Louis Rossmann in agreement with the first video also concluded that the rice drying method does more harm than good by not immediately and properly addressing the issue in addition to possibly leaving harmful residue, definitely some good advice to be had here.
I've watched this video before, and I didn't understand it then. I'm glad have the opportunity to question it now. Louis acts like people believe that rice is somehow going to magically heal corrosion damage on the phone. I don't that anyone believes that beyond a few real dummies.
I thought that the idea of surrounding the device with rice and putting it in a dry place is that the rice helps absorb the water/humidity from the phone, as rice does function as a desiccant to some extent. Therefore, the point of the rice is an attempt to dry the device as quickly as possible if water gets inside the phone or perhaps stuck behind the display. The reasoning is that the faster the water is removed from the device, the less corrosion occurs.
I understand that Louis and others are frustrated from dealing with stupid customers all the time, but it seems insulting their intelligence to act as if they believe sticking rice on corrosion is going to heal a phone. No one thinks that or ever thought that. The rice reasoning was an attempt to remove water from the phone as fast as possible and prevent corrosion damage. I'm not saying that there aren't better ways to do that, though because there are. However, the desire to remove the liquid from the device is complete rational and is "denial" or the belief in magic. The sarcasm that always accompanies this topic seems unnecessary and a bit demeaning.
What do you guys think? Am I missing something here?