A recent blog post by the ThinkPad engineers over at Yamato Thinking tells the tale of Lenovo’s rigorous spill testing. Did you know they once used coffee with cream and sugar, but have since switched to straight cola? That’s right, those goofy engineers spill soda on ThinkPads to test the liquid drainage system.
We have changed the liquid that we use to spill test the keyboard from coffee to a cola product. The primary reason for this is “coffee with creamer makes the lab stink…” No, I’m just kidding (lOl). The reasons for using cola products include: Their composition is relatively stable, while the amount of milk and sugar in coffee may vary. They have a high viscosity because of their high sugar content. Finally, they are one of the most commonly consumed beverages.
They also have some interesting insight into the draining system and their testing, as well as the slick video seen embedded above. Hit the source link for some more cool details
Source: [Yamato Thinking]
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If Lenovo wants to show their true mettle, they should try the last three substances I had to contend with:
Honey
Glue
and
Maple Syrup.
(The upside to sticky stuff, is that it generally doesn’t make it to the motherboard, so a straight keyboard swap did the trick.)
Hint to coffee lovers, maybe seeking out Starbucks free Wifi: BE SURE THE LID IS SCREWED ON before you invert the container to pour your condiments.
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