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Originally Posted by sjgadsby
Humbly disagree! But very very very impress you know this!
You might try burying the tablet in a bowl of uncooked rice. Rice soaks up moisture quite well.
Rice itself do NO squat. But raw rice, not cooked, that has been slightly fried, ie., showed some yellow but not darkened, will act as a very good desicator. California, LA, and Tx and most Asian, China to Malaysia, cafeteria knows it well, and always put some 'fried' raw rice in salt shaker, just a few pieces, to help take out the moisture, so salt will shake easier. Steve, you are incredible to know this. You read about it or you just notice rice in salt shaker? You eat rice
?Edit: sure in NY too, where is a large chinese population!
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2009-07-08
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Originally Posted by bunanson
Stephen has an Asian soul.
Humbly disagree! But very very very impress you know this!
Rice itself do NO squat. But raw rice, not cooked, that has been slightly fried, ie., showed some yellow but not darkened, will act as a very good desicator. California, LA, and Tx and most Asian, China to Malaysia, cafeteria knows it well, and always put some 'fried' raw rice in salt shaker, just a few pieces, to help take out the moisture, so salt will shake easier. Steve, you are incredible to know this. You read about it or you just notice rice in salt shaker? You eat rice
Edit: sure in NY too, where is a large chinese population!
bun
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2009-07-08
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Originally Posted by bunanson
We have the same thing (slightly baked rice inside salt shaker) in restaurants here in Italy, so I guess it's something known worldwide
Humbly disagree! But very very very impress you know this!
Rice itself do NO squat. But raw rice, not cooked, that has been slightly fried, ie., showed some yellow but not darkened, will act as a very good desicator. California, LA, and Tx and most Asian, China to Malaysia, cafeteria knows it well, and always put some 'fried' raw rice in salt shaker, just a few pieces, to help take out the moisture, so salt will shake easier. Steve, you are incredible to know this. You read about it or you just notice rice in salt shaker? You eat rice
Edit: sure in NY too, where is a large chinese population!
bun
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2009-07-08
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Originally Posted by timsamoff
It's true; a quiz on Facebook said my "true nationality" is Japanese. This, combined with my Norwegian heritage, explains my need to call out my attacks while pillaging.
Stephen has an Asian soul.
Originally Posted by bunanson
Sure! White rice suits Norwegians fine. It's white. That's important. It's also fairly bland. That's important too. Food shouldn't be too colorful or flavorful, you know.
You eat rice?
Honestly, I think the "rice in the salt shaker" idea spread well beyond Asian areas long ago. Even the Land of the Vikings uses the trick. (And Alton Brown says the rice doesn't keep moisture from the salt anyway.)
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2009-07-08
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... (And Alton Brown says the rice doesn't keep moisture from the salt anyway.)[/QUOTE]
I am curious about his notion, cant find it from your citation, google it, and OMG, everybody say the same thing, the whole page more than 20 of them, "put a few grain of rice in salt shaker will do the trick". NO, NO, NO, you can put a pound of rice in salt shaker, will do no squat. Rice by itself is not hygroscopic (absorbs moisture), but "processed" raw rice is. Now I see the problem. It turns into a wellknown myth. The rice has to be slightly fried and brown a little bit for it to work. A fired/brown raw rice grain is a dessicant, actively extract moisture, hygroscopic. While a grain of raw rice is absorbing water like a paper towel, but NOT actively extract moisture.
Well, once it is established, itself may become 'truth'. The best myth I can think of it now is fortune cookies. It is western ideas of chinese food, there is NO fortune cookie in chinese dish.
BTW, one of the articles I look up is more than hilarious. The article goes as follow, roughly, some people argued that rice does NOT absorb moisture, then how do one explain in cooking rice, one cup of rice and one cup of water, when cooked, water is nowhere to be found? Well, internet information, you got what you pay for
@OP: sorry about the digression, we are still very concern about your 770, tell us what you did and the result. I may have some good info for you....if you need another 770
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Last edited by bunanson; 2009-07-08 at 19:58.
