A friend of mine is won't to double-ziplock his ipad and take it in the shower with him. Personally, I think it's harmless and sort of fun, but I was wondering if any of you folks had any experience with this sort of thing, because I'm thinking about trying it. I just think it'd be awesome to have reddit in the shower, but maybe that's just the little dumbass sitting on my shoulder talking. Thanks folks.

No sure exacly why...I guess just because you can? Remember to goto settings and "enable private browsing"
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Originally Posted by KenjiBeast

A friend of mine is won't to double-ziplock his ipad and take it in the shower with him. Personally, I think it's harmless and sort of fun, but I was wondering if any of you folks had any experience with this sort of thing, because I'm thinking about trying it. I just think it'd be awesome to have reddit in the shower, but maybe that's just the little dumbass sitting on my shoulder talking. Thanks folks.

Most definitely not recommended. One would, at the very least, have to be pretty confident in the inpenetrability of the Ziplok bag - even with two - to chance this. Why risk several hundred dollars-worth of sophisticated electronics? I'm paranoid when I take my iPad out to the car and it's raining. Shower - no way? There have been reports in the Forum of people using their iPad in the bath - in that case with disastrous consequences - but in a shower seems 'unusual' to say the least.

I'm sure you're aware that moisture and modern electronics don't mix well. Condensation or moisture that gets into the iPad can have catastrophic consequences for the very sophisticated electronics inside the iPad. There are high frequency digital electronic components in there that most definitely would not appreciate being coated in condensation.

Bottom line - don't even think about it.

Tim

I can't get over this inane desire by some folks to drag an expensive electronic device into the bathtub or shower. Electronics and water do NOT mix and always results in disastrous consequences for either the user, the device or both. If I want to watch something, it'll be mounted on a stand on the sink or closed toilet lid within view and if I want to read something, I'll bring a magazine or a book. At least I know if I get THAT wet, it'll only cost me $2-$8 to replace instead of several hundred. Rather I prefer taking nothing with me to the tub at all. I just enjoy a nice, quiet soak with my eyes closed or dimmed room, a candle light plus some incense going, sometimes with soothing music, which is pretty relaxing and stress-reducing.

Michael "Spam, spam, bacon, eggs and spam. Hold the bacon and eggs." Sent from my iPad 2 using iPF

LOL thanks for the heads up everyone. I hadn't even considered the humidity issue, to be honest. I think my heart would shatter in a million pieces if I ended up busting my device the first day! :P

Read the sorry tale....

Ipad/bath

Tim

Originally Posted by Tim SPRACKLEN

Read the sorry tale....

Ipad/bath

Tim

Tragic story. Glad I'm Japanese so I have no shortage of rice around my house. :P

that said so some folks mention ipad cases specifically marketed as waterproof... Are these presumably not safe due to the whole issue of condensation, or can you trust these a bit further than you can throw them?

A few years back I was asked to look at laptop which was dropped into tub. A wipe with alcohol and a dry and it worked. I've kept for myself, was my first notebook.

good luck