How do you when Ipod's battery is dead?

Accidently left my cased ipod in my jacket pocket and threw it into the wash. It was only in there for a couple of minutes but thats all it took. I knew the Ipod wasn't too wet because I couldn't see any water under the screen, but the battery was gone. I let it dry for a couple of days then I plugged it into the computer. The apple logo had a lot of lines through it, then it faded away. It was exactly the same when I was playing a handheld when the batteries were bad. Does this mean my Ipod's battery is dead.
Presario   Windows XP  

I'm not giving up yet. I went to a website where a guy left his ipod in the washing machine for a complete cycle. You could see water under the screen and he didn't let his dry and it still worked.

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