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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
Today, I put my phone in the fridge to cool it down. Now it's cold, but it won't turn on. FML
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
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
Today, I managed to wash my phone with my laundry. I didn’t realize it was in my jeans until I heard a thudding noise. After rescuing it from the depths of soggy clothes, I tried the rice trick to dry it out. A few hours later, my cat thought it was a new litter tray and promptly pissed in the rice, then spread it all over the counter. FML
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
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
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
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
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 surprisingly only one button stopped working. It was the unlock button, so now I have a perfectly good phone that I can't use. FML
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koalabear_55 11
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
Is your name Brian by any chance?
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perdix 31
Put your phone in boiling water for 5 minutes. By then, the rice will be tender and come out easily. Bon appetit!
Godsofdracos 15
Don't forget to add proper spices and tenderize the phone first. I hear metal and glass can be extremely chewy if not cooked properly!
MidnightMadness 8
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lmao I guess you didn't read the whole thing on Facebook it was a joke that said to put your phone in rice...then wait for a Chinese person to come fix it...it was a racist joke not a fact ydi for not reading the whole thing.
sezzamozzy 9
I guess you didn't read everything either. Rice absorbs moisture so if you drop part of your phone in water or all your phone and (I hope to god) not a whole lot of water, the rice will absorb what water there is. In saying that, probably won't work if you submerged your phone in water Cause of the mother board and what not- all the components that don't really like water. My phone still works fine but i didn't submerge my phone in water, just the top half, and I did leave it in the uncooked rice for three days to be absolutely sure that all the moisture was out.
mikbrooke 25
i managed to completely submerge my phone in a tub of water by accident, but pulled it out almost straight away. took the sim card & battery out and left the whole phone in rice overnight - it worked fine the next day.
seang2377 1
actually it is a fact. they just turned it into a racist joke. stupid ass. your phone just isn't supposed to be soaking wet when you do it.
glabberfasted 16
You idiot.
Halo14145 4
Let it defrost in a room and do the "rice trick" again
awilliams44 9
new phone time
AlwaysWatching 27
OMG THIS HAPPENED TO ME I SWEAR! OP, maybe you can use a toothpick? There are new dock connectors online for less than $5....
murdersquirrel 15
did you try turning it off and back on again?
glabberfasted 16
38 - It's a common internet joke. Turning it off and back on again is frequently a troubleshooting tip for phones not working, the joke is saying it for something in which it clearly wouldn't work for.
Zebediabolical 45
It's a catchprase from The IT Crowd as well,
Headcrab 29
never try to plug the charger in! leave it in the rice for atleast 24h and near a heat source. NOT on a stove or radiator because that could be too hot. Just near one.
olpally 33
Just get a new phone or try and save this one. Good luck.
Senseless_487 29
Yes...those would be the possible courses of action. Very good!
valentinov 15
Your IQ is the size of rice bob if you did that...
iseebearbears 27
Don't tell me you put it in cooked rice.