I am curious about his notion, cant find it from your citation, google it, and OMG, everybody say the same thing, the whole page more than 20 of them, "put a few grain of rice in salt shaker will do the trick". NO, NO, NO, you can put a pound of rice in salt shaker, will do no squat. Rice by itself is not hygroscopic (absorbs moisture), but "processed" raw rice is. Now I see the problem. It turns into a wellknown myth. The rice has to be slightly fried and brown a little bit for it to work. A fired/brown raw rice grain is a dessicant, actively extract moisture, hygroscopic. While a grain of raw rice is absorbing water like a paper towel, but NOT actively extract moisture.
Well, once it is established, itself may become 'truth'. The best myth I can think of it now is fortune cookies. It is western ideas of chinese food, there is NO fortune cookie in chinese dish.
BTW, one of the articles I look up is more than hilarious. The article goes as follow, roughly, some people argued that rice does NOT absorb moisture, then how do one explain in cooking rice, one cup of rice and one cup of water, when cooked, water is nowhere to be found? Well, internet information, you got what you pay for
@OP: sorry about the digression, we are still very concern about your 770, tell us what you did and the result. I may have some good info for you....if you need another 770
bun
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby
That was a good episode.
(And Alton Brown says the rice doesn't keep moisture from the salt anyway.)
Oh, to have cable again...Tim
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2009-07-08
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Originally Posted by bunanson
Seems a perfect case for the Mythbusters
Originally Posted by bunansonI am curious about his notion, cant find it from your citation, google it, and OMG, everybody say the same thing, the whole page more than 20 of them, "put a few grain of rice in salt shaker will do the trick". NO, NO, NO, you can put a pound of rice in salt shaker, will do no squat. Rice by itself is not hygroscopic (absorbs moisture), but "processed" raw rice is. Now I see the problem. It turns into a wellknown myth. The rice has to be slightly fried and brown a little bit for it to work. A fired/brown raw rice grain is a dessicant, actively extract moisture, hygroscopic. While a grain of raw rice is absorbing water like a paper towel, but NOT actively extract moisture.... (And Alton Brown says the rice doesn't keep moisture from the salt anyway.)
Well, once it is established, itself may become 'truth'. The best myth I can think of it now is fortune cookies. It is western ideas of chinese food, there is NO fortune cookie in chinese dish.
BTW, one of the articles I look up is more than hilarious. The article goes as follow, roughly, some people argued that rice does NOT absorb moisture, then how do one explain in cooking rice, one cup of rice and one cup of water, when cooked, water is nowhere to be found? Well, internet information, you got what you pay for
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2009-07-08
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The mythbusters are going to explode a grain of rice? I want to see that episode
Originally Posted by frethop
I think you are one of those guys who puts dying hard disk drives in industrial freezers....
I have success with water logged cell phones by warming them in an oven at low temp.
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2009-07-08
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Originally Posted by javispedro
And possibly some tablets...
The mythbusters are going to explode a grain of rice? I want to see that episode
Originally Posted by javispedro
Actually you need just a regular refrigerator, one you will find in every house... and it works
I think you are one of those guys who puts dying hard disk drives in industrial freezers....
Most people who tried this trick, however, didn't realize you need to "prepare" the drive...
I usually (well... it happen 3 times so far, with 2 out of 3 success) put the drive hooked to a IDE/SATA to USB adaptor inside a plastic bag with some silica, sealing the bag and leaving the usb cord out (so the drive can be connected without opening the bag), then I wait a full 24h before putting the bag in the fridge for 30 minutes to a couple of hours (ok, the first time I did this I forgot I had an HDD in the fridge
).This works whenever you have the drive electronic failing and make possible to backup your data (or most of it)
For the record, the time it didn't work the HDD was been dropped from desk height while active, of course the friend who brought it to me completely forgot to mention the fact
Ok, seems to be more material for the Mythbusters
The critical part in my experience is the screen and the flat - cable - to - screen contact.
Using a wet phone on battery (even a short while) might damage it or the battery due to possile short circuits.