Help, My Nano is Dead

I was working out last night and sweat got on my nano and froze it. At first the screen froze, then it had the dead battery logo on the screen, then the apple logo appeared. All without me touching it at all. Then I tried to plug it in to my computer. Nothing happened. I tried to reset the nano. All that happened was the apple logo disappeared. I kept trying it and the screen would light up and then go away. This happened a few times. Since the last time the screen temporarily lit up, it has been dead ever since. I plug it in and nothing happens. I can't do any of the steps the website suggests. Am I completely screwed? Someone please help. Oh by the way, I bought this as a refurbished model.
Dell Windows XP

seems to me that your poor poor nano died becuase the sweat caused a short somewhere inside. Where did the sweat land?
btw welcome to the forums

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