What happens when you spill coffee into the board...

[Rob]

In Baltimore, 98 Rock's Mickey Cucchiella fries the board by spilling coffee into it while live on the air back in May... here's the audio:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/mp3/2012-05/69761857.mp3


Here's an article on it:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-04/entertainment/bal-98-rock-knocked-off-the-air-mickey-idiot-host-20120504_1_show-host-local-news-stories-morning-team

[Ghost of Timber Dick]

In Baltimore, 98 Rock's Mickey Cucchiella fries the board by spilling coffee into it while live on the air back in May... here's the audio:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/mp3/2012-05/69761857.mp3


Here's an article on it:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-04/entertainment/bal-98-rock-knocked-off-the-air-mickey-idiot-host-20120504_1_show-host-local-news-stories-morning-team

That's funny as hell. Thanks for posting that.

I once took a big swig of coffee & felt something crawling in my mouth. I spit a mouthful of coffee (& a large, LIVE spider) onto the log and the front of the board. My co-host was amused by the situation 'til the spider headed her way. Luckily I was able to wipe the board before anything seeped into the electronics.

[jtr115]

I had something similar happen to me a couple of weeks ago, though I don't know if this was completely my fault.

I accidentally spilled a small amount (a tablespoon or two) of tea on the computer keyboard in the studio. I mopped up what I could and everything seemed fine.

A few hours later, I noticed the space bar stopped working. Popping it out and cleaning out the dust underneath it didn't get it working again. A few other keys stopped working as well. When I turned the computer off to reboot it, it wouldn't come back on.

The computer was a few years old, so it's hard to tell if my spill caused this or if the computer was about to break down anyway.