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Poll: The strangest thing I've found when cleaning my keyboard:
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "The strangest thing I've found when cleaning my keyboard:".

This poll was originally submitted by Manuel Martín-Iguacel

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Cecilia Civetta
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意大利
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Other Sep 2, 2007

All of the above!!

 
Jennifer Forbes
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纪念
Fluff Sep 2, 2007

As well as all the above, quantities of fluff - enough to knit half a cardigan. Best way of extracting it is half a bent paperclip, gently pulled along all the grooves.
Jenny "aka La Tricoteuse".


 
DianaMoore
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巴拿马
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M&M and Frosties Sep 2, 2007

I have found pieces of M&Ms and Frosties on the PC keyboard (kids).

Just fluff on the laptop.

Jenny, I don't want you walking around with 1/2 cardigan this winter. So, if you need more fluff just ask.




[Edited at 2007-09-02 13:11]


 
KathyT
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澳大利亚
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Ewwwww... Sep 2, 2007

...was my first reaction on reading some of those poll options!
:-o:-o

Kathy@thought-her-keyboard-was-pristine-but-is-now-too-afraid-to-check!


 
Rodrigo Mencía
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西班牙
Local time: 15:20
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Whenever I clean it... Sep 2, 2007

Whenever I clean it, I end up destroying my keyboard and buying a new one. Now I bought a wireless keyboard and I clean it every single day to avoid opening it and destroying it again and again and again...

 
Andres & Leticia Enjuto
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Local time: 15:20
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Corn flakes, bugs, clips... Sep 2, 2007

... hair, children stuff, and tons of dust.

There are also unidentified entities I do not dare to investigate.


Good weekend to all,

Andrés


 
Fiamma Lolli
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意大利
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seeds... Sep 2, 2007

... and the smallest feather I've ever seen. But I live in the country and the window is always open to the birds...

[Edited at 2007-09-02 14:13]


 
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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智利
Local time: 09:20
English英语译成Spanish西班牙语
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A small gold earring Sep 2, 2007

And it is still there, because I would not dare to open my beloved keyboard. Therefore, everyday I shake it face-down and move the little piece of gold below the spacebar so it will not interfere with my work.

 
Maria Diaconu
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罗马尼亚
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Not dead insects, but living ants Sep 2, 2007

I've had an ant invasion during these rainy days... and I've just found them carrying away the crumbs from my keyboard. So they proved very useful in the end!

[Editat la 2007-09-02 14:54]


 
M. Anna Kańduła
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英国
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Never clean it Sep 2, 2007

Back at school, on computer classes (it were times of Windows 3.1) I learned only one thing: NEVER eat or drink at a computer station.

So whenever I eat or drink something, I always keep it far from my keyboard (especially since I have a laptop now and spoiling something on it may even kill the whole machine). The only cleaning I do is dust cleaning - although not really needed, as there is not time for dust to sit on
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Back at school, on computer classes (it were times of Windows 3.1) I learned only one thing: NEVER eat or drink at a computer station.

So whenever I eat or drink something, I always keep it far from my keyboard (especially since I have a laptop now and spoiling something on it may even kill the whole machine). The only cleaning I do is dust cleaning - although not really needed, as there is not time for dust to sit on my keyboard

My old keyboard from old PC survived 8 years without any cleaning - I imagine it's due to not eating&drinking habit, so I'll keet it that way


Anni
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Anne Patteet
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Nails??? Sep 2, 2007

Is anybody that "rough and tough" with his or her keyboard? I mean, how strongly do you type? Ouch!

I'm like M. Anna, I hate getting close to the keyboard with food or drinks. Not that I'm a camel or anything, I do drink -and eat, but I keep those on a little table next to my desk, and I use my wheeled chair (not wheel chair) in order to satisfy my hunger or thirst.
Anyway, I never eat anything sticky or that may fall into crumbs if I'm at the desk. It's more likely to be an a
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Is anybody that "rough and tough" with his or her keyboard? I mean, how strongly do you type? Ouch!

I'm like M. Anna, I hate getting close to the keyboard with food or drinks. Not that I'm a camel or anything, I do drink -and eat, but I keep those on a little table next to my desk, and I use my wheeled chair (not wheel chair) in order to satisfy my hunger or thirst.
Anyway, I never eat anything sticky or that may fall into crumbs if I'm at the desk. It's more likely to be an apple or sth similar. If I want any kind of junk food, I go to the kitchen and wash my hands afterwards (I'm a bit of a freak, I know). It helps setting limits to this junk eating also.
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nordiste
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法国
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Cat's hair and whiskers Sep 2, 2007

My cat likes to walk on my keyboard or sit on it, especially when it's supper time and I stay at my desk to late.

 
Claudia Aguero
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哥斯达黎加
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Staples, pieces of paper... Sep 2, 2007

All of the above plus staples, pieces of paper, dried glue, some other things I need to certify my translations or to prepare my university lessons.

I often clean my keyboard using a brush, which proves a very useful way of dusting it without damaging the keys. Another method is taking a deep breath and boliwing into the keys; it is a real suprise everything that flies from my keyboard...of course I cannot forget the Costa Rican way of repairing things: gently hitting the back of th
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All of the above plus staples, pieces of paper, dried glue, some other things I need to certify my translations or to prepare my university lessons.

I often clean my keyboard using a brush, which proves a very useful way of dusting it without damaging the keys. Another method is taking a deep breath and boliwing into the keys; it is a real suprise everything that flies from my keyboard...of course I cannot forget the Costa Rican way of repairing things: gently hitting the back of the keyboard is really useful.

If none of these methods works to get rid of the garbage, I take out some keys and clean the surrounding areas. So far, my keyboard continues working without any problems.
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Mark Nathan
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法国
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Dishwasher? Sep 2, 2007

Apparently you can put keyboards in the dishwasher and they come out as good as new.
I've never had the nerve to try this - has anyone else?


 
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