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10 Ways to Save a Wet Cellphone

10 Ways to Save a Wet Cellphone

Whether you’ve dropping it in the toilet or your friend shoved you in the pool with your phone in your pocket, getting your phone wet can be a nightmare. Here are ten tips for how to save it.

10. Always pull out the battery immediately. Don’t even wait to power down the phone, just pop it open and pull the battery. This will hopefully save your phone from short-circuiting. If you’ve bought an iPhone and can’t pull the battery, power it down.

9. Remove the SIM card. If your phone is destroyed, most of your information and contacts will be saved on the card. Save it from corrosion by allowing it to air dry on a paper towel.

8. Take off any holders, skins, or protective cases you have on the phone. You want to be able to pull all the moisture out of the phone, so remove anything that can trap water.

7. If you have uncooked, plain rice, immerse the phone in a bowl of it and put it in the refrigerator. The dry rice will pull all the moisture out of the phone, and the refrigerator will dry out the rice.

6. You can also try the freezer. If you don’t have any rice, put the phone on a layer of dry paper towels and put it in the freezer. Leave it in there overnight before replacing the SIM and battery. If your phone was absolutely soaked, you may have to do this several times to evaporate all the water out of it.

5. Try silica packets and a baggie. Silica packets come in the pockets of new clothes, shoe boxes, beef jerky, pill bottles and other consumer goods that need to be kept dry. Collect several from around the house and put them in a sealed baggie with your phone.

4. Use a can of compressed air to force the water out of the phone. Use the straw-like attachment and blow the water out of all the ports and crevices of the phone.

3. You can also use a hair dryer to speed up the drying process, but be aware you cannot use it on a hot setting. Choose the cool-air setting, or else the intense heat will destroy the inner workings of your phone.

2. Give the phone time to dry out. One of the worst things you can do is power it back on too soon. No matter what methods you try, give the phone time. Powering it back on while it’s still wet can short-circuit it.

1. Know that you’re on borrowed time. Unless the liquid was clean water, getting your phone wet has shortened it’s life. This is especially true if the liquid was sugary, such as soda or punch. It may work for a few more months, but corrosion will eventually take its toll.

If you drop your cellphone and get it wet, there are ways to save it. Follow these tips for a higher likelihood of success!

WATCH: NASA astronauts took a GoPro on a spacewalk, and the footage is incredible

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GoPros have given us access to some pretty spectacular points of views. But this newly released NASA footage trumps them all, because it was filmed in SPACE. By real astronauts on a real spacewalk (or extravehicular activity, as the space agency calls them). And watching it makes us feel like we're there, fixing the International Space Station ourselves.

So what are we seeing here? The first video, which is just over an hour long, was taken from a GoPro strapped to the suit of NASA astronaut Terry Virts during an extravehicular activity, and it shows the most breathtaking view of Earth that we've ever seen.

In the second video, you get an up-close look at the underbelly of the ISS, as Barry Wilmore performs maintenance checks. For most of us, this footage is the closest we'll ever get to being in space, and it's kind of nice to be able to get the intoxicating views without any of the decades of training or mortal risk.

But don't forget that spacewalks can be pretty terrifying - after all, you're working in a vacuum, and we all know from Gravity how quickly that can cause things to go wrong. Commander Chris Hadfield even managed to become temporarily blindduring one, and lived to tell the tale.

Still, we kind of hope NASA decides to strap GoPros on their astronauts more often, because space has the ability to make even the most mundane activities fascinating.

30 unexpected things you can only see in Japan

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1. Vending machines

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Japan is famous for being a country full of vending machines. The most common kinds are for drinks, but there are also vending machines for hot foods, candy, ice cream, cigarettes, books, newspapers, umbrellas, and even adult goods.

According to a Japanese research company’s investigation, the number of vending machines in Japan in 2014 were 50,400,000. It’s also said that they make 5 trillion yen a year (about 50 billion dollars).

2. Washlet toilet seat

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Right now the washlet toilet seat is very popular with foreign tourists.

While the basic one just spouts out warm water fom a nozzle to clean one’s region, many versions also include deodorization, dryers, warming functions, even music. It’s said that there are many tourists who try it once and become addicted.

