I can’t get it out.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Ugh I hate when people post a photo of their monitor rather than post a screenshot.

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    8 months ago

    The trick is to send a spider in after it, then a frog after the spider, heron after the frog, etc.

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      8 months ago

      What is this from ? I remember a recording for kids when I was baby with a story like this, but it was in french.
      I’ve tried to find it again but to no avail

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          It’s not the exact same scenario, but it’s close.
          In French it’s a similar list of animals, but it’s sitting on your lap, so “you” pick up the phone and call your friend the spider to come eat the fly.
          Thanks, maybe from this I can find the french version

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    8 months ago

    I recently bought a new TV that came with a dead ant inside the screen. Thankfully, BestBuy is pretty good about returns and I had noticed it right away, so I brought it back the next day for an exchange. In the time it took me to pick out a replacement, they had wrapped the first one in multiple layers of plastic and labeled it as “infested”.

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      8 months ago

      I’m sure enough people bring in electronics filled with roaches or bed bugs that they no longer take any chance when they see even one bug.

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        8 months ago

        Oh yeah I’m sure, and just to be clear, I did tell them there was an ant in the screen and that’s why I was returning it.

  • Gork@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Is it even possible to get it out without taking it apart?

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      8 months ago

      I had an LG Tv and was able to open and separate the LCD from the panel to clean it but I guess it depends on your specific model.

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    8 months ago

    If it simply died (and didn’t squish it like I did on mine) you can get something with a small suction cup (about an inch in diameter), place it over the area with the gnat, and then GENTLY tug to show it to fall down.

    • Worx@lemmynsfw.com
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      8 months ago

      Then you’ll have to send in a bird to catch the spider and next thing you know there’s an entire horse stuck in the monitor

  • Veedem@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I keep scrolling by this post thinking it’s a blurred NSFW image. I’m disappointed each time.

  • tourist@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    blow compressed air into random openings until you see it move a little or just violently rattle the monitor until it falls out

    • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
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      8 months ago

      some monitors have a plastic screen in front of the LCD to protect the LCD from damage, as its far eaiser to replace the plastic layer than the LCD layer.

      • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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        8 months ago

        Ah man, the world is so fucked. I actually laughed at the idea that a modern electronics manufacturer would not only include extra components in a design with the purpose of durability and repairability, but would also stock and provide replacement parts and/or offer repair services.

        Name me a make and model of computer monitor on the market today that isn’t designed to be thrown out and replaced at the slightest malfunction.