Today, I was trying to be environmentally friendly by using a reusable water bottle, but didn't screw the top on properly, so while I was chatting to someone it splashed it all over my computer and bricked it. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while working on my laptop, I accidentally spilled a glass of water. I quickly moved my laptop out of the way of the oncoming stream. It fell on the floor and broke. FML
Today, I decided to be healthy and drink a tall glass of water whilst doing my assignment that is due in three days. I managed to spill the entire glass over my laptop. I flipped it over and used a hairdryer to dry it off. While doing that, I managed to melt my keyboard. FML
Today, I was giving a presentation at work but accidentally spilled water all over my laptop. I tried to dry it off, but it wouldn't turn on. I had to give the presentation awkwardly using my phone and everyone took the piss out of me and my shoddy performance. FML
Today, I bought a fancy reusable water bottle because I wanted to be properly hydrated. On the first day, I filled it, put it in my backpack, and went to work. Six hours later, I discovered the lid wasn't fully closed. My laptop survived, but every document in my bag smelled like cucumber. FML
Today, I tried to open my water bottle, which is like trying to open a pickle jar, and after several seconds, it exploded all over my desk and clothes. Then, when I was going to get paper towels and a change of clothes, I slipped on the puddle and hit my head on my desk as I came crashing down. FML
Today, I spilled some milk on my laptop. I was pretty sure it would be fine as it was only a bit of milk. While cleaning the residue, I knocked a whole bucket of water into the insides of the laptop. RIP Macbook. FML
Today, I discovered my water bottle had leaked and spilled water all over my backpack, ruining my notebooks, soaking my schoolbooks, and destroying my midterm portfolio. FML
Today, I spilled a glass of iced tea all over my desk. It trickled down the wall and fried an extension cord. FML
Today, without any warning, I projectile vomited all over my laptop. I think I broke my computer. FML
Today, in an attempt to be frugal, I tried to repair my own sometimes-faulty toaster. Turns out I unplugged the wrong kitchen appliance, which I only discovered by electrocuting myself while pulling it apart. Now it's definitely broken, will need replacing, and I have a burn. FML
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Chazzster 32
Using a reusable bottle was good. Leaving the lid off or loose between swallows is risky around electronics - and that doesn’t matter if it’s reusable or not… At least most of us learn from expensive or painful fails… Immediately after being exposed to liquid unplug the device or remove the batteries if they are readily removable and dry it off, shake out the liquid, and give it a couple of days to dry before attempting powering it up again. Plain water isn’t too awful on electronics if you do that, but soda is very destructive to electronics - It’s electrically conductive and has sugar in it that causes the partially dried beverage to cling to the electronics.
RichardPencil 32
"Thanks for giving me even more e-waste!" -- The Environment
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RichardPencil 32
"Thanks for giving me even more e-waste!" -- The Environment
Chazzster 32
Using a reusable bottle was good. Leaving the lid off or loose between swallows is risky around electronics - and that doesn’t matter if it’s reusable or not… At least most of us learn from expensive or painful fails… Immediately after being exposed to liquid unplug the device or remove the batteries if they are readily removable and dry it off, shake out the liquid, and give it a couple of days to dry before attempting powering it up again. Plain water isn’t too awful on electronics if you do that, but soda is very destructive to electronics - It’s electrically conductive and has sugar in it that causes the partially dried beverage to cling to the electronics.