Re: Who knew?

Father Dale <FatherDaleDIESPAMMERS!@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Mickey wrote:
>> Miss Elaine Eos <Misc@*your-shoes*PlayNaked.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <QrqdnWcL4IN1zJ7eRVn-2A@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> "Sandy K." <kastons@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My son's cell phone was in his pants pockets that then went into a load of
>>>> laundry. Then it went into the dryer. Wouldn't you know it, the thing
>>>> actually still works!!
>>> You had better luck than Ken with his monitor because the phone wasn't
>>> on. Electronics can get quite wet and then dried, so long as it's not
>>> *ON* (including parts that are on while the phone/computer/car/whatever
>>> are "sleeping").
>>>
>>> Wetting LIVE electronics typically produces The Magic Smoke.
>>
>> Very true. I have seen the circuit boards in computer monitors being hand
>> washed in warm soapy water (out of circuit, obviously). They were rinsed
>> thoroughly, allowed to dry completely, and reinstalled, where they worked
>> just fine.
>
>This, apparently, is how it's done. ;-)
>http://tinyurl.com/cljj3

LOL! Something like that, except she needs to be sure to get rid of all the
soap whn she rinses! ;-)
.

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