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Do you have a photo? Which part of the iMac is sticking out? Mine seems pretty sturdy so I hope nothing's wrong with yours. 
I will post a pic soon. The only reason I noticed this was when I was cleaning it because my brother "accidentally" spilled Juice on it.... I let it dry for a day. But then when I turned it on I smelt burning hair!!!!!! and my iMac kept going to sleep with the menus flickering...! It's on now but I still smell the hair. Just not a strongly. Any Help Madjew? I will definitly be bringing it into the Apple Store ASAP. My brother will hopefully pay for the repair. (he's not 3 or something. He is older than me)
Help.
Help.
Crap, that burning smell doesn't sound good. I'd back everything up and take it in to a technician. Liquids can short circuit a machine, which could be why you can smell burning hair (no, Macs aren't made out of hair but the burning smell is similar). Good luck with whatever happens.
I have no idea how much it'll cost and this could all be over-zealous, but I'd try backing up the data using Target Disk Mode rather than actually firing up the machine. Of course, if this isn't possible then start 'er up and try to back up what you can all the same. Good luck.
jamesW135 said:
All may be well as far as you can see, but the random sleeping and the burning smell are very worrying to me.