Off Topic: USB gone u/s

[Rhys Xanthis]

Originally Posted by D Chan

since we are on the topic of USB,

I once bought a small USB from officework, maybe 4gb for $15 dollars - I think the brand is Lexar. I left it in my shirt pocket once and it ended up going through the washing machine. After when I was hanging the shirt I realised and tried to throw it back into the sofa from the front yard and it landed on the floor. Thought there was no way it was ever going to work again (water + drop on floor). Waited 2 or 3 days and then tried it - and it worked!

Flash Memory is a very very resilient method of storage. They do survive going in the wash etc.

[Greg McDonald]

Originally Posted by Rhys Xanthis

Flash Memory is a very very resilient method of storage. They do survive going in the wash etc.

Unlike ipod shuffles....my daughter's poor little shuffle died a horrible death after going a few round with the washing machine

[Rhys Xanthis]

I would have thought ipod shuffles would survive...

although perhaps the buttons on the device make it more suseptible to water damage.