There’s a grain of truth (punny, huh?) to this in that rice quickly sucks up the surrounding moisture. Make sure the environment is free from excess humidity, drop the wet device in a container of rice and let it sit. For a better desiccant, it’d be a good idea to store all those little silica gel packets that come in anything from shoe boxes to moisture-sensitive gadgets.
My grandmother keeps a little rice in her salt shaker to keep it from clotting up. She lives on the coast where the humidity is high.
I’ve heard about this before, but the program I saw it on recommended that you remove the battery before putting the device into the rice container.
Remove the battery as soon as the phone gets wet. Put the phone in a sealed ziplock bag with a cup or so of rice and wait at least overnight… done it several times.
add some seasoning and you’ve got dinner too.
Larry – no, you can not borrow my phone. 🙂
my parents always told me about this while growing up. works with money also
Is must be true, my family has rice almost every night for dinner. That stuff absorbs water like no one’s business.
I’d suggest Silica Gel, it is much more absorbent then Rice and is very cheap. This is stuff you find in all kinds of new electronics. Easy to find online, http://www.silicagelpackets.com