When I woke up to find my six-month-old iPod Nano that my husband gave me for Christmas in the bottom of the full water glass that I had by my bedside, I figured it was a goner. I often listen to my iPod in bed when I have trouble sleeping -- it gets my brain to shut up -- and sometime during the night in my grogginess I take it off and place it in a bowl that I keep on my nightstand just for that purpose. I don't usually keep a glass of water by my bed though, but the sealed water bottle with straw that I usually keep there was in the dishwasher. Somehow in my near-sleep state, I dropped it in the glass of water instead of the glass bowl that I keep it in. Yikes!
When I made the watery discovery in the morning, I fished it out of my glass and I watched water pour out of my little device in horror. I just knew it was a goner, but I figured burying it in a bowl of rice couldn't hurt. I've heard of many people saving their electronics the same way, so there I left it -- for two weeks. Honestly, I didn't think it needed that much time, but I was not eager to find out that my little Nano was toast.
Ultimately my husband bit the bullet for me and turned it on this morning. I can't tell you how shocked I was to see that little apple on the screen as it fired up. Then after a full charge, it continued to work. If you had seen the amount of water that dribbled out of it, you would be just as surprised.
Lessons learned: (1) Don't ever leave a glass of water by the bed. (2) Rice is a miracle grain. (3) Apple makes a very durable product.
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