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I've cleaned/sanitized and let it dry and everything. The audio seems fine and I'm playing that audio track that dislodges the water with sound.

Anything else I should do? Rice etc?

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[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago
  1. Don’t do it again
[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 30 points 2 months ago

Put it in rice overnight. It will attract asian people who will fix it right up.

For real though, don't put it in rice. Small rice particles can get stuck in your device and cause damage.

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I laughed and immediately felt bad about laughing.

But you're right about rice. A better solution is to use a silica packet. A good argument for keeping some handy instead of throwing them out.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

But if I use my silica packets for that, how will I season my rice?

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I knew those coulda been good for something lol. Its a while until I need new shoes tho

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago

don't listen to the people telling you to put it in rice. putting it in front of a fan will have a much better drying effect. ancient people didn't preserve stuff by putting it in rice

[-] spearz@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

You’re right. Not even a grain of rice anywhere near Tutankhamun, or the AirPods he was wearing.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The best artists/empires steal

[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'm a repair tech and all you really can do is try to shake as much water out as possible and blow as much water out as possible. It's not just water that's a problem, it's minerals are too. The largest priority after liquid damage is to remove as much of the liquid, and when possible, rinsing individual parts with distilled water thoroughly. You do not have that option with air pods so your only bet is to attempt to rid as much water as you can. Afterwards just run a fan next to it in a dry place.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

They turned out ok, never wearing them anywhere near any sinks again.

[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Whenever I'm passing a grate or manhole, I always hold onto my phone and keys. Nothing's ever happened, I'm just way too paranoid

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub -1 points 2 months ago

Aren’t newer versions of the device waterproof? Though, you may be using a version that didn’t have that feature yet.

Rice method.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 2 months ago

Rice wouldn't hurt. Draw any moisture out.

[-] TheMinions@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

If you have any silica packs, these work better.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

These are a terrific inexpensive item to keep on hand in general. I bought some food grade packets off of Amazon and I use them in many of my kitchen dry goods and homemade spices.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

Oh, that's an interesting idea! I'm going to start saving them when they are in packages just in case of this sort of scenario.

[-] TheMinions@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

You can also buy them online for cheap and in semi-bulk last time I checked

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

Luckily, I just bought a bunch of sneakers and they shipped it in each box.

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Apple themselves have said putting it in rice can actually damage the hardware. Don't do it.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

This is news to me. Do you have a link? I can't imagine how rice would damage electronics and would appreciate more info.

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

According to Apple, the small particles can damage the electronics. No further detail.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102643

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

Hey, thanks for the link! I'll definitely take the advice someone else had and use packing silica instead.

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