BellBoySteven Paul Jobs 1955-2011 Premium Member join:2001-02-20 Los Angeles, CA |
BellBoy
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2014-Feb-4 6:33 pm
[iPhone] So...a flametacular iPhone 5c, huh?» 9to5mac.com/2014/02/03/1 ··· -pocket/A report says now that she sat on the iPhone, cracking it and possibly causing an internal short that set off the battery. I'll be curious to see where the stock goes after the media freakazoids get ahold of it and start blaming Apple. The feeding frenzy will probably force Apple to come up with a free solid steel case to prevent kids from sitting on their iPhones... |
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ptrowskiGot Helix? Premium Member join:2005-03-14 Woodstock, CT |
ptrowski
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2014-Feb-5 6:38 am
While the media does go nuts with these things and generally you should not sit on a phone obviously, it should not burst into flames and cause a second degree burn. |
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to BellBoy
Typical idiots replying there as if iPhones are the only phones that would or could happen to. |
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HiVolt Premium Member join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON |
to BellBoy
It amazes me how many people I see still put a phone in their back pocket, bare with no case at all. |
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Mike Mod join:2000-09-17 Pittsburgh, PA |
to howardfine
Also insert the "MY x IS FINE" brigade.
I recently posted an anti-tmobile thing because of their weak signal penetration and got blasted that their service where they are at is fine times 500. |
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LazMan Premium Member join:2003-03-26 Beverly Hills, CA |
to BellBoy
It's a possibility with ANY lithium-ion battery... Rupture the pack, and any of them can burn.
Just happens this battery was in an iPhone. Could have been a Samsung, an HTC, or any other device... |
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koolman2 Premium Member join:2002-10-01 Anchorage, AK |
koolman2
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2014-Feb-5 11:38 am
said by LazMan:It's a possibility with ANY lithium-ion battery... Rupture the pack, and any of them can burn. This. Sometimes I wonder why we ever thought Li-Ion batteries were a good idea. |
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donoreo Premium Member join:2002-05-30 North York, ON |
to BellBoy
said by BellBoy:A report says now that she sat on the iPhone, cracking it and possibly causing an internal short that set off the battery. User error. Not the phone at all, they were an idiot and sat on their phone. |
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LazMan Premium Member join:2003-03-26 Beverly Hills, CA |
to koolman2
said by koolman2:said by LazMan:It's a possibility with ANY lithium-ion battery... Rupture the pack, and any of them can burn. This. Sometimes I wonder why we ever thought Li-Ion batteries were a good idea. Google "Avestor" for some interesting reading... A high-capacity, lightweight Li-Po battery, that just happened to catch fire... Frequently. |
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chip89 Premium Member join:2012-07-05 Columbia Station, OH |
chip89
Premium Member
2014-Feb-5 12:52 pm
In fact so much that At&t had to pull all of them from there Vrads! |
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KearnstdSpace Elf Premium Member join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ |
to koolman2
said by koolman2:said by LazMan:It's a possibility with ANY lithium-ion battery... Rupture the pack, and any of them can burn. This. Sometimes I wonder why we ever thought Li-Ion batteries were a good idea. I think its the energy density that today's devices require. |
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