The Rice trick actually worked!
By maezee
@maezee (41997)
United States
January 25, 2013 4:45pm CST
I basically submerged my old, sad Blackberry into a bunch of water on Wednesday night. I figured it was completely fried, as it was not turning on despite everything I was trying. I decided to use $200 I didn't have to buy a new one because I Figured this one was a goner what with the fact that I completely submerged it. So, I bought a Samsung Galaxy and I'm just about to open the box and get the hang of things...
And meanwhile, just for the heck of it all, I put my soaked (but dry) Blackberry into a bowl of rice, and today -- this morning, when I woke up, for the heck of it all - I put it on the charger, and what do you know - it works like a charm?
I knew rice was very absorbant but I have tried this in the past and it did not work.
I just can't believe that it actually worked!
So, everyone, have you done this before and it worked? Especially right after you bought a non-refundable phone for too much money?
LOL...Such is my life!
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12 responses
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jan 13
Fortunately for me, I have never had to use rice to dry put a phone that got submerged in water. I have heard that it does work, as my grandson got his phone wet, and my daughter immediately put it in rice, and it still worked after that. I don't know what it is about rice, but I guess it absorbs the moistur and that is why the phones seem to work afterwards. I have heard the key to it though, is not to turn it on while it it is still wet..I hope that i never ever have to do that, as I have an expensive phone, and I don't want to ruin it. Take care, and have a very good day. 
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
26 Jan 13
I know it works because we would put rice to our salt shakers in order for the salt to be dry and would keep it from being moist with all the humidity in my area. It does work and I can see you have had first-hand experience. But I sure do hope that I wouldn't need to be in that position - ever! hehehehe..
Have a great mylot experience ahead!
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
26 Jan 13
it is kind of amazing to hear,right now i am experiencing same sort of confusion with my samsung galaxy phone where it is just switching on showing only the samsung logo and i am quite confused to get a new one or try the rice trick method
@Nursefrai06 (2498)
• Penrith, Australia
26 Jan 13
oh wow! thats amazing! i didnt think it would actually work. good for you!
did you just put it on top of the rice? you didnt take it apart? was the rice cooked?
ive had my phone fall into water a lot of time and i usually ended up putting it out to dry, it would take around 4-5 days before i use it again, it still does work though, but the rice sure does do the job faster huh. thanks for this.
did you just put it on top of the rice? you didnt take it apart? was the rice cooked?
ive had my phone fall into water a lot of time and i usually ended up putting it out to dry, it would take around 4-5 days before i use it again, it still does work though, but the rice sure does do the job faster huh. thanks for this.
@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
25 Jan 13
I just saw this today on "America Now" which is a program I watch in the mornings. They said to take the phone apart as much as you can, and submerge it into rice and let it go overnight. The rice would absorb the moisture and your phone should work.
I'm glad to know you already tried this and it did work...amazing, but I'm glad to hear it's a true story.
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
26 Jan 13
Hi maezee,
I am glad you found the trick. It is old trick. It works because rice soaks the water and moisture from the phone. You did a wise thing by putting it in rice and not tried to on it to see if it worked or not because it would have short circuit and then be useless for ever.
@asweetie (1187)
• India
26 Jan 13
One of the bigges mistake people do is to try to see if the phone is working or not as soon as they drop in water. First phone has to be dried before checking or it would short circuit as Agrim said. I had put a blog on this about a year ago which told dos and don'ts when you drop the phone in water. Here you can check that
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2743327.aspx#1_16518095
@purnima175 (435)
• India
26 Jan 13
Maezee,
This is very neat that you got your costly blackberry to work again. Yes I too knew of the trick but never had misfortune to put my phone in water. Also I do not have costly phone but cheap old Nokia phone so I do not know if I drop that in water, then I would need to revive it or not. But good to know that this trick works.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
26 Jan 13
I have heard about that trick, but never really tried it. I just thought that it wasn't true. But if you said that it worked on your phone, then I'd keep that trick in mind.
