Use and misuse of cellphones

We're hearing a lot on the news about cellphones these days, mostly the trouble that texting can cause. Our Great and General Court is considering legislation that would levy a $250 fine for texting while driving. State Senator Mark C. Montigny (D-New Bedford) noted that you can't really legislate stupidity out of existence, but you can make it more expensive.
Not only is it dangerous to use the keyboard on your cellphone while driving, it can also be risky to the phone itself. You've got your Tropicana Orange Coolatta® in one hand, your Egg White Turkey Sausage Flatbread Sandwich in another, your knees firmly at 8 and 4 on the steering wheel, when you remember that you need to call your kid's day center to say that you're running late. Spoosh. Everything winds up in your lap, soaking your phone and voiding your phone's warranty.^[1]
Fortunately, there are ways that you may be able to salvage your phone. This article, Lifehacker - Use Cat Litter to Save Your Doused Cellphone, describes how to use cat litter to absorb liquid from your cellphone. There are no assurances regarding the Mechanically Separated Turkey or Dough Conditioners (Calcium Sulfate, Guar Gum, Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides, L-Cysteine, Calcium Peroxide, Enzymes) found in that sandwich, but, well, good luck.

Of course, you might just decide to throw that phone away. There's a contest for that in Finland in August. If you win, you get a new phone.

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^[1]"G. Defects or damage due to spills of or immersion in food or liquid;" from Return Policy - Verizon Wireless (PDF)