Computer keyboard dissolves in acetone in timelapse video

When your computer keyboard dies, some people throw them in the garage, while others take them to a recycling centre.

But not the Amazing Timelapse team.

In the name of science, and fun, they decided to dissolve one by putting it in a tub of acetone.

This mesmerising footage, posted on YouTube, shows it disintegrating after 70 hours.

As the colourless liquid is poured in, the Logitech keyboard slowly yet satisfyingly turns to sludge.

For a while, it looks like the Caps Lock is destined to be the sole survivor.

It soon becomes apparent that the PC-compatible Logitech keyboard is not compatible with the solvent

As the colourless acetone sets to work, the keyboard slowly begins to dissolve – like a liquorice ice lolly in the sun

For a while, it looks like the Caps Lock key (bottom left in the gloop) is destined to be the sole survivor – but it too succumbs to the power of the acetone

But that too cannot survive the melting might of the acetone – a chemical found in nail polish remover and paint thinner. 

The solvent is also used in chemical peeling.

After the acetone has done its work, the misshapen gloop solidifies into a mass resembling either something created by H.R. Giger of Alien film fame – or possibly somewhere in Tolkien’s Mordor, depending on your sci-fi/fantasy point of reference.   

The resultant blob of amorphous tech resembles something out of an Alien movie

Alternatives to this method of disposal include a rubbish dump, recycling centre or local computer shop. Some even turn dead tech into works of art