I have done it last when I got some in the snail mail from Quebec and
it was sent without damp paper,..surprisingly it worked, not sure exactly how
I did it, defiantly not in standing in water I know of,..could be just emerged the whole thing in water for a couple of hours. I thought they be toast but they took!

Thanks Konrad. I'm just putting about 1mm of water in a glass putting the tips in it so it can draw water in than covering with plastic bag for a few days. I'll let you know if it works.