Water damage on the bottom of the laptop - x201

Total TMI, but I got the stomach flu last night and ended up throwing up on the bottom (as in the part that sits on your lap or the desk) of my x201 laptop. I immediately turned my laptop over, hoping nothing had gotten inside yet, and that whatever did would drain back out.
I've waited about 30 hours. My laptop will not turn on, even with the chord plugged in. However, the little green light by my fingerprint reader is still on.
Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance!!
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Umm., I guess that is a sort of water damage. I hope that you fare well with the flu anyway.
Turning over your Thinkpad was good. The other thing that you should have done immediately is remove power - the battery and power cord. If anything got inside the computer, it won't be enough to let it dry. It needs to be cleaned as the dried solids will inevitably cause electrical shorts. Which appears to be the case if your laptop won't boot now.
The inside of your laptop needs to be cleaned. If you are out of warranty and a do it yourselfer, what needs to be done is to disassemble your laptop and clean it with a flux remover or perhaps a denatured alcohol and gentle scrubbing with a mild brush. Then let it thoroughly dry before applying power. If any part of that seems daunting or you are in warranty, then off to the service guys.
The good news is that you will likely recover 100% from this if the power was removed without too much delay. Laptops and phones (other than the display) are actually fairly robust in surviving water exposure.

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