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Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet

  • Written by Rachel Plotnick, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Indiana University
imageConsumer technologies get wet as a regular part of everyday life.Shuvro Mojumder/Unsplash , CC BY-SA

Nearly everyone has encountered the unthinkable: Your smartphone landed in the toilet. Or you forgot to take off your smartwatch before jumping into the pool. Or maybe you meant to take those earbuds out of your pocket before running the laundry....

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