Ahhhh, but cursed they were!
How else can you explain sploogy goose juice from two projectiling across the room and landing right on the keyboard?
Just to name one of the many instances...don't kill the spider.
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New MBP! but Spider hiding underneath keyboard, HELP!
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Ahhhh, but cursed they were!
How else can you explain sploogy goose juice from two projectiling across the room and landing right on the keyboard?
Just to name one of the many instances...don't kill the spider.
Leave the spider alone. He is just hanging out and will not harm you.
Be sure to put some ants around so he will not get hungry.
Be sure to put some ants around so he will not get hungry.
Yeah, and if we were bite sized and found our way onto a spiders web, the spider too will just like to "hang out" and talk about the latest stock quotes and hurricanes
OP, FWIW, last time I was in my MBP , it looked like the keyboard is sealed off from the logic board. Probably not enough to prevent massive spills, but there is a thick black coating on the keyboard module separating it from the logic board.
Most entertaining.
I was trying to think how I would get rid of a spider under my keyboard.
Ideas that come to mind:
- Remove the keyboard. Then remove spider from keyboard.
- Put some spider food nearby. Probably a lame idea.
- Compressed air. Might just make it worse.
- Take the computer apart and shake the spider out.
maybe I should start another thread on the market section for "WTB a can of iPheromone "
Ahhhh, but cursed they were!
How else can you explain sploogy goose juice from two projectiling across the room and landing right on the keyboard?
Just to name one of the many instances...don't kill the spider.
well can't explain really. I am faithful man and won't do any thing to harm the little bugger in my keyboard. Although I might appear giving more concerns on my MBP.
He/She might be picky on the food, I can tell, since he/she chosen a Apple product to hide.
appreciate that
Turn on photobooth, put a huge file in the trash and do a secure empty trash, open up safari and start three youtube videos up at one time and let her rip! That bugger'll get so hot he'll be forced out by the heat and fans. Not joking.
Take to the Genius Bar and just hope you stumble upon someone who is absolutely terrified of spiders and hope they give you a new MBP. Then ask them to upgrade for all the trouble you went through...
Seriously, do what NC MacGuy said.. let it Burn baby, Burn..
Seriously, do what NC MacGuy said.. let it Burn baby, Burn..
Hilarious thread
He's cold and the Pro is clearly like a brand spanking new central-heated apartment. Don't burn him! He might not notice and end up toasted - like the whole amphibians in water gradually brought to the boil thing.
Hum him the Spider-Man song and watch him become unable to contain his enthusiasm. He'll tap dance right outta there!
Maybe we should name him...
He's cold and the Pro is clearly like a brand spanking new central-heated apartment. Don't burn him! He might not notice and end up toasted - like the whole amphibians in water gradually brought to the boil thing.
Hum him the Spider-Man song and watch him become unable to contain his enthusiasm. He'll tap dance right outta there!
Maybe we should name him...
Take it to the Genius Bar and find someone with arachnophobia as someone suggested, and until you get a brand new MacBook Pro taunt them with the spider (i.e. OMG there it is, it's on your finger, it's a black widow, etc.)
On a more serious note, launch a lot of intensive applications, it will get so hot the spider will either die or leave, hopefully leave.
You have to give that spider credit though, he got good taste
Keep us updated
On a more serious note, launch a lot of intensive applications, it will get so hot the spider will either die or leave, hopefully leave.
You have to give that spider credit though, he got good taste
Keep us updated
ah, nearly forgot our shinny laptops are also part of the central heating.
Get the spider out?
Take it to the Genius Bar and find someone with arachnophobia as someone suggested, and until you get a brand new MacBook Pro taunt them with the spider (i.e. OMG there it is, it's on your finger, it's a black widow, etc.)
On a more serious note, launch a lot of intensive applications, it will get so hot the spider will either die or leave, hopefully leave.
You have to give that spider credit though, he got good taste
Keep us updated
I decided to turn off lights in my room and let the keyboard backlit turned on, so that I can start to track its movement.
encoding video on visualhub while working on the shots in Lightroom, right, now i can see its legs are underneath F4 keys, weird.
Hilarious thread
Maybe we should name him...
the iSpy ?
I think we have made some progress guys, it is moving towards right side of the keyboard, presumable away from the harddrive.
iSpy, haha. Did the vacuum end up working?
Edit: Awesome, if it comes out, let it leave the desk and hope it didn't lay eggs
See if you can hear crackling. Write down any last words, and put them up in the attic for the family to read.
You might get a few flies buzzing around in glee.
Lmfao this has gone on for so long hahahahaha
Once in awhile I have the same problem as you, although instead of spiders I get black ants. They like the warmth of the MBP and feel nice and toasty underneath the keyboard.
What I do? Absolutely nothing. I've been pretty lucky, they leave of their own accord and visit less frequently now. It's also funny when I have no lights on at night and am using the computer and gnats just love the light of the LED screen..
The logical approach, I like it.
Unfortunately, life defeats logic every time. Almost.
Oh, yes, "delete" gives a whole new set of preferences here. Good idea, though. Not sure the spider would approve.
Spiders go for presents, nicely wrapped in silk, not porn, that is, the female ones do. The males are more, shall we say, single minded, in fact, sometimes, suicidally so.
Hm, yes. Tell that to the fly.
can't spiders be apple fans too?
Of course they can; discerning creatures.
On a more serious note, launch a lot of intensive applications, it will get so hot the spider will either die or leave, hopefully leave.
You have to give that spider credit though, he got good taste
Keep us updated
Yes, an excellent and novel way in which to empirically test the whole issue of over-heating MBPs.
This is a hilarious thread - haven't laughed so much for days. Let us know the outcome, we await with bated breath.
Cheers and good luck
Have you thought of a decoy and spider-call?
...then again, unless you can tell by its legs if its male, female or gay you might be in for some troubleshooting for this method to work.
...then again, unless you can tell by its legs if its male, female or gay you might be in for some troubleshooting for this method to work.
Ha, it is GONE
haha, hell yeah, it shows only smart creatures love Apple
just woke up in the middle of the night, checking keyboard now, one by one
The MBP has been modestly hot since last night.
Ha, it is not here anymore, can't see its legs under any key. I (like to) think it is gone by now.
or it might just crawl into the inside of the MBP, but for now I am not worried, as someone said earlier it is unlikely....thanks, you make me feel better , you all did
MysticMage: I didn't manage to borrow a vacuum at the place I am staying. But thanks for the help and the concerns for our mutual friend.
Have a nice day guys, and share the story with your colleagues
haha, hell yeah, it shows only smart creatures love Apple
just woke up in the middle of the night, checking keyboard now, one by one
The MBP has been modestly hot since last night.
Ha, it is not here anymore, can't see its legs under any key. I (like to) think it is gone by now.
or it might just crawl into the inside of the MBP, but for now I am not worried, as someone said earlier it is unlikely....thanks, you make me feel better
, you all didMysticMage: I didn't manage to borrow a vacuum at the place I am staying. But thanks for the help and the concerns for our mutual friend.
Have a nice day guys, and share the story with your colleagues
Don't suppose you are a programmer? This would have been a wonderful opportunity to write bug-free code ...
Hope its gone... for good. Thanks for brightening up our day.
Hope its gone... for good. Thanks for brightening up our day.