Being a massive nerd I have a tendency to do a lot of things while at my computer.

This includes: eating, brushing my teeth, lifting weights, sleeping, wine tasting, texting, changing, and crying about my pathetic state of nerdery.

Hence, it was no surprise last week when I dumped an entire bowl of Rice Krispies onto my brand new Apple bluetooth keyboard. And let me clarify, we aren’t talking some minor spill. I literally dumped the entire bowl onto my keyboard. In fact, I mind as well have used the keyboard as a bowl in the first place. However, before losing all hope I quickly removed the keyboard’s batteries, dashed it to the sink, and washed the whole thing with water. After a good shake I set it down on a towel at a 45 degree angle and let it dry for the next six days.

To my surprise when I plugged the batteries back in last night the keyboard came back to life as if nothing had gone wrong. Now… I’ve heard rumors about being able to place keyboards in the dishwasher, but I myself have never successfully had this work. And therefore I have to admit that I was not only extremely happy (not to mention $80 richer), but also somewhat amazed that my keyboard was still functioning.

Either way, I hope this tale helps fellow geeks resurrect what would otherwise be a dead keyboard or laptop. Or better yet, helps them realize that food and drink directly over the keyboard might be a questionable idea in the first place.

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Now if I only I could get a web2.0 Developr card…