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[TAJ]

The CEO of Levi's doesnt was his jeans. Should have followed in his footsteps, bro.

Someone should tell him that cotton breathes.
And that he smells.

 

[Jzero]

Did she try to turn it on before it dried?

That's where you fucked up haha

 

[Roo]

I know you don't have rice but you definitely should buy some asap
litter has dust that can get inside the phone fucking things up even more.
Just don't leave it there.

 

[The Beard]

Are you still within the return period ? Just be like,

"Hey, this damn Samsung Flagship phone you sold me just stopped working."

"Ok sir, may I have a look."

"Surely"

"Why is it all caked up with cat litter ?"

"Whaaaaaat ? Let me see that !"

*take the phone back, turn around, and run for your life.

 

[razgriz417]

If he bought the phone with an Amex or Chase Freedom card, I believe they have some form of accident protection that could get him something back for his amphibious phone

 

[see5harp]

Did you write that before the cat litter was in it or after? Because that's pretty good handwriting if it was the latter.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Walk in there saying you were hit with a water hose, blame someone on it, and see what they say. I'd do it quick, but standing around won't fix it

 

[Javaman]

On the plus side, your SD card is OK.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Wait why do you have cat litter then

A lot of people get it for minor driveway/garage oil spills.

 

[feel]

Knew it was you who made this thread the instant I read "flagship" in the title, it's that bad.

 

[Krakatoa]

it will be fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWpsDKXJlYY

 

[pinkurocket]

I'm pretty sure when using cat litter to dry up wet electronics, you need the silica gel cat litter which looks kinda clear and just sucks up moisture. Not the typical clay that'll end up sticking together and getting in your speaker holes. :I Plain ol' rice works as well.

Praying for you phone, man.

 

[blame space]

I took it out to clean the ports and I think I accidentally pressed the power button.

 

[darkwing]

I took it out to clean the ports and I think I accidentally pressed the power button.

tell me it turned on

 

[Raticus79]

Man something about that bag being appropriately labeled is fucking hilarious to me.

If it doesn't work out, just draw a little tombstone around it, add an epitaph and you're good to go.

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I think it might turn out ok. Being totally submerged could be better since the whole thing is grounded with water rather than just shorting out with a few drops.

I had something similar happen and found the rice bag thing didn't work out that well for me. I live in a very dry area so I just kept a fan on mine for a day and then it was fine.

I'd say take out the battery, but Samsung removed that capability too.

 

[MaschinenZimmer]

I took it out to clean the ports and I think I accidentally pressed the power button.

Damn, I hope not.

I wrecked a good IBM Model M keyboard from 1985 by dropping a glass of water on it. I tried to dry it but some keys didn't respond anymore. Sucks when good electronics die that way. Good luck, dude.

 

[jyoung188]

I did that with a blackberry years ago. It went through a full wash AND dry cycle and it worked like a champ after. I don't know if these newer phones handle that kind of abuse.

Edit: I also spilled an entire glass of water on my 2009 MacBook Pro, directly on the keyboard, while it was on, and I still use it to this day. I took it apart as much as I could and let it dry out for a week and it's worked fine since.

 

[smurfx]

lol

 

[Lil'DigiOp]

Your phone is cooked blame space, Your phone is cooked.

 

[Hrothgar]

If I'm going to get something it would be silica gel but I don't even have a damn cat and I was really excited to find a use for this cat litter. It's unscented.

Silica gel would just get into every tiny damn hole and cause more issues than the water itself.

 

[Log4Girlz]

It's a flagship. Surely it floats.

 

[Easy_D]

It's a flagship. Surely it floats.

Until it hits the iceberg that is blame space's bad luck with anything technological

 

[beato_angelico]

I like that you felt the need to be specific and write "my flagship android phone" instead of "my phone"

 

[Darth Pinche]

For some reason, I am imagining a closet full of bags, each filled with litter and a dead phone, all exquisitely labeled.

 

[Symphonia]

Oh, lord, GAF is on fire lately.

 

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[shadowkat]

Cat litter? The clumping kind? Why wouldn't you use rice?

 

[darkwing]

yikes, if it was the clumping kind, good luck cleaning the ports

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

😦

Why does the bag need to be dated?

 

[GringoSuave89]

Why does the bag need to be dated?

anal retentive on a major level.

why cat liter though? like everyone said, if that shit clumps, your phone is still fucked.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

You already fried it so you can attempt to turn on as much as you want. Hope you have money for a new phone.

 

[Naked Snake]

Well guys it finally happened. Finally washed my damn phone in the washing machine.

Finally? Really? What an odd word choice.

 

[Manmademan]

Should have bought HTC bro

 

[Ryaaan14]

Why does the bag need to be dated?

It says date. What else was he supposed to put

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

Man something about that bag being appropriately labeled is fucking hilarious to me.

Yep this. Sorry OP.

If it's any consolation I put my phone through a wash once, left it in rice for 48 hours and it worked like a champ.

I then proceeded to drop it in the toilet while having a piss when drunk. Still worked. Did kinda smell funny though...

 

[Alebrije]

OP , you should check your washer machine , could be broken too.

 

[Moonkeis]

OP , you should check your washer machine , could be broken too.

You mean "Flagship Washer Machine"?

 

[Bluekaveli]

I'd blame Samsung for taking that feature from the phone. Fucking cock suckers.

 

[OneEightZero]

I love how you labeled the fucking bag.

 

[Casual Gamera]

RIP. Sorry for your loss.

 

[DoktorEvil]

Aren't most phones submergible in water up to a certain point or is that just Sony Xperia phones?

Sorry BlameSpace. Have any insurance on it?

 

[DBT85]

From the title I assumed this would be a thread about an Xperia.

 

[Pavaloo]

RIP. Sorry for your loss.

lol this is great


seriously tho, buy some rice and let it sit at least over night.

 

[Symphonia]

Why does the bag need to be dated?

It strikes me as odd, and quite comical, that the label is so detailed. I can picture BS having an airing cupboard just full with similar bags labelled in a similar manner. iPhones, iPads, iPods, tablets, and other smartphones just stashed away and left to dry in cat litter. Though that itself confuses me. Why cat litter? BS sure is a strange specimen.

 

[notsol337]

I was with you until the hair dryer... That's always a great way to damage transistors.

 

[Jacobi]

My iphone fell in the toilet yesterday. Works pretty well again (some weird screen bugs and wifi isnt working) so there's still hope.

 

[triplestation]

these things happen

dont sweat it

 

[Darth Pinche]

RIP. Sorry for your loss.

Fantastic!

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

I knew it was a blame space thread when I saw "flagship" in the title.

I've never heard of using cat litter, that's a new one for me.

 

[D4Danger]

I put my phone in the wash once.

I left it to dry for 3 days but it didn't work so I took it apart and it still had water in it. It had gotten into every bit of the phone and killed it.

on the plus side it smelt really nice.