Re: [microsound] [OT] So, how much spit does it take to fry a powerbook?

[Derek Mason <derek.mason@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have never owned an apple.  My first laptop was an IBM A21p.  I fucking workhorse.  I used it for 3D modeling and CAD work, plus some messing around with music.  I was in a coffee house in Cleveland enjoying my latte when someone I knew sat down near by.  She is a great writer and someone I admire.  I went to show her some things on my laoptop and.......oooopppsssshit...there goes my latte.  A nice spill over a portion of my keyboard area.  I mopped it up and we all hoped for the best.  I had no problems at all. I now have a HP pavilion with a full keyboard at a very good price.

I agree with the taking out the battery and turning the laptop on its side.  They have gotten really good at making laptops now.  As a matter of fact, the market is all on the laptop and good deals are now.  


Derek




> As i plug away on my laptop, snack on a Napolitan, and take extreme 
> caution to keep the food and drink away from my workspace/comp, i 
> inhale a light and fluffy bit of the Napolitan's crust.  That 
> light, flaky, heavenly bit of pastry heads straight down my 
> windpipe and i begin to struggle for my life(At least it felt that 
> way, i could not breathe)
> 
> I explode in a fit of coughing and gagging, i can not breathe, and 
> i am in a panic.  Do note that i still have the good sense to turn 
> away from the Laptop to avoid showering it with food debris.  I 
> hack and gasp for breathe for a few minuets.   I slowly gain my 
> composure and the coughs and gags  slowly subside.  I put all 
> drinks and food away and curse my self for breaking the no 
> food/drink rule around my laptop.  I sit back down to finish my 
> days schlock, and one last cough makes its way to the surface, 
> quickly followed by an ever oscillating orb of spittle travelling 
> in a high arc.  It lands right on my keyboard and begins to seep 
> into the gaps between the keys.  I could only get so much with my 
> fingers in a panic(skin is not very absorbent).  Embarrassingly it 
> seemed to be a lot of spit.
> 
> 
> 
> At that point i just gave up, sat back and waited for the fire 
> works.  Sweet a new g4 Power book down the drain!
> 
>    They never came.  All is well.  I did get a napkin and pressed 
> the keys real hard to get what remaining spit i could see under my 
> keys, but i have to wonder, just how bad does it have to be to fry 
> your laptop?(Yeah a glass of water will do the trick but thats not 
> what i am talking about)  I have always been afraid of even an 
> errant dew drop from a beer or soda landing on my keyboard.  Anyone 
> lose a Laptop to a similar situation?  Minor spill, dew drop from 
> drink?
> 
> aLEKs
> 


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