Poll: How many keyboards have you broken by spilling something into it?

[MacRumors]

Vote: Poll: How many keyboards have you broken by spilling something into it? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=125&ref=forums.macrumors.com)

[arn]

sorry... lost a couple of the other votes... as I added options....

I didn't realize the numbers would be so high. :)

My personal #: 3.

arn

[buffsldr]

i dumped an entire glass of water on my powermac's keyboard the first month i had it. fortunately it dried out in a couple days and was ok

[3rdpath]

none,

i learned my lesson years ago when i spilled a whole glass of milk into my minimoog synth.

no liquids near the computers, the mixer or the synths.

my house, my rules...:)

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by 3rdpath
none,

i learned my lesson years ago when i spilled a whole glass of milk into my minimoog synth.

no liquids near the computers, the mixer or the synths.

my house, my rules...:)

Ouch!

As for keyboards, #1, coffee, but only the Esc key doesn't work now.

[groovebuster]

None.

I am very cautious while I am working with my Computers. But I know some other people who killed some keyboards already...

groovebuster

[superkatalog]

Originally posted by 3rdpath
none,

i learned my lesson years ago when i spilled a whole glass of milk into my minimoog synth.

no liquids near the computers, the mixer or the synths.

my house, my rules...:)


and how's the minimoog today??

[Megaquad]

First spilled coke on old small blueberry keyboard, that made me buy pro keyboard..

then i spilled coke again on pro keyboard, i tried everything, and still many keys are not working :(

i am writing this on my old poor crappy blueberry keyboard which started working after a while

bah

[teabgs]

an entire glass of water right into my keyboard was the cause of a freaking out thread by me in December. I was working on my final assignment for an animation class when it happened. I was almost done, it was due in about 17 hours or so....Needless to say....I didnt finish, but was able to hand it in a little later, thank god. It dried out after a day.

I still drink by the computer though. Drinking coffee right now. But I am a lot more careful now with liquids near the keyboard.

[pyrotoaster]

I haven't broken a single keyboard, but my I did wreck my iPod remote when I spilled Cherry Soda on it.

[pimentoLoaf]

1: two years ago, summer, for my Toshiba laptop; the keyboard started inputting on it's own, randomly, and -- fortunately, it was still under warranty.

You know that thin bit of foamy material Apple sticks betwixt screen and keyboard? I've kept it for me iBook and it's worked wonders whilst eating spaghetti and other yummy slashy things.

[morlium]

i've spilled beer on no less than three keyboards and rendered them inoperable ... none were Macs, bt two were IBM Thinkpads that took some finagling to get fixed.

luckily, by the time i bought my first Mac, I had already quit drinking...

[astrowill]

Originally posted by teabgs
an entire glass of water right into my keyboard was the cause of a freaking out thread by me in December. I was working on my final assignment for an animation class when it happened. I was almost done, it was due in about 17 hours or so....Needless to say....I didnt finish, but was able to hand it in a little later, thank god. It dried out after a day.

I still drink by the computer though. Drinking coffee right now. But I am a lot more careful now with liquids near the keyboard.

Ha, I remember that! Zero for me, but my sister spilled wine on her laptop, the other sis water, then her roommate spilled clam chowder on hers.

[achmafooma]

My grandmother got the original iMac back in 1998 (if I remember right). I thought she was crazy for getting a Mac - lol.

So I was trying it out like 2 weeks after she got it and knocked a glass of coke into the keyboard. Being a new thing, keyboards were hard to come by and darned expensive.

Anyway...

Little did I know I'd end up getting a Mac myself only 3 years later after getting assigned my Apple Campus Rep as a roommate and then seeing OS X. Now I'm fully "switched" and I've become one of those fanatics I always made fun of in my PC days.

I'll always remember my first experience with one of the "new" Macs (ie. translucent and USB) was spilling a coke into its keyboard.

[Centris 650]

None so far. I've had some close calls but nothing fatal. :D The first thing I do when I spill a drink is grab the keyboard and mouse!

[idkew]

My school had a great trade in program- I would spill beer on my keyboard, and then trade it at the lab the next day.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Centris 650
None so far. I've had some close calls but nothing fatal. :D The first thing I do when I spill a drink is grab the keyboard and mouse!

Same here but no actuall spillage reaching the crevacis of the keyboard or any other electronic device for that matter.

I've also never dropped, kicked, static shocked, or damaged any of my computers or any other electronic device I have ever owned.

