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

[aleks vasic <bvasic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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