My experience is honestly, a miracle. More then a miracle of yours, lol.

I had a similar experience. About a month of two after buying an iPod Nano 4th Gen a few weeks after release, I left it in my pocket of my jeans when I was washing my clothes. I had forgotten it and during the cycle, I needed to use my iPod. I couldn't find it in the house and searched frantically. I kept saying to myself "No, No, No, I better not have left it in my pocket!"

My first reaction was to see if it still worked. My irrational thinking brought on by anger unlocked the iPod even though I still saw water in the iPod. Didn't turn on, crap!

I went and told some friends about it. My friend had said his had done the same thing and he had put it in a saram wrapped cup of rice so the rice absorbs all the moisture. I did that.

Daily I kept checking if there was any change, no luck. However, I plugged my iPod into my computer and it works! However, the second I unplug it, it turns off and won't turn back on. I searched the web and kept cussing myself about the repetition of words I kept finding: "Make sure you don't try to turn on your iPod." This pissed me off because I had tried to turn it on so I was destined to fail. You'll soon figure out..

A week later, I figure I would bring my broken iPod and USB cord to school to listen to music whilst in my Computers Class. I went onto my computer in the morning to grab some new music. Oh, a new update for the iPod Nano. Why not? I'll download it from the iTunes Store. I upload my music and I press X. I'm about to unplug the cord but I expect something different. My iPod stayed on this time!!! I guess the iPod Update fixed something and now my iPod was on without a cord!!!

However, for the next few months, my iPod would ocasionally "short-out" and randomly turn off and won't turn on unless I give it a "boost" from a USB cable. I could just plug and immediately unplug to give my iPod a "boost" and it would work like new.

As of today, my iPod hasn't "shorted-out" for a few months. So just a little hope:

If you are reading this and you tried turning on your iPod after getting water damage and think you're doomed, you might not be. Hope.