I have dropped my cell phone on a couple occasions and the cordless phone but neither actually showed any marks or damage.

[mymemory]

The cables hanging under the tables and around the flor are a mayor factor in my studio. Just this morning I said to my girlfriend "watch out with that cab..." and she pulled all the cables behind the computer with her leg reaching out the phone.

I dropped the powerbook twice for same reason, once it didn't even touch the flor just stuck between the cables.

That is a mayor problem here.

No drinks, food or cigars are allow in this area. Cigarretes at list 20 meters from here.

[Freg3000]

Only 1, from my Blueberry iMac. It had a good life....:)

[Macpoops]

Didn't happen to me but one of my Profs had a cup of coffee spilled on her 3 month old powerbook g4. Some of the lab techs eventually got it working after cleaning the dried coffee out of the keyboard and ram sockets. The think works like a charm now but smells like Hazlenut coffee when it heats up.

[iconrad]

Ever hear of a Galileo Thermometer? Yeah, I had one. Then it got knocked over one day and all of the oil inside pored into my keyboard and on to the desk and floor. Needless to say it was not a very good day. Total damage... $60 Keyboard, $150 for the thermometer, and eventually I have to refinish a section of my bedroom floor where the oil damaged it. :rolleyes:

At least I now know what is in one of those Thermometers. :D

[Crunz]

Originally posted by pimentoLoaf
1: two years ago, summer, for my Toshiba laptop; the keyboard started inputting on it's own, randomly, and -- fortunately, it was still under warranty.

You know that thin bit of foamy material Apple sticks betwixt screen and keyboard? I've kept it for me iBook and it's worked wonders whilst eating spaghetti and other yummy slashy things.

We should start a new movement here. Lets wreck as many PC keyboards as we can!!!!!

Anywho... my number of broken keyboards is 2 but they both werent mine, they were a freinds :D

[FelixDerKater]

I spilled quite a bit into my last keyboard. 2 Sprite bottles and one Dr.Pepper. The first two times, it dried out and worked fine after being wiped off. The last time, the right Command key died, but other than that it is still fine.

[MacFan25]

I have never spilt anything on my keyboards. I never eat or drink around my computer.

[Hemingray]

Originally posted by iconrad
Ever hear of a Galileo Thermometer? Yeah, I had one. Then it got knocked over one day and all of the oil inside pored into my keyboard and on to the desk and floor. Needless to say it was not a very good day. Total damage... $60 Keyboard, $150 for the thermometer, and eventually I have to refinish a section of my bedroom floor where the oil damaged it. :rolleyes:

At least I now know what is in one of those Thermometers. :D

$150 for a Galileo Thermometer? :eek: Must've been one of the big ones... I keep mine well away from my keyboard. I guess I've been fortunate. Haven't lost one yet to liquids.

[teabgs]

Hemingray: LOVE THE TAR!!!!!


Homestarrunner.com is the one of the funniest webpages I've ever seen!

[scem0]

I have broken (well, it wasn't broken, but it was hell to type on)
an iMac keyboard, just by over-use and crumbs, and small amounts
of liquids dripping into it. ;)

[wdlove]

None so far, I try to be very careful. I drink coffee, H20, & pop near the computer. :)

[yzedf]

one.

my old roommates dog knocked over a full bottle of beer onto a keyboard of mine about 4 yrs ago.

had to take it apart, cleaned it all up, never worked. had a repair shop look at it "looks fine to us, sorry"

frickin dog! bah!

[Hemingray]

Originally posted by teabgs
Hemingray: LOVE THE TAR!!!!!


Homestarrunner.com is the one of the funniest webpages I've ever seen!

Thanks teabgs! :D

I love Homestarrunner.com. The Brothers Chaps are awesome. I have to say Homsar is definitely my favorite character. :)

[DannyZR2]

I stick with the apple pro kb

[teabgs]

Originally posted by Hemingray
Thanks teabgs! :D

I love Homestarrunner.com. The Brothers Chaps are awesome. I have to say Homsar is definitely my favorite character. :)

Homsar is funny, but my fav is strong bad. He's the best...so damn funny !!


Come on fhqwhgads...say come on fhqwhgads...

[timbloom]

WARNING: Beer is unforgiving, I have lost 2 keyboards to this glorious substance.

[iWantAMac]

Never have I broken a keyboard by spilling a beverage on it.