Water+laptop=...?

[Quadunit404]

Yes, and it will also waterproof your shoes, watch, every other electronic device you own, allow you to own a horse without everyone disconnecting on you and make every troll on the Internets bow down to you

[jmore9]

I spilled a large mug on coffee on mine and i turned it off. Then i removed everything that could be taken off easily. Then let it sit on top of 2 erasers so it was off the table for 3 days. Then i very lightly shook it and let it set for a couple of more days.

I then put everything back and fired it up. Haven't had a problem with it at all. I keep my coffee on another table now !!!

[juancarlospaco]

I think that the Water can be affected, dont drink it

[Dragonbite]

Water trashed my system. My son spilled water on it while we were on vacation.

Actually, I think I may have tried turning it on too soon.

Somebody recommended, since it wasn't booting anyway, to use rubbing alcohol to wash off the motherboard.

I would only look at that as a "it doesn't boot so what have I got to loose?" action.

[Fraoch]

Somebody recommended, since it wasn't booting anyway, to use rubbing alcohol to wash off the motherboard.

If the alcohol was strong enough, it would serve to suck up all the remaining tiny water droplets and evaporate quickly. However if you're using regular 70% rubbing alcohol it deposits a fair amount of water on its own. 91% would do a much better job, and 99% (often only available behind the counter) better still.

So high-strength (91/99%) rubbing alcohol might do the trick, then a hair dryer on low or cool setting to evaporate the rubbing alcohol and the water it found.

Of course if power was applied to a shorted component, the component might have been destroyed.

[forrestcupp]

I'd just switch to Arch if I were you.

Just install Arch
Lol is Arch waterproof?

Arch will clean your house, pay your bills, and go pick up your carry out pizza for you.

[aaaantoine]

Arch will clean your house, pay your bills, and go pick up your carry out pizza for you.

Arch won't clean my house, just the bathroom. Maybe I misconfigured something. I'll have to see what the wiki says.