On: Baked MacBook Air: A cautionary recipe

[m12k]

I did the same with my 2008 MBP 15" and it worked, for a while. I then lent it to a friend who had it when the fix stopped working - he figured out that another solution was to simply wrap i in towels and turn it on and leave it like that for a while - it got hot enough to reflow itself!

[rasz → m12k]

No it didnt, Solder melts at >200C. Its bad nvidia gpu die bonding, heating it up to ~100 softens the glue and relieves stresses temporarily.

Im amazed there are CS people on HN not knowing basic physics.

[comex → rasz]

Not sure whether to upvote for useful information or downvote due to the unnecessary insult tacked on the end. :/