Baking my Phone

This morning, my cellphone screen wouldn’t turn on. Being someone fairly technical, some would say geeky, my experience with technology hasn’t been too lucky. It’s so bad in my opinion, I actually maintain a list of things that have broke. I digress. So, I did notice some water drops in and around my phone which I thought was odd. When I drove home the night before it didn’t rain. The table I got the cell phone off of was wet. Hm, probably condensation from my drink that pooled up on the table where my cell phone lay all night.

I took out the battery and put my cellphone outside in the hot sun to dry out. In short time, there was condensation on my cell phone screen. I left it outside while I studied for my IDC. Throughout the time, I tried turning on the phone with no luck of a working screen. It wasn’t looking good for the phone and I was dreading going into town to buy a cell phone. I got my fan and blew it full blast at my phone. Then, after about 5 hours of baking in the sun, the condensation started receding. Once all gone, I turned on the phone. Miraculously, the screen lit up.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. I studied and finished reviewing the Rescue Diver manual. Checked email at the internet cafe and bought groceries in Panglao. At home for dinner, I cooked spaghetti and watched TV.


- jason