Ok, major geekdom again...

So the other day, I spilled Coke in my keyboard. NO, I wasn't doing an experiment to see if I could screw up the keyboard. LOL And No, I wasn't trying to repeat my experience of pouring a whole cup of tea in it. I was a bonehead and it just dropped on the keyboard.

I thought, OMG I totalled another keyboard. Crap!

But it worked, just had really sticky keys.

SO, when I turned it over I noticed that I could take it apart. Couldn't hurt!

Have you ever seen the inside of a keyboard?? They must have re-engineered it for people like me. Everything is encased in plastic. The electronics is on a big plastic sheet. On top is a clear rubbery-like sheet with bumps for every key. That's how the contact is made. It's all very cool.

I remember years ago spilling a whole mug of tea in my keyboard (and a big mug it was), and then my boss at the time told me to pour water in it to clean it out. Shorted that sucker right out.

But this one hadn't, so I was wondering if they improved the technology through the years or what. Lucky thing for me that I tilted it right away, cause if the soda had gotten where those lights are (you know, the ones that tell you that your caps are on), then I would have been messed up.

So, I wiped it down, and it works fine. No sticky keys.

So, if you ever do that, just make sure you tilt it towards you to empty out the liquid really quickly. Then just let it dry out. And hope that it hasn't gotten into the elecronics stuff in the corner!