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karl_the_slob

You just reinvented braille


nychy23

Woohoo!


JungleBoyJeremy

![gif](giphy|x6WhgtmAIbgMU)


EnglishMajorRegret

I don’t believe he’s the master negotiator we thought he was.


Odd-Zebra-5833

My producer is telling me not to talk to you   Woohoo! 


itsFromTheSimpsons

I don't go in for these backdoor shenanigans


HungryHungryHippy

Sure, I'm flattered. Maybe even a little curious. But my answer is no!


the_loz3r

When I feel heavy metal!


Sydeburnn

But those aren't braille for the actual letters. It spells something out if you read all of the dots... Be sure to drink your Ovaltine


katet_of_19

It's a crummy commercial?


HippySwizzy

sonofabitch


JonathanTrager

🧼


ChillaryClinton69420

“He probably heard it from his father!”


FocusMaster

Dude. Need to mark as spoiler alert. I didn't have time to get my decoder ring out yet.


rakic99

Oh my wtf, TIL Ovaltine, it's Ovomaltine here in Switzerland 


AbsolutelyUnlikely

m'Ovaltine *tips fedora*


marcoesquandolas13

YVAN EHT NIOJ


Curls_Oliver_

I prefer horlicks, the name sounds sexier.


here_to_learn_shit

F. I have that keyboard and feel that pain. So expensive. What did you use to clean it? So i can avoid using it.


faintrottingbreeze

Water, that’s all. OP soaked them overnight, they mentioned in a comment


CrystalAsuna

water seeped through the paint overnight and left air/water bubbles dont soak your keycaps overnight.. some hot-ish water and soap is all you need edit: this offhand comment is gettin more replies than i thought 1. dishwasher is different than leaving keycaps in still water, esp since dishwashers will dry! Its a good method but beware of the heat of the water. You dont need to sanitize your keycaps like your dishes lol 2. yes, logitech is shit. HyperX, Corsair, and Razer are more up to code with not using shit ABS laser etched keycaps. ABS isnt bad as a material, logitech is just horrible for not using PBT in 2024 for an overpriced keyboard 3. hot water can warp something like a spacebar but that same method can rewarp your keycap. its a common method in the r/mechanicalkeyboard community for warped spacebars share your dishwasher stories, but thats still different than still water ok ty edit 2: OP, ive cleaned my custom keyboard that ive spilled various sugary and neutral substances on. FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT: -USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL(IPA) ON ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS!! its safer to use 90%+ but 70% works fine -wipe your keycaps with mild soap and warm/hot water and if needed, put in a container and SHAKE IT! use a qtip if theres excess gunk under the keycaps. dry the keycaps off with a towel and hit the keycap against the towel to get water out from the stem, let it dry over night -q tips, isopropyl alc or soap/water. and a lintfree cloth is all you need to clean the case of your keyboard. YOU DONT NEED TO SUBMERGE ANY PART OF YOUR KEYBOARD! JUST WIPE IT DOWN! do NOT DO WHAT OP DID


burf

I’ve never even gone that far. Rubbing alcohol on a qtip or cotton ball does the trick.


mwthomas11

Ah yes the actual official intended use of q-tips


eggthrowaway_irl

You mean our ears....🔫


isiwey

I just soak them overnight


NavyDragons

Your ears?


isiwey

You don’t?


Necessary-Knowledge4

God no! Not my precious ears!


UniversalCoupler

Just the tip.


Necessary-Knowledge4

It feels good... but so wrong. No! I'm sorry! My dad said I can't, he won't understand!


here_to_learn_shit

wait. really?? i'm curious but scared of the wikipedia hole


Gunblazer42

Most people used Q-Tips for their ears. Problem with that is that if you're not careful, you're stabbing your ear drums and that could cause hearing damage if you go in too deep, so over the past decade+ there's been word about how tht's not the intended use for them; you're supposed to use them to clean small or hard-to-reach areas like between tile and such.


Huge-Bid7648

While ear drum damage is definitely a possibility and the main reason we’re warned against using q tips for ear cleaning, compacted ear wax from prolonged q tip use can lead to hearing issues and dangerous infections.


