License To Spill - Rachel Plotnick

How Everyday Wetnessmdash;from Finger Smudges, Sweat, And Spilled Drinks To Showering And Swimmingmdash;collides With Consumersrsquo; Media Devices Designed To Stay Dry. License To Spill Investigates The Everyday Moments, Activities, And Spaces Where Media Technologies And Liquids Collidemdash;from Disastrous Spilled Drinks That Corrode Laptops And Drops In The Toilet That Drown Smartphones To The Greasy Finger Smudges And Sweat Droplets That Sully Screens And Glitch Smartwatches. Putting Historical And Present-day Case Studies In Conversation, Rachel Plotnick Considers How Peoplersquo;s Experiences With Media Devices Inevitably Encounter Wetness And Yet Consumersmdash;not The Companies Who Make The Devicesmdash;take The Blame When Leaks, Spillages, And Overflows Occur.