3. Name plates

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For single-family homes in Japan, usually they’ll have a nameplate at the entrance way. In the U.S. and in Europe, there will be a house number and usually a last name on the mailbox, but there aren’t many places where the names are displayed like they are in Japan.

One theory about the spread of the use of nameplates comes from 1923, after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

After the earthquake, victims reconstructed their homes, but many of them moved from the original place where they lived. Because of that, the town completely changed from the way it used to be. So many people wanted to let their neighbors know “this is where I live!” and from there nameplates became an indispensable part of life in Tokyo. 

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4. Limited edition Kit-Kats

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Japan-limited Kit-Kats are another very popular souvenir among foreign tourists. There are many different kinds, so it might be fun to go on a quest to collect them all.

 

You can start with the varieties listed here：

20 Kit Kats only Found in Japan

5. Capsule Hotels

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Capsule hotels are a type of lodging unique to Japan. It’s said that the architect Kisho Kurokawa designed the first one for the 1970 Osaka World Fair. Many foreign tourists are interested in them because not only are they cheap and safe, but also staying in one feels like living within the world of science fiction.

 

For more information on capsule hotels, check this out：

Capsule Hotel in Japan: A Space Oddity

6. Love Hotels

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Love hotels are something that can be found in Japan and some parts of Asia. As the name implies, it’s a place where couples can go for a tryst. Japanese love hotels especially are built with different themes, so you can find ones that have carousels or waterslides in the rooms or even rooms that are made to look like cars, trains, or spaceships. The prices range from reasonable to quite expensive depending on the hotel.

Also, after the customer picks the room from a display in the lobby, they pay by machine and the key comes out of a small window. Employees and customers never meet face-to-face for privacy reasons.

7. Free tissues handed out on the street

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Seeing people hand out tissues for free on the street is a common sight in Japan. Companies put their advertisements inside the tissue packaging so people take them and learn of their products or servies. It’s said that Japanese pocket tissue production is close to 5 billion packs a year worth close to 100 billion yen (around 1 billion dollars).

8. Silky tissues

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The name of these tissues is “excellent nose celeb.” It’s soft like silk to a surprising amount, and many people grow addicted to using them after one try. On the package, the faces of white rabbits, seals, and polar bears are used so their noses stand out cutely.

9. People wearing face masks everywhere

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Many people in Japan use face masks, especially during the periods where pollen is high or in the winter. In those seasons, if you step on a train, most of the people riding the train will be wearing one. While of course there are people who wear them against pollen or germs, among them there are people who don’t want their faces to be seen. Many young people have been wearing fashionable ones lately too.

In the West, only people who are ill wear face masks, so for many foreign tourists it might seem a strange sight.

10. Wet towels

 

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In Japan when you sit in a restaurant, usually you’ll receive a wet towel called an “oshibori”. An oshibori is a slightly damp cloth, and is a way for customers to wipe their hands in order to enoy their meal in a hygenic way. Depending on the restaurant, the oshibori might be warm or cold. It’s considered one of the symbols of Japan’s hospitality.

 

11. Unmanned vegetable stands

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In the Japanese countryside, you can often see unmanned vegetable stalls where all you do is leave some money and take the produce. Because it’s a sales method that involves a lot of trust in everyone’s good consciences, many foreign tourists are surprised at the sight.

12. Machine-operated multistory parking space

Since Japan is a very narrow country, especially in the cities, in order to make the best of parking spaces they were built upwards into multistory spaces. Many people are surprised at this use of technology.

13. Randoseru backpacks

 

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Every elementary student in Japan has a randoseru backpack. Many people have seen them in anime or other Japanese media. Since they’re usually made of leather and of very high quality, children can use them for 6 years straight.

 

While the standard is that boys use black and girls use red, lately there have been many variations with patterns and colors so it’s grown to be more of a fashion item. In recent years, thanks to their fashionable looks and usefulness, they have been growing in popularity overseas as well.

