Nano Bursts into Flames?

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Rich Tate

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It would probably really suck to have your trusted media player turn into a fireball while in your pocket. Luckily he was not injured.

A Georgia man has escaped injury after the iPod nano he owned caught fire inside of his pocket, the exact cause of which is not yet known. Danny Williams of Douglassville, Georgia said all that protected him from burns was a piece of glossy paper that he had in his pocket along with the device. The burning nano did, however, burn a hole in the man's pants.
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Whats with all the exploding batteries lately? How long have lithium-ion batteries been used in laptops but up until recently they started exploding (in new models). Whats the deal with that? Built cheaper? :confused:
 
inotocracy said:
Whats with all the exploding batteries lately? How long have lithium-ion batteries been used in laptops but up until recently they started exploding (in new models). Whats the deal with that? Built cheaper? :confused:
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China. :(
 
It's fortunate for the population that Apple has not gone into the underwear business :p
 
Not surprising... Apple has always had the effect of burning holes in one's pockets.
This time, it was just literal.
;) :D
 
I love how he says he was "protected" by a glossy piece of paper in his pocket. Last time I checked paper burns more easily than cloth. In fact, paper burns at 451*F and cotton at 500*F... So... How did this paper protect him exactly when it should've actually been a source of combustion in his pocket?
 
GilmourD said:
I love how he says he was "protected" by a glossy piece of paper in his pocket. Last time I checked paper burns more easily than cloth. In fact, paper burns at 451*F and cotton at 500*F... So... How did this paper protect him exactly when it should've actually been a source of combustion in his pocket?
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psh, cuz it was glossy, derr
 
GilmourD said:
I love how he says he was "protected" by a glossy piece of paper in his pocket. Last time I checked paper burns more easily than cloth. In fact, paper burns at 451*F and cotton at 500*F... So... How did this paper protect him exactly when it should've actually