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Anonymous 19/03/24 (Sun)21:52 No. 5977 Anonymous
24th March 2019
Sunday 9:52 pm 5977

Dropped my watch in the loo last night. Fished it out quickly enough, but later spotted some condensation. Put it in a Tupperware type container with the crown out and the mother of all silica gel bags in the window where it would get direct sunlight for a few hours. There was still some there. Moved the box to a radiator for a few hours. It's still not done, but the bag and the container now have a slightly nasty smell like something was burnt.

If it doesn't clear up overnight, what do I do and roughly how much lighter is my wallet likely to be?

Pic is not the actual watch, obviously.

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>>	Anonymous 19/03/24 (Sun)22:04 No. 5978 Anonymous 24th March 2019 Sunday 10:04 pm 5978 use your mobile and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyHr-4SeILI

>>	Anonymous 19/03/24 (Sun)23:57 No. 5979 Anonymous 24th March 2019 Sunday 11:57 pm 5979 >the bag and the container now have a slightly nasty smell like something was burnt. You did take the battery out...right?

>>	Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)00:06 No. 5980 Anonymous 25th March 2019 Monday 12:06 am 5980 >>5979 I can't get the back off. To be clear, it's the bag that's smelling, not the watch. I popped the crown back in briefly and it still works.

>>	Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)01:22 No. 5981 Anonymous 25th March 2019 Monday 1:22 am 5981 Trying the radiator again, but this time with a towel underneath so the heat isn't quite so direct.

>>	Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)14:50 No. 5982 Anonymous 25th March 2019 Monday 2:50 pm 5982 What watch is it?

>>	PACK UR RICE Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)19:56 No. 5983 Anonymous 25th March 2019 Monday 7:56 pm 5983 PACK UR RICE >>5981 Rice - you need to do what you're doing, but also put it in a bowl of dried rice. Absorbs the moisture.

Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)21:58 No. 5984 Anonymous
25th March 2019
Monday 9:58 pm 5984

>>5983

Rice is worse than useless. It just isn't very hygroscopic - have you ever opened a packet of rice and found that it has gone soggy in the cupboard? You're better off just putting it in a warm, well-ventilated area.

Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)23:01 No. 5985 Anonymous
25th March 2019
Monday 11:01 pm 5985

>>5984

>It just isn't very hygroscopic - have you ever opened a packet of rice and found that it has gone soggy in the cupboard?

Have you never cooked rice? It absorbs more than 100% of its volume in water. This is inescapable fact.

Anonymous 19/03/25 (Mon)23:34 No. 5986 Anonymous
25th March 2019
Monday 11:34 pm 5986

>>5985

If you were trying to soak up a puddle of boiling water, rice would be a perfectly good choice. If you're trying to reduce the humidity of a volume of air to increase the rate of evaporation, it's about as useful as gravel.

>>	Anonymous 19/03/26 (Tue)00:02 No. 5987 Anonymous 26th March 2019 Tuesday 12:02 am 5987 >>5986 Heat speeds up the absorption process, it doesn't activate it.

Anonymous 19/03/26 (Tue)07:25 No. 5988 Anonymous
26th March 2019
Tuesday 7:25 am 5988

>>5986
Seconded.
Rice just doesn't do a great job of absorbing moisture from air.
Just get some silica gel, you can get a huge bag for a few quid. That will absorb humidity down to a few percent RH, and it will get the watch bone dry.

>>	Anonymous 19/03/26 (Tue)07:42 No. 5989 Anonymous 26th March 2019 Tuesday 7:42 am 5989 >>5987 You clearly haven't seen your mum on heat.

>>	Anonymous 19/03/26 (Tue)08:14 No. 5990 Anonymous 26th March 2019 Tuesday 8:14 am 5990 >>5988 From where?

>>	Anonymous 19/03/26 (Tue)19:58 No. 5991 Anonymous 26th March 2019 Tuesday 7:58 pm 5991 >>5990 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200-Gram-bag-Self-Indicating-Orange-To-Green-Silica-Gel/162254220157?epid=1757235035&hash=item25c71aeb7d:g:EvcAAOSwk5FU0PmB

Anonymous 19/03/26 (Tue)20:41 No. 5992 Anonymous
26th March 2019
Tuesday 8:41 pm 5992

Still not quite done, though that might be because it looks like when I left it there this morning I forgot to take the crown back out. Doesn't look like there's much moisture left though. Can't imagine that the silica pack the size of my hand is anywhere near saturated yet.

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