CrazyInside Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 So this morning I was doing a quick water change at 4:45am before work. Was leaning over a bucket and my Droid X dropped out of my pocket into the 5g bucket of saltwater... ruined :( Then about an hour ago I just got a new power supply from NewEgg to change one out in my i7 Quad core gaming computer... and I Just cracked the mother board... At least on the phone I had insurance so it's 50 bucks to get a new one.. but the motherboards warranty doesn't include being a dumba$$ and cracking it (flame) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Bummer about the phone. It seems it is an occupation hazard. Beth dropped her droid in her coffee while working in the tank. I have a blackberry with an otterbox on it that I thought was bulletproof but the screen got damaged when I tossed it across the room. We have insurance as well but have you ever noticed how the replacement refurbished phones never work as well as the new ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjohnwoody Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow that is a tough day!!! Sorry. Hopefully your phone works out and you can find a replacement motherboard for cheap. My friend droped his phone in over 10 feet of water to the bottom of the river. Put it in rice for a week and it's good as new. Granted it was no super phone but it's worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 That sucks. I have dropped plenty of phones in drain pans at work. Still yet to drop one while working with the tanks. Knock on wood but it seems inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My son had his i phone on his dash a couple years ago,sitting at a stop light stepped on the gas the phone slid off the dash..........perfect three pointer into a large cup of water....no insurance. New phone & a lid on his water cups now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I can relate to your bad day. My tank tried to electrocute me today. On the cell phone side my husband dropped his in a tuck stop toilet once while on the road working. Insurance is great, but if you don't have a place for the new phone to be mailed its useless. I found that week he didn't have a phone nice and quiet. Maybe he'll drop his phone in a toilet again and I can finally make it through an episode of Hells Kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInside Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ha yeah got to love insurance.. the phone I wasn't to bummed about.. just the 200-300 dollar mother board. But I wasn't that happy with the one I had. Def won't buy another MSI board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Uncooked rice in a sealed container for a few days -OR- the gel based kitty litter. Rice is about 200x cheaper per pound though. You should also remove the battery ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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