iPod Put Through Washing Machine, Plays On
Nothing like a heartwarming story of triumph despite abuse: Wired.com scribe Charlie Sorrel chucked his 2G iPod Nano into the washing machine along with his fuggy gym clothes and socks. Oops!
Waterlogged and not responding to the touch of its frantic owner, instead of going for CPR Sorrel opted to follow reader advice and let the drenched device dry out.
A few days later? Well, it’s now responding to its owner, despite the fact he was all thumbs when it came to taking care of it.
My own negligence once led to waiting anxiously while a two-person rescue team pulled my second-gen device from under Milan’s metro tracks (where it fell as I was running to catch a train) — one reset and it kept on ticking for a few years, as if the fall had never happened.
Any success in rescuing your iPod from accidents?
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco native who has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek. You can find her on 
