It survived a night in the rain...

Somehow my son, Christian, took his (my old) iPhone 3GS outside and left it there overnight.  Of course it rained and rained and rained.  I had no idea that he left it out until a neighbor brought it back to me tonight.  Fortunately it was in a battery pack case, thus it was protected a bit from the rain.  The neighbor was also an iPhone user and took good care of it during the day while he had it.  The only problem, it will not turn off, a pretty acceptable problem to have after a night out in the rain.   This story reminds me of a tip that I often tell people who get their phones wet.  First, remove the battery.  Next, place it in a ziploc bag of uncooked rice (ziploc bag is important, rice naturally soaks up moisture, so if its not in a ziploc, it may soak up moisture in the air in the room and not from the phone).  You can also use Silica gel packs (you know, those white baggies that typically come packaged with your phone, or other small electronics).  Wait and wait, this should be easy, it's not working, so you have to wait.  After a couple of days you may be surprised to see that it still works.