kyle242gt t1_iuiv3tv wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:41 PM

I only read physical copies - I spend too much time looking at screens already. I also tend to read in the hot tub or sauna, neither of which are probably great for electronics (in spite of manufacturer protestations).

Dommie-Darko t1_iuk40av wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:55 PM

To be fair a good phone is probably more likely to survive a dip then an old book

kyle242gt t1_iuk5haq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:07 PM

oh-ho, but you presume I have a good phone (maybe) and that I could read a book on it if I did (no chance with these old peepers). I'd have to buy an e-reader, and I suspect I'd cheap out there too (sense a trend) and wind up sad.

Drop a book in the tub? Yell "oh dammit" and squeeze as much water out as possible.

kace91 t1_iuk5hzu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:07 PM

How do you read paper in the hot tub? Even if you somehow don’t get them wet directly, the humidity alone…

kyle242gt t1_iuk6949 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:13 PM

... okay, the book isn't "IN" the hot tub. A few inches above it.

(typed that in case I was in for a literati linguistics lesson)

In case you weren't trying to trick me (almost did), I put a little tape over the edges of the cover where I hold it open. The humidity isn't really an issue; outside it dissipates easily.

Sauna's a little tougher, but I'm not in there often or very long.