same thing different taste

By rosesareyellow - 30/07/2010 04:40 - United States

Today, I dropped my phone in water, and my friends told me to put it in rice to draw out the water. They put my phone in riceroni. My phone now smells like chicken and has rice seasoning stuck all over it. Needless to say it still doesn't work. FML

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Cool phone

By Anonymous - 30/01/2023 03:30

Today, I put my phone in the fridge to cool it down. Now it's cold, but it won't turn on. FML

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By Poorphone - 08/12/2016 17:23 - United States - Denver

Today, my car got stuck in a foot of snow. I tried desperately digging around my wheels to see if it would help. I was finally able to get out 10 minutes later only to realize that I had dropped my phone in the snow while I was digging and had run over it. FML

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By AnAngryyGiraffe - 06/12/2016 04:46 - United States - Chatsworth

Today, after dropping my phone in the toilet, I left it dismantled outside in my backyard to dry hoping it could be saved. I forgot about the phone as well as the sprinklers that were scheduled to go off. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/11/2009 00:04 - United States

Today, I was texting while making dinner. I went to pour the noodles into the boiling water and I dropped my phone in. Not thinking, I went to retrieve it from the water. I now have a completely useless phone and a useless hand. FML

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By boo - 16/02/2010 20:46 - United States

Today, I learned the reason they say don't keep your phone in high humidity places. I left my phone on the counter when I went to take a shower. It now won't turn on due to water damage and the warranty doesn't cover it. FML

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False advertising

By Anonymous - 29/01/2024 22:00 - France

Today, I woke up to find my cat had knocked my phone into the toilet. As I fished it out, soaking wet, I thought, "Well, at least it's water-resistant." Turns out, my phone wasn't. FML

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By no_service - 19/06/2009 17:57 - United States

Today, my phone died. I plugged it in to charge and then went out to run some errands. When I returned, my phone was no where to be found, and our shovel was on the floor, muddy and wet. I then discovered my 6-year old son had buried my "dead" 200$ palmpilot because he had felt sorry for me. FML

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By JakeHolmes - 17/11/2009 06:48 - United States

Today, I was in my hot tub with my brand new phone. I set it down and when I grabbed my towel I knocked it into the water. I quickly snatched it up and dried it off with the towel and suprisingly only one button stopped working. It was the unlock button, a perfectly good phone that I can't use. FML

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By cs - 13/02/2011 02:21 - United States

Today, the snowblower found my lost phone. FML

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Monday 20 January 2014 23:21

Just leave it alone for now and go back to it when the rice defrosted. Get a tooth pick and try to get it out of there gently and if that doesn't work go to your provider and hopefully they can be of some use. Good luck OP :)

shortunbiased 6

Monday 20 January 2014 23:23

Is your name Brian by any chance?

Comments

worldclassrager 39

Tuesday 21 January 2014 0:56

Leave it in a heated invironment...the rice will come off real soon...

robertmil90 10

Tuesday 21 January 2014 0:57

Tried that with my remote, ended up with an $80 paperweight because my dvd player doesn't work without the remote

cryssycakesx3 22

Tuesday 21 January 2014 1:58

if that's true that's a shitty DVD player not even worth half that.

Zebediabolical 39

Tuesday 21 January 2014 7:14

A three dollar universal remote from the dollar store (four dollars with batteries) should fix that problem.

skipper2009 18

Tuesday 21 January 2014 1:01

I'm not comprehending how someone can screw up something so simple.

notfmylife 1

Tuesday 21 January 2014 1:08

All you have to do is REMOVE the simcard and battery, leave it in a bowl of rice(submerged) and LEAVE IT ON THE COUNTER (for 24 hours or more(depending on how wet) Then wipe it off and voila! I have dropped my iphone so many times in water and this has always worked. BTW HOW WAS THE RICE FROZEN? Is it so cold inside your house that it will be frozen after letting it sit?

alexis8713 3

Tuesday 21 January 2014 1:18

Just stick it in the microwave

ahh_rats 15

Tuesday 21 January 2014 1:44

Use a needle or something geez

thespiantess 18

Tuesday 21 January 2014 1:52

A huge photo camera of mine once fell into a pool. I left it in rice for about 10 days and some rice got stuck in the SD card slot. It took a long time, but I got it all out with toothpicks, knifes and tweezers! Also, for those of you saying the rice thing is a mith, all of the humidity was absorbed and the camera was just fine, after sinking completely in a pool! It has also saved me lots of phones and earphones, so, I'm very grateful for it :) Best of luck OP!