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veeflames

Hey, I have a problem and I don't know what to do.
You guys know silica gel, right? Those little balls that are put in bags to absorb water? Well, I always put my 3DS in my bag and in some unlucky twist, one ball of silica gel gets stuck comfortably in its earphone jack. What's worse is that it has gone deep inside. What do I do? I can't use earphones anymore if some gel is rudely and comfortably occupying my earphone jack
Thanks!

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veeflames

Morpheel wrote:

Maybe you can crush it with the headphones?

Wouldn't that damage the jack? I could try that, anyway.

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Eel

Well, if you worry the sphere might be too resistant to the point of damaging the jack instead of breaking, you could try using compressed air to get it out.

Or a pair of needles, to pierce through it and pluck it out.

Edited on by Eel

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veeflames

Morpheel wrote:

Well, if you worry the sphere might be too resistant to the point of damaging the jack instead of breaking, you could try using compressed air to get it out.

Is that like blowing into the jack? I don't really know about that... there's some kind of space within the jack so air can escape freely.

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3DS Friend Code: 1134-8006-9637 | Nintendo Network ID: VolcanoFlames

Eel

Compressed air is much more effective than just blowing it.

I have no idea of how big it is or the way it is stuck though. If it's big enough to get stuck in the circumference of the jack, you could try using one or two needles to poke it out, as I said before. Just doing it carefully.

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veeflames

@morpheel thanks a lot for all the advice.
I don't know what to do, I just want that thing out of there. And the gel is big; it covers the whole circumference of the jack. What I don't understand is how something that big could go further into the jack.

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3DS Friend Code: 1134-8006-9637 | Nintendo Network ID: VolcanoFlames

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