How to Save a Wet Cell Phone
Whether you've dropped your phone in the toilet (as do 885,000 British citizens per year), or made the mistake of trying to take underwater phone cam portraits of your pet fish, you'll want to find out about a little trick that may save your phone from a water-logged death (or at least keep it on life support long enough to transfer your photos, contacts and other data to a new one).
Remember, though: It's only a phone. Don't ever risk your life chasing a phone that's been dropped in water ... unless you count fishing around in a public toilet a risk to your life, which it might very well be. As we've previously reported, two drowning deaths have recently been linked to cell phones: a boy who tried to fish his out of a lake and a man who went chasing after his in a sewage drain.
Related Links:
- How to Rescue a Wet Laptop
- Kid Drowns in Lake After Cell Phone Sinks
- Brits Drop 885,000 Phones in Toilets Yearly





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Subscribe to commentskatieJan 22nd 2008 3:22PM
i dropped my phone in lemonade, and didnt remove the battery until the next morning. when i tunred it on i lost everything. nothing worked. it turns on but thats about it. what do i do?
lordyJan 23rd 2008 9:22AM
i've tried everything with my phone.it was a friend of mine that droped it down the toilet. this is 6 months ago now. first i took it apart and dried it with the hairdyer, then i left it on the raidiator over night. that didnt work. After a few days i read the comments on alcohol because the screen was just blank, so i dipped it in alcohol a day later nothing. i've also tried the freezer i just cant seem to get my phone to work agen.