Help! My laptop has a bug in it!

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#1 viewtiful26
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Hey, look at what day it is! My brother just turned 31. Anyway, I think I need to start by saying that my computer has a bug in it. No, there isn't anything wrong with the circuitry, since I had this thing for almost a year now. Nor do I have a virus from going to questionable websites, replying to spam, downloading stuff etc. My problem with the computer is much more serious. See I got home from walking the dog and turned on the laptop, and a fly sat on the top portion of my keyboard. I tried to shoo it out of the way, but somehow I ended up killing it. That's not the worst part, the fly is stuck between the hinge that connects my keyboard to the monitor…and frankly, I'm not sure what to do.

Probably need something really thin to get it out, like a needle or something. I don't think I can just scoop it out like a spoon though. I wonder if it's possible to impale it with a needle and out like it's a steak being barbecued? Then, I was like, "Hey! I'm gonna post this online and see what kind of advice I can get!"

I think one of my brothers has one of them aerosol cans you can use to clean keyboards. Maybe that can help too. Any advice?

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#2 Reaver1991
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I hear Raid, is a good way of killing bugs.
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Macs ftw!
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#4 LastRebelKing
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You should throw a glass of water on it and fry the fly.
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#5 KiIIyou
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Suck it out with a straw.
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#6 viewtiful26
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You should throw a glass of water on it and fry the fly.LastRebelKing

I think it's already dead.... but I get your point.

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#7 noswear
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I hear Raid, is a good way of killing bugs.Reaver1991

Hmmm...

Raid hard drive array....

Raid bug spray...

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#8 Tuky06
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Use the gravity gun!
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#9 kerrman
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Get a tooth pick and pick it out...?
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#10 ct1257860
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Yea i would just use a small needle or something thin you can just pick it up and out with :).
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#11 ct1257860
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Get a tooth pick and pick it out...?kerrman

That could actually work..

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#12 1mpaler-w6rbnd
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Mine has a mouse.!
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#13 go-cizmek
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lol, you can actually do that?
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#14 Wozmcfc
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Get a tooth pick and pick it out...?kerrman
Good idea.
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#15 Big_Bad_Sad
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Get a can of compressed air and try to blow it out through a vent.
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#16 MattUD1
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Compressed air? Just make sure you are in a well ventilated room. I tried cleaning out my PC at home and I forgot to open the windows... yeah, bad mistake. Massive headache, felt sick. Yeah, not fun.
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#17 Big_Bad_Sad
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Compressed air? Just make sure you are in a well ventilated room. I tried cleaning out my PC at home and I forgot to open the windows... yeah, bad mistake. Massive headache, felt sick. Yeah, not fun.MattUD1
Ive never had that problem.
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#18 MattUD1
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[QUOTE="MattUD1"]Compressed air? Just make sure you are in a well ventilated room. I tried cleaning out my PC at home and I forgot to open the windows... yeah, bad mistake. Massive headache, felt sick. Yeah, not fun.Big_Bad_Sad
Ive never had that problem.

I know I got a headache... I may have been thinking of something else when I wrote that I felt sick.