Some time ago, I accidentally drowned a TV remote. I’d been
watching The Great British Baking Show while doing physical therapy exercises
in the jacuzzi. (The warm water extends range of motion, and the show distracts
from the pain. The only drawback is I’m always hungry for sticky toffee
pudding, Bakewell tarts, and Victoria sponge.) When I was done, I shut the hot
tub lid. I heard a plop and realized the remote that had been on the lid was
now in the water. I retrieved it, opened it up and dried it inside and out.
Good as new! Generally speaking, though, electronics don’t react well with
water. In September, Fatemeh Ghodsi of Vancouver was paddle-boating on Lake
Harrison when her iPhone went overboard. A lost cause, right? But six months later,
a couple diving for sunken treasure discovered it. They got Fatemeh’s number
from the sim card and returned her phone. The most amazing news? It still
works!
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