14. Kotatsu

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If you’re talking about winter in Japan, one of the main images is of the kotatsu. A kotatsu is a home heater that consists of a table placed on the floor with a blanket draped between the legs and the surface to hide the heater beneath it. Since it often appears in anime and movies, there are many people around the world who know about it.

In Japanese households, it’s standard for families to sit under the kotatsu in the winter to eat mandarins and watch TV together. It’s a scene that can be said to be unique to Japan.

15. Otooshi

 

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Otooshi is a small dish, usually a snack, that is brought out at izakaya restaurants after the customer’s order is taken to tide them over until their meal arrives. Since it comes out without having been ordered, it might surprise some people. It’s a custom that began out of regard for the customer. Orders in izakaya usually start with drinks, and drinking without something to snack on seems sad, so it is a way for the establishment to make their customer feel more welcome.

Depending on the place you can refuse the otooshi, so if you would prefer not to have it, please tell your waiter when you place your orders.

16. One-use pocket heater

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A kairo is a chemical warmer that you can carry around and throw it away once you’re done using it. Before, you used to have to unseal it and then shake it so the chemical reaction would begin, but newer versions just require opening it. There aren’t just versions for your hands, but there are also types to stick to the insides of your clothes. Thanks to its convenience and usefulness, it’s definitely something that is indispensable for the winter.

 

17. Yurukyara

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“Yurukyara” is short for “loose mascot character,” and are characters created as PR for prefectures or regions. Thanks to their cute appearances, yurukyara have exploded in popularity, and because of that there is a phenomenon where tourists to the areas promoted by yurukyara have also increased. Kumamoto’s Kumamono and Funabashi City’s Funasshi (though he’s not recognized by the city) are especially famous.

You can say that in Japan, the characters have become the faces of the region they’re promoting.

18．Rice patty art

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Rice paddy art is art made by choosing different kinds of rice to plant in order to create a huge piece of art. Inakadate in Aomori prefecture started it in 1993 to revitalize the town, and now it’s done in close to 100 places.

Rice paddy art is a unique way to enjoy anime characters or other art styles, and even just looking at them makes one smile.

19．Dekotora

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“Dekotora” is an abbreviation for “decorated trucks,” which are trucks covered in paintings, decorations, lights, and other flashy accessories. Thanks to the hit movie from the 70s, “Truck Yarou,” these trucks became extremely popular throughout Japan. While currently the number of dekotora have significantly decreased, you can still see them on the highway.

Dekotora owners decorate their trucks depending on their own sense, so the designs are different all over Japan.

20. Purikura

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Purikura is a general term for machines where you can take pictures of yourself or with a group that are immediately printed out as photo stickers. They exploded in popularity in the 90s, and lots of high school girls had “purikura books” where they would exchange stickers of each other. 

At the time, the machines only took photos, but machines nowadays allow you to add designs and writing to the photos as well as adjust the size of your eyes and other treatments. Some machines will also allow you to receive the photos as data to your smartphones, showing the profession of modern technology. There are many purikura establishments where men are not allowed to go in alone as a crime prevention tactic.

21．The superhuman feats of the shinkansen’s cleaning staff

When a shinkansen train stops at the terminal station, there is a little less than ten minutes between when passengers alight and board for the return trip. In that small time window, the shinkansen cleaning staff have to clean the train perfectly. This means that superhuman cleaning techniques are necessary. Please watch the video linked above to watch them.

If you want to know more about the wonders of the Japanese bullet train, please see this article:

3 Secrets Behind the Wonders of the Shinkansen (Japanese Bullet Train)

22. Nose hair cutter

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In Japan there are a large variety of nose hair cutters, but there are even some that have a tiny vacuum cleaner that will suck up the hairs that have been cut.

23. Eye drops

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There is a huge abundance of different kinds of eye drops, most of which cool and/or refresh the eyes, so many foreign tourists buy a large number of drops as souvenirs.

24. Dispenser pack

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In between the two packets is an ultra-thin incision, so when you press the two containers together the liquid will squeeze out. The dispense pack containing two types of liquids was first thought of in Japan, so you can have an equal amount of both condiments without mixing them.