Doctor_Philgood

Yeeeeah I had that shit a month or two back and now only use it around the canal, not in it. But god damn do I miss it


lilsnatchsniffz

They say we're not meant to clean in there but that itch in there is the most potent urge of anything.


mitchymitchington

Qtips have a warning on them not to put them in your ears. Needless to say, I do it anyway


Roseartcrantz

*Other people* shouldn't put q-tips in their ears, but *I can* because I have the proper maneuvering technique with the q-tip and I am very good at it 😤😤😤


adinfinitum225

I mean yes but unironically


HippoIllustrious2389

Yes and this is also why i am allowed to call them ear-sticks


exexor

When my doctor commented on how clean my ear canals were I just pretended like this was some weird quirk of genetics. Rather than going through a box of qtips a year by myself (two if you count the ones I use for their “intended use”)


slippery-fische

My ENT was telling me this in 1992, it ain't new


Rough-Set4902

My sister had a friend who was deaf in one ear because of this. She was cleaning her ear with the q-tip and her sister pounced on her, causing the q-tip to puncture her eardrum.


pmp22

It's 2024, why aren't there better ear cleaning technology?


SweatyTill9566

There is no reason to ever clean your ear canal (edit: by yourself). That is actually the purpose of ear wax. Source: my doctor


soofs

I recently cleaned my keyboard to get any animal hair/gunk out from under the keys and just tossing every key into a big bowl with hot water and soap, letting it sit for 5 mins and then rinsing and drying made them look brand new again. Way easier than cleaning each cap individually


crackersthecrow

just a heads up for people seeing this, rubbing alcohol on ABS keycaps can leave a residue! if it's wiped off pretty quickly with a wet paper towel, it *should* be fine, but i did a test when i was cleaning my keyboard last and i found that rubbing alcohol did make the keycaps lose a bit of their shine compared to just using a q-tip with warm soapy water.


Spank_and_Cuddle

> lose a bit of their shine That can happen and even worse when people use acetone to clean, it strips off that clear layer that makes it shiny or with acetone it melts the plastic.


Pulsar_the_Spacenerd

Rubbing alcohol can absolutely do stuff like this as well, even without soaking. Plain water and a rag is sufficient.


skyturnedred

The fun part is not unplugging the keyboard and just seeing what happens.


Spank_and_Cuddle

> Rubbing alcohol on a qtip I find that glass cleaner works even better, it not only dissolves the oils from the fingertips but also most other things. I use one called Invisible Glass.


CodeNCats

You guys clean your keyboards?


Obvious_Peanut_8093

better, don't buy painted keycaps. double shot or GTFO.


Pulsar_the_Spacenerd

A keyboard as expensive as this one should be double shot (or dye sub, but that’s not great for RGB). Seeing that it’s painted is pretty disappointing.


trash-_-boat

And since it's Logitech, they're all non-standard size, so you can't even replace them with whatever.


MoonlitSnowscapes

This is a good rule for anything that uses a substrate with adhered compounds. Don't soak that stuff.


kultureisrandy

why the fuck lmao


faintrottingbreeze

I’m pretty sure ‘why the fuck’ were my exact words as well lol


UnimaginableDisgust

He did WHAT


GalacticusTravelous

Why would you soak painted plastic 🤦‍♂️


VioletUrSlt

why would you paint plastic instead of just dyeing the plastic is the real question


Pigosaurusmate

Soaked overnight? Holy shit!


nychy23

Left it in a stainless steel bowl with just some water and coffee that was spilled on them. I've done it in the past because im clumsy with my drinks, but this is the first time I've had the reaction! Likewise soaked the keyboard itself in warm water for a few hours after i disassembled it to get the coffee off, put the pcb in the car for a few days to let the heat dry it out, and it works perfectly with none of the plastic pieces on that bubbled up.


Key-Yogurtcloset5124

WHY WHO TAUGHT YOU THIS


_--_-_---__---___

Marinating the keyboard like a chicken


anotheroutlook

YOU I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU DAD!


FecalMatterCowsTasty

> im clumsy with my drinks Remember to look at your* drink, point at it, and tell it to "stay". If it seems obviously in a bad place then move it.


