Galaxy S3 Recovery from Submersion in Storm Drain
April 27th, 2014 | 
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In case any of you are wondering why this “phone recovery” video is posted on my tennis site, my S3 is my constant tennis companion (tournament coverage, videos, etc). Many of the pictures and videos on this site, along with the post entries themselves, were created using this phone.
So then imagine my chagrin when my Galaxy S3 fell from my pocket and slipped straight through the grates of a storm drain the other day, and was submerged in the murky water for about 6-10 minutes before I could retrieve it. Facing the loss of my beloved phone, I tried the solution of placing it in container of uncooked rice between 48-72 hours. Here’s what happened when I pulled it out of the rice this morning…
(Spoiler Alert: It worked!)
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