Since you can squeeze out the condiments with just one hand, even if you’re outdoors or some other location, you can use it without dirtying your hands. If you buy a hot dog or a similar item at a convenience store in japan, you’ll often receive a dispenser pack that has ketchup and mustard. 

25. Toilet slippers

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While it’s rather well-known that one doesn’t wear their shoes into Japanese homes, it might not be as known that most homes also have toilet-only slippers.

26. Square watermelons

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These square watermelons are produced in Kagawa prefecture. Since producing them takes a lot of labor, they only produce a couple of hundred a year. It’s not a GMO product, but rather created to make it easier to stack for delivery purposes. However, since it’s sold as a display, it’s harvested before it’s ripe, so it’s not meant for eating.

27．Automatic taxi doors

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Something that surprises everyone who comes to Japan for the first time is the automatic taxi doors. Originally, large taxi companies introduced them for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics before spreading throughout the country. It’s a hospitable function that was created so the customer can have a pleasant ride.

28. Department store elevator attendants

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In some Japanese department stores, there are elevator attendants who operate the elevators and also give information about the building. The customers in the elevator give the attendant the information of where they want to go, such as the floor number or specific store, and the attendant will press the button. They characteristically speak in a high, easy-to-understand tone so that people can easily understand them.

29．Children going to and from school alone

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In the West, as much as possible parents bring their children to school, but in Japan, most kids go on their own. There are also children as young as six who use public transportation, such as subways and buses, to get to school alone.

30. Shinkansen with footbaths

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The sightseeing car of the Yamagata shinkansen that runs between Fukushima and Shinjo has footbaths installed so that as you soak your feet, you can watch the scenery pass by. This train is also outfitted with cars furnished with tatami flooring so foreign tourists can enjoy every bit of it.

These 20 Photographs Will Leave You Speechless. Especially The 11th One. There Are No Words

Take a look at these 20 powerful photos that will leave you speechless. Some of these photos are of truly historic moments, while others, are quite heartbreaking.
World War II veteran from Belarus Konstantin Pronin, 86, sits on a bench as he waits for his comrades at Gorky park during Victory Day in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 9, 2011. Konstantin comes to this place every year.

This year he was the only person from the unit to show.

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100s of galaxies seen through the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), as they were 10 billion years ago.


Sunset on Mars, taken in 2005 by the Spirit rover.

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A soldier making the long walk to defuse a car bomb in Northern Ireland.

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Neil Armstrong after his Moonwalk.


This was taken moments after Jewish refugees realized they weren’t being sent to their deaths at the horrible concentration camps and were in fact being saved.


Ignorance is bliss – Homeless man sleeps outside a diner in Milwaukee.


Nazi rally at Nuremberg in 1937.


This photo was taken by astronaut Michael Collins, when he took this photo he was the only human, alive or dead, that wasn’t in the frame of this picture. He travelled with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong and orbited the moon whilst they were landing to study the surface of the moon from farther out.

Lithuanian man in shock after accidentally hitting and killing an eight year old.


Turkish official teases starving Armenian children by showing them a piece of bread during the Armenian Genocide in 1915.


A Filipino politician took this photo of his family moments before being assassinated.


Two engineers died when the windmill they were working on caught fire. This might be the last picture taken of them alive. Picture was taken on October 29th, 2013 in the Netherlands.


A monk prays for a dead man in the station hall of the Shanxi Taiyuan Train Station, China. The man died suddenly of natural causes while waiting for a train.


Girl devastated after the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011.


The orange Sossusvlei sand dunes in Namibia.


Boy tries to wake up his alcoholic father.


“The last Jew in Vinnitsa” – Member of Einsatzgruppe D (a Nazi SS death squad) is just about to shoot a Jewish man kneeling before a filled mass grave in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, in 1941. All 28,000 Jews from Vinnitsa and its surrounding areas were massacred.


Man uses the suicide hotline on the Golden Gate Bridge.


Undulating clouds.

And suddenly, my broken down dishwasher doesn't seem like such a bad problem to have… really puts things into perspective. - See more at: http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2013/12/these-20-photographs-will-leave-you-speechless-especially-the-11th-one-there-are-no-words.html#sthash.JXCkLo1g.qQSx6ajg.dpuf