If you drop you iPhone in the toilet and put it in a container of rice is the rice sure to

If you drop you iPhone in the toilet and put it in a container of rice is the rice sure to help?

It worked for my brother. He did the exact same thing. I'd give it a try.

It rarely works. Insure your next phone against accidental damage.

No, putting it in rice doesn't do anything. Rice doesn't have the ability to magically suck water out of electronics.

If it did, we wouldn't need rice cookers. We could just leave a bowl of uncooked rice out on the table, and the rice would cook itself by drawing moisture out of the air.

Instead the first thing you should if your phone falls into the water, is remove the battery. Dry everything off as best you can, then leave the phone and battery on a towel in a warm spot in the house for at least 24 hours to allow the rest of the water to drain or evaporate.

However, most of the time, if your phone falls in the water, and the water gets inside to the electronics, that's it. The phone is toast, and you'll need to buy a new one.