Your father is wise! My Dr.-Pepper-spilled keyboard I tried to salvage by unplugging and washing out, then letting dry, but either I hadn't let it dry long enough before trying it again, or the Dr. Pepper had just gotten everything gummed up too badly. I suspect water is probably a better bet for that kind of resuscitation.
Yeah, I wish they'd invent spill-proof keyboards too! I've only killed one this way and that's kind of a miracle. These days I keep my drink on the desk, the keyboard on a level above (since I'm using a standing desk hutch), and the laptop on the top level of the hutch (again for ergonomic reasons, so the screen is at eye level). But that means that the drink might spill on my papers instead. XD
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Yeah, I wish they'd invent spill-proof keyboards too! I've only killed one this way and that's kind of a miracle. These days I keep my drink on the desk, the keyboard on a level above (since I'm using a standing desk hutch), and the laptop on the top level of the hutch (again for ergonomic reasons, so the screen is at eye level). But that means that the drink might spill on my papers instead. XD
May Bertie Owen endure!