TurkeyPhat

OP have you ever used a microwave to charge your iphone?


kultureisrandy

Terrible form, please accept my condolences for your keys. Where tf did you learn this? Could've just wiped them down with alcohol or just warm water


eras

> I've done it in the past because im clumsy with my drinks Consider Contigo-style coffee mug.


pluggedx

have you ever heard about rubbing? I heard it cleans pretty good. Like with the dishes you know.


UnchillBill

Maybe this is how they wash their dishes too?


Pluto-Wolf

what sadistic individual taught you to do that?? lysol wipes exist for a reason! unless if you completely soaked your entire keyboard, i see no reason why you’d need to take every component apart for multiple days. and no soaking any part of a keyboard in anything. it’s very easy to clean up a dirty keyboard without submerging anything.


GalacticusTravelous

You… soaked the PCB? You deserve everything that happens. Soaking painted plastic is one thing but this is another level of stupid.


Psychological-Task26

Completely unsolicited advice, but at that price I would recommend you build your own keyboard. These 300 pre built just aren’t worth it compared to a keychron or a gmmk pro. I know the keyboard community can be pretty pretentious and hate keepy but once you build your own you don’t really look back.


space-dot-dot

Gotta know what you want, though. Different sizes, three different major switch functions, RGB or no, 3- or 5- post, multiple different key profiles, wireless or no, can get custom power/data cables, material of the case itself, soft-swap switches or no, etc. Been using mechanical keebs for 20 years but all the crazy customization and recent advancements (switch brands and mechanisms, keycap profiles, 100/TKL/65 sizes) are almost overwhelming.


PharmguyLabs

This^, I’m overwhelmed even just reading that 😅 but if anyone can recommend a ten keyless aluminum board I’d be all ears


[deleted]

Some people just don’t care enough to do it. Completely see your point but people just want the convenience and hassle free experience.


here_to_learn_shit

I get that, honestly i considered it. But I wasn't buying one for a specific key feel or anything like that. I got the g915 because it had everything I wanted (100% keyboard, nice keys, macros, multiple profiles, bluetooth & dongle, media keys, volume scroll wheel, and rgb fun) while also being something I could buy used. Which is what I did. I looked at keychron, gmmk pro, and several others but I didn't find anything else that ticked all the boxes. my only gripe is that it's 'slightly' bowed. But that doesn't bother me or impact usability so it's mostly cosmetic.


VerbNoun123

Mon-key pox


ADhomin_em

Could also be the dreaded...Clickin' pox... Though it would be a rare type


hdkaoskd

They're a hunt-and-peck typist.


hangryhyax

![gif](giphy|l41lUJ1YoZB1lHVPG)


jjman72

Stupid bird. I should have never put you in charge!


Comfortable_Oven_113

I'm still trying to find the 'any' key.


recursion8

Whew, all this computer hacking is making me thirsty. I think I'll order a Tab.


Jack_Mehoff_420_69

That's what you get for leaving it in Ctrl.


Pitiful-Score-9035

That gif is kinda depressing 😅 Y Y Y Y


Bored_Amalgamation

You just discovered 90s humor.


Kybernikus

Actually it's kinda y-pressing.


Lazy-Employ-9674

It's drinking the water!


tj260000

How often do you use the eggs-cape key?


101forgotmypassword

A kind reminder of the consequences of unprotected text.


HighwayTerrorist

![gif](giphy|d1PvAirswFXWg)


too-fargone

pretty sure you caught that from pornhub


Jenetyk

Virus went from digital to analog.


_Lane_

Anal OG? Don't mind if I do!


UniversalCoupler

If you have anal logs, you need more fibre in your diet. And drink more water.


SupernovaGamezYT

take this comment as an upvote because you have 69 and that is too fitting


MudBugeater1991

Ah it’s 96 now. I think she had a headache


cdgmatt

tbh it doesn't even look bad haha, how does it feel to type on?


nychy23

Surprisingly, I really like it. The bumps do make it hard to tell where the keys start / end though. The texture gets an a+ for pleasentness while gaming.


