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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

USB drives don’t mix well with water

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Why do you say that? I've put several through a washing machine and gone swimming with mine. Electronic usually are fine with water. Batteries are not.

Just let it dry out before passing a charge through it, and it works fine. Not so easy with paper.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Not so easy with paper.

I had suggested a metal plate, not paper.