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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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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Comments (147)
tbart13 7
Use a blow dryer.
blackwidow6966 4
you didn't wait long enough to attract the Asians to come fix it.
InuwindoW 13
As apposed to dry snow huh?
kenleyd1992 2
I dropped my phone in the snow twice. I picked it up right away both times but I just dried the screen off really good and dried the phone off. Let the charger port dry and never pit it in rice my phone still works. I dropped my iPod in the toilet twice. Put it in rice once but my iPod is another story. This thing is indestructible.
sanecatlady 13
Another reason for me never to use my cell phone unless I need to call for a ride or in an emergency. I hate even having to use my regular phone at home.
fujbsrjb 3
Hai don't stress I dropped mine in water two days ago! Leave it in the rice for 2hrs and then let ur phone warm up to room temperature and use a toothpick to get the cooked rice out
Labrynthian 6
I heard the best way to get rid of rice stuck in a phone is to put it wet snow...
o_uhu_intrstng 4
use a hair dryer
sarangel_fml 4
that exact same thing happened to me and a toothpick worked for me :)
pumpkinhead1979 5
you don't charge the phone while it's drying out