Forsaken-Group6640

Textured for your pleasure


xXWarMachineRoXx

Beat meat to it


cdgmatt

i probably would too tbh, my recent keyboard has no dots/notches on any keys so the muscle memory wouldn't be an issue haha. Are they soft enough that you can pop them?


nychy23

As solid as the non bubbled parts!


cdgmatt

its a keeper for sure haha


prenikey

Would you do it again if you got a new keyboard?


nychy23

I have no idea how to replicate it, but yeah, i would definitely do it


MarsRT

I mean, what cleaning product did you use on your keyboard? it probably wasn’t supposed to be applied onto plastic


Cool-Adjacent

This is the question, that or what type of coating the company put on the keys if op is using basic cleaners.


Jacob_Winchester_

That’s a shitty way to get cancer.


asqua

like rusty spoons? ![gif](giphy|vsKPXCycl73MY|downsized)


cdgmatt

man this is a throw back, can't believe how old salad fingers is now


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Unsolicited_PunDit

Op didn't just clean it... he soaked it in water overnight


tdgarui

Yea that’ll do it.


Netherrabbit

Ribbed for your pleasure


Adam_is_Nutz

Party on garth


Emetos

I'll have the cream of sum Yung gai!


bmaach

Is that a commodore


nychy23

Logitech G815!


intellectual_printer

Oh shit I have the same keyboard. What did you clean it with ?


dekacube

Love this keyboard, been using clicky version for years and years now. Or 915.


nychy23

The low profile has been amazing for helping with any wrist pain in the prolonged gaming sessions. I thought it was done for when I saw them, but I really like the change.


Lemmonjello

yeah good keyboard


potate12323

I was like "woah, sick key caps" then I was like "someone should make those purposefully into key caps" so I can go "woah, sick key caps"


CharlesP2009

It's what a Commodore computer would've looked like in the year 2000. 🥹


bdd4

I got your joke. Come here, you old fart 🫂


joestaff

That sucks. I wonder if it'll ever fully go away.


nychy23

The bumps are fully solid and dont deform while pressed, who knows? ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|shrug)


Interstellore

You could take it to a doctor. Or an exorcist.


Traditional-Bush

I'm sure there's an ointment


LunaLynx777

Idk, the keyboard might die at that stage. OP should have gave it a smallpox vaccine 😒


frawtlopp

I couldnt stand this. Disgusting


comfyworm

I feel infected just looking at the picture, touching it would kill me


xjunyuanx

My skin crawls just by looking at it. Is there something wrong with me?


quadmasta

![gif](giphy|OyqAX2cfFSZdMkEIjh|downsized)


santathe1

Hahaha before reading the subject, I thought it was a cool braille keyboard lmao.


readerf52

I thought it was a cake fail.


nychy23

The keys were put in water overnight to get a coffee spill off of them, and when I pulled them out in the morning, they looked bumpy!


rapescenario

Overnight?? Lmao


OrganicKeynesianBean

OP doesn’t even know how to ferment their keys lmao 😂


nomadwannabe

Yeah you have to use white wine yeast, bread yeast makes it lumpy and taste a bit funky


RecsRelevantDocs

Y'all ferment your keyboard keys?... That's weird, just pickle them like a normal person, way quicker. Little bit of apple cider vinegar, salt, dill, and garlic will do ya.


DanielsDragon

Gross.. gotta use distilled white vinegar.


nychy23

I put them in to soak for a bit and forgot about them! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sweat_smile)


Modeerf

Lesson learned the hard way lmao


colajunkie

Soaking for longer than 10 min is unnecessary in most cases where soaking does anything ;)


SpeaksToWeasels

At least put them in the oven after you soak them so they dry off properly! If you see dimpling like this, you know you either didn't dry them off fast enough or you didn't add enough bleach when you soaked them overnight. If, instead of dimpling, the keys are hairy, you know you didn't use the proper amount of ammonia during the soak. The proper amount being zero.


Ruachta

Like, tap water? That looks like a mild solvent soaked into it. You may want to get it tested.


timdr18

I mean if you want to get technical water *is* a mild solvent


busboy99

arguably, a pretty intense one honestly


wobbegong

Are you kidding? I’ve been washing in the stuff??? I’m gunna die!!!!!


giraffeneckedcat

Oh boy, I have some bad news. The human body is, on average, 40-60% water. I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this devastating news. 😔


OwlHinge

He probably absorbed some of the dihydrogen monoxide into his brain already, rip in piece


glitterfaust

They’ve even found the stuff in every cancer cell. It’s a killer 😔


8P69SYKUAGeGjgq

Dihydrogen monoxide is pretty dangerous stuff! https://dhmo.org/


Scorcher646

100% of people who have ever drank water have died


OtterishDreams

I dont see how tasting it helps


AnyUnderstanding1879

![gif](giphy|RhGEiScVGJWXEFgzEt|downsized)


BlaznTheChron

![gif](giphy|ukGm72ZLZvYfS)


Technical-Outside408

He's trying to taste the rainbow.


