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Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice | The company said the popular remedy could cause "small particles of rice to damage your iPhone." (gizmodo.com)

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Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice | The company said the popular remedy could cause "small particles of rice to damage your iPhone."::The company said the popular remedy could cause "small particles of rice to damage your iPhone."

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 9 months ago (13 children)

Don't put your phone in rice! You'll break it and have to buy a new phone!

Ok, what should I do instead?

Buy a new phone.

...so what's the harm in using rice?

......waste of food?

[–] [email protected] 49 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Silica gel desiccant bags. That's the same thing used in a lot of packaging material, like the little thing that says "do not eat" in a pill bottle or electronics bag.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I save every one of these packs. Keep them in a gallon storage bag. Use in case of emergency.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

you need to boil the water out of them before use btw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Like in the oven?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, if you want to keep them ready then bake them off above 100 C for 2 hours or so then whack em in something airtight so they don't hydrate again.

You can actually buy silica gel beads with an indicator dye that goes from blue to purple when wet so you can tell at a glance if they're ready.