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Careless user spills milk/fruit punch on computer twice

By // September 19, 2007, 5:55 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • Milk, milk everywhere but not a drop to dink

    You would think someone who spills milk on their computer would learn that uncontained liquids and PC hardware don't mix. You would be wrong.

    Webshots member Midolm experienced two separate spills, merely 5 days apart.

    You can see more careless user antics in these galleries:

    Careless users prove PCs and drinks don't mix

    Convicted of endangering their computers?

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  • The offending glass of milk

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  • Chatting during the spill

    Midolm was chatting at the time of the incident.

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  • Milk on the printer

    The computer wasn't the only victim. This printer was caught in the crossfire.

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  • Soaked papers

    Hopefully, these papers weren't important or the user had electronic copies.

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  • Milk drips from table onto computer

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  • Milky mouse

    At least this is an optical mouse and has fewer opening than an old roller ball model.

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  • Milk under the keyboard and CD cases

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  • Milk under the monitor also

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  • Spill number two: Red fruit punch

    Unfortunately, this individual failed to take precautions after her first spill. Less than five days after the "milk incident" this glass of fruit punch would prove a more dangerous foe.

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  • Fruit punch all over the computer keyboard

    This time, the spill was not confined to the table. The fruit punch went all over the computer keyboard.

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  • Fruit punch goes in one side and out the other

    So much fruit punch spilled into the keyboard's right side, that it ran out the left side.

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  • This is going to be a sticky keyboard

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  • Cleaning up the keyboard

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  • Fruit punch under the monitor

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  • Pouring the spilled fruit punch from the keyboard

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  • That's a lot of fruit punch

    Hopefully, after the second spill, this user will be more careful with drinks around her computer.

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Milk, milk everywhere but not a drop to dink

You would think someone who spills milk on their computer would learn that uncontained liquids and PC hardware don't mix. You would be wrong.

Webshots member Midolm experienced two separate spills, merely 5 days apart.

You can see more careless user antics in these galleries:

Careless users prove PCs and drinks don't mix

Convicted of endangering their computers?

© Webshots - midolm

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