Wireless Keyboard + Apple Cider = Oops!

Being the dolt that I am, I accidentally spilled apple cider on my Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. It still works, except I think the "Control" button is always activated because whenever I left click on something, it acts as a secondary click. (Very frustrating.) Something is definitely up with it now.
Anyway, I've read online in a few places of people fully immersing their keyboards into a sink and then leaving them out to dry for a few days... and then it works! (I never would think that baptism can also purify electronics, not just souls.) I noticed that those who are baptising their keyboards seem to have older, Apple USB keyboards... I just wanted to hear people's thoughts in regards to dipping a Bluetooth keyboard in water (batteries not included, of course.) Thanks!
ps. i'm using a USB keyboard right now, in case you were wondering.

Amigo, you need to take a step back and chill out some. You are new here. This is an international community made up of many folks who speak English as their primary language and many of us who speak English as a Second Language from many nations throughout the world, not just the 1st world or the English speaking nations of the USA, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. You need to take that into consideration when you post. I'm sorry that you think my post is "snippy." To me it is just a statement of fact with no emotional weight attached. To some of us, jumping in and saying a link is dead could also be construed as "snippy."
Many of us ESL participants here in the Apple Discussions have experienced an "English Only" attitude when we have communicated in other languages with folks posting problems but having little command of English. I translate as I type and then run my posts through spelling and grammar checking. Whenever I post I reread the post after it has become part of the thread and edit if I find errors. I also always test links I post multiple times to make sure they are coded and work correctly.

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