Oh No! I Dropped My Phone in The... - Comments Page 2

Many years ago a storm came through Cape Kennedy Space Flight Center the day before a launch. Many video and sound equipment installations were flooded by salt water and could not be accessed for several days. Technicians were advised the only solution was to soak the equipment in salt water, "The deeper the better."

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You know, a wet phone in the US for many people may be an inconvenience, but for the poor, and those in underdeveloped countries, it may be a financial hardship if not disaster.

Wouldn't placing the wet phone "in the air"
(such as resting atop a(n empty) glass)
help? Yes? No?

As usual a very informative article BUT (quote) "I tried to figure out how to get home without my non-functioning phone's GPS assistance." What have we become when we can't find our way home without gadgets?

You mention not to power up a phone after it has been submerged in water. You didn't however comment on the fact that at least 99% of all phones dropped into water are already powered on when dropped.
I once dropped my phone in water when it was already powered on. I retrieved it within seconds, removed the battery immediately in the hope that with no power flowing my phone might just survive the ordeal. I allowed it to dry out for over a week before attempting to replace the battery and power it up again. It did power up but obviously even though it was in the water for about 5 seconds, some damage was done that it could no longer make or receive calls.