11 Creative Uses for Rice: It's Not Just for Dinner

Water damage

Rice isn’t just great as an air freshener, it can also save your phone from drowning. If you’ve accidentally dropped your phone in the toilet or in the sink this trick might save it. Dry rice absorbs the water that has seeped into your phone. It’s crucial to put your phone into a container or bag of rice for at least 48 hours. You should also make sure you take the battery and the SIM card out of the phone beforehand. Leave these to dry on a cloth that easily absorbs water. Important: don’t ever use a blow dryer to try and dry your phone! The hot air is bad for the little machine and you’ll only blow the water into other parts of the phone. This will only damage it more!