My kid dropped his Switch in the tub and I told him it was done for, but a $12 bag of silica gel proved me wrong

Riley Owens · 2026-10-01T16:55:03.858485+00:00

Two weeks ago my 9 year old left his Switch on the edge of the tub and it went in for maybe 3 seconds before I grabbed it. I told him it was toast and almost bought a replacement that same night. Instead I pulled the battery, buried the whole thing in a bag of silica gel from the hardware store down on 5th, and let it sit for 4 days. It fired up on the first try and every button still works. So now I'm stuck on whether rice and silica are real fixes or if we just got lucky, and I want to know what actually worked for you guys.

Rigidtalk

Loading…

My kid dropped his Switch in the tub and I told him it was done for, but a $12 bag of silica gel proved me wrong | Broken Gadgets Help - Rigidtalk