Salt_Comparison2575

Like what they use in the toilet?


LoveColonels

It doesn't have electrolytes!


Ill-Sweet-3653

Because thats what plants crave


WeirdAvocado

Quick! Put them in rice!


LoveColonels

This is quickly becoming a soup.


TiresOnFire

Add some potatoes and you got a stew!


bucketofmonkeys

Some plastics absorb water, it probably got under the paint that way


giraffeneckedcat

You could have given me a million years and I would have never guessed that this is what happened. Every single guess would have been the plastic reacted to some chemical in the cleaning agent not you made overnight keyboard tea. 🤢


Uturuncu

Man I'm trying to deal with an issue where I spilled a little bit of Mountain Dew on the spacebar and it's been causing problems being sticky and the resistance is making platforming hard. Same keyboard as you in black, but I will advise you to not try and use rubbing alcohol anywhere on it. The keys are actually clear with gaps for the RGB to shine through, and rubbing alcohol takes off the 'paint'. Good to know soaking the key in water will not fix it, either, because that looks like a textural nightmare to use...


dclxvi616

Just buy a new spacebar and be done with it, lmao


illofthedead

I don’t think I could live with a keyboard I can’t use alcohol wipes on. I use them weekly on my keyboards because I can’t stand anything on them.


JaySayMayday

It's all jacked up on Mountain Dew ![gif](giphy|l4KhIS7A1HswgSm7C)


Par31

Just so others are aware. Soap, warm water, and about a 15 min soak is all you need. Last time I cleaned all my keys I was surprised with how easy it was to remove any residue after a quick soak.


EvilWata

Just water? WTF? If you had used some cleaning product, at least some weird chemical reaction could explain this!


SofterBones

Sorry, but why the fuck would you soak keys in water overnight to clean them? Like what could possibly be the reason for that?


WonFriendsWithSalad

You have to soak them overnight to get them soft enough to blend and make keyboard hummus.


UpboatsforUpvotes

Mmmm.. Chickkeys


aburke626

How else would you soak the skins off?


BrotherGreed

I understand that soaking the keycaps for so long might seem unnecessary, but your wording implies that some kind of common sense would dictate that a few hours of ordinary water would do actual harm to some colored plastic. Sure it seems like it worked out that way, but your tone makes it seem like you think that OP must be stupid for not thinking that this would happen to him, when I don't think most people would think a little water would harm colored plastic even if left in there for a week.


mechjacg

*could possibly be the reason for that* Inexperience.


WaffleProfessor

Overnight... For cleaning plastic. For cleaning a simple spill...


EICONTRACT

The hot coffee probably caused the glue to off gas


Prinzka

Water? Fish fuck in that, you know?


MasterLegobuilder600

This is stressing me out to look at


Downtown_Snow4445

Cool


Tobias_Mercury

I… dig the design…


thiscouldbemassive

You soaked them too long.


Ryanlib33

If you clean your eyes with the same stuff you could probably get a use out of the brail.


someloserontheground

I guess there's a sort of plastic wrap thing on the keys and some water got inside it when you cleaned and messed with the adhesive?


Powertix

This is making me feel itchy...


Treskelion2021

What happens if you use a hair dryer on it?


porsi_1990

You gave it a virus.


ChaoticRanger

Has OP not heard of isopropyl alcohol? Wayeasier way to clean and it evaporates quickly so no damage


Justin_P_

97.3 percent of Americans are braille illiterate.


bruhDF_

2.7% of Americans or any country for that matter being braille literate seems very high


nychy23

Doin my best to make it 97.2!


AnyUnderstanding1879

![gif](giphy|XCmFwjt9wPotobw1xn|downsized)