[Kylan's Blog] Water Torture

There's been a lot of talk in the news lately about waterboarding, and I think everyone is familiar with the old concept of Chineese water torture. Well, a couple of nights ago my MacBook underwent it's own version of water torture. I was at Kristen's duplex and had brought her a glass of water while we were watching TV. She didn't see the water on the coffee table, and accidentally knocked it over with her foot. The glass proceeded to spill its contents over everything on the table, including my poor laptop.

I rushed to get some paper towels and dry it off, and then I shut it down and took out the battery. By acting quickly, I hoped to prevent any of the electronic components from shorting out. The MacBook was left to dry overnight, but I was dismayed to find that it wouldn't power up the next day. Thankfully, though, I was able to coax it back to life with some strategic hair blow drying.

During the few hours when I thought my MacBook had gone to laptop heaven, I couldn't decided if I was sad or elated. I really like this machine; it's my favorite computer I've ever owned. However, this situation also presented me with the possible opportunity to buy a new computer (remember, Apple just unveiled the MacBook Air). In the end, though, I'm very glad this computer came back to life, because it saves me the pain of spending a couple thousand dollars on something new.