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New Uses for Electronics
Surprising tricks for cell phones, cameras, and more.
John LawtonRice as Cell Phone Dryer
So your phone fell into the sink? Try your own CPR (that’s “cell-phone resuscitation”): Dry any visible droplets, pop out the battery, and stick both the phone and the battery in a bowl of rice overnight. The rice will soak up most of the remaining moisture.
More New Uses: home improvement
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- baby oil
- baking
- baking soda
- bathroom
- bathroom items
- beauty
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- books
- candle
- car
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- clothing
- clothing care
- compostable
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- dryer sheet
- dusting
- easter
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- fall
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- hair
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- holidays
- home improvement
- home office
- ironing
- jewelry
- kids
- kitchen
- kitchen items
- labels
- ladder
- laundry
- lemons
- living room
- memo board
- most-pinned
- new year's
- office supplies
- organizing
- ornaments
- outdoors
- packing
- painting
- parties
- pets
- plastic bag
- produce
- recyclable
- shoes
- spring
- stain-fighters
- storage
- summer
- tape
- thanksgiving
- travel
- user submitted
- vinegar
- weddings
- winter
- zippered plastic bags
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