Chad Potter, Rice is great as a first aid, but you do not need to worry any more about it. The next thing I strongly suggest is that you do no longer try and turn it on. I strongly suggest is that you disassemble your iPod. Use [http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPod_Touch_2nd_Generation#guideList|these guides] to work on it. After you have it disassembled, clean all the parts with high grade isopropyl alcohol (90%+ would be perfect). You can follow [guide|5825|this guide] for the cleaning. It will work for your iPod. After the cleaning '''replace''' the battery and re-evaluate for any damage. If you can't, or don't want to do this, the least you want to do, is to '''not''' try to start your iPod. It may make things worse. Hope this helps, good luck.