I used to skateboard (myself skateboarding circa 1994), and I remember having to wait, or save up for a skateboard, but watching this video really makes me realize just how lucky I was, and still am.

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I had heard of remedies for phones that were briefly submerged in water (dropped in toilet) or just a little wet, but I really had no hope of these fixes working for Amanda’s phone. For some reason though, I decided to give it a try. Couldn’t hurt, right?

I did some searching, and came across a video from some guys at Bleeding Edge, explaining how to replace an iPhone battery (link), and in that video, they explained that if an iPhone gets wet, you should soak it in 91% (percent) alcohol and let it dry out. They said that the phone would work, but the battery would need to be replaced.

I’ve detailed exactly what I did to fix the phone below.

How I Brought the Completely Soaked iPhone Back

First, I soaked the iPhone in 91% isopropyl alcohol for over an hour. Made sure to swish it around a bit.

Next, I let the phone air dry for an hour or so, then I put the phone into a container of rice (another trick I found on Google) for about 3 days. At this point, I could still smell the alcohol in the phone, so I just sat the phone on my desk.

I let the phone sit for 3 more days, smelling for alcohol every day. On the 6th day, I grabbed the phone and gave it a smell. No alcohol sent, so I decided to go ahead and plug it in.

As soon as I plugged it in, the little white apple icon showed up on the screen. I was totally shocked, I waited, and nothing happened. I figured the phone was pretty much bricked, but I decided to do a hard restart, just for kicks. I held the home and power button for a few seconds until it turned off. When It came back on, the white apple logo showed up again, but to my utter surprise, the thing started up.

Apart from a strange smudge on the underside of the glass on the screen, everything worked perfectly fine.

The car has been garage kept for it’s whole life, and was only used to drive short distances, hence the extremely low milage (~45000 miles).

Front View:

Another View of the front:

Rear View:

Another view of the back of the car:

1978 Toyota Corolla Interior:

1978 Toyota Corolla odometer, reading around 45K miles:

1978 Toyota Corolla Owner’s Guide:

1978 Toyota Corolla Owner’s Manual:

Here’s a picture of the surf…

Tomorrow, I’m heading to LA for a SEO training course by Bruce Clay.

I’m very sorry, but due to hosting problems, I’ve had to temporarily take the site down.

The php was not getting parsed, so basically, all of the code for every tool on the site was up for grabs.

Probably a few mysql passwords too.

I apologize for any inconveniece, but in the mean time, check out my other sites:

dnScoop.com Domain Check and Value Estimation Tool

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http://www.dnscoop.com

MyIPneighbors.com Domiain IP Check Tool

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http://www.myipneighbors.com

WebmasterLogs.com

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http://www.webmasterlogs.com

Me in a Very Expensive Car

With Laura Martin

With eCopt

Playing Werewolf / Search Spam (trying to figure out the game)

Search Spam Game Gets Heated

Reuben Yau and Todd Malicoat

Matt Cutts and Brett Tabke

Mr. Friesen

Aaron Wall

Social marketing 101 panel