Fast time lapse of a Steam deck that fell in the bath, and was treated in 99% alcohol. It survived.

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so a redditor drops his steam deck in the bath, horror right?
Must've been playing Subnautica.

Subnautica on Steam

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

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but anyway, after asking around on Reddit, and disassembling and treating his poor steam deck, it came back to life with minimal evidence and signs of surgery.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wrqoqw https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wrqoqw/_/iktsexq
post of when he dropped it in the bathtub.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wqbagj https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wqbagj/_/ikqejy8

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I'm not surprised that you were able to turn it on, but water is like electronics cancer, and there's really no telling what to expect going forward.

We’ll see. I took it down to the last screw and thoroughly washed in 99% alcohol and component cleaner (that I recently bought and used to fix my joystick drift)… it might end up dying but I feel pretty good about it

now we probably know what to do if we'd drop the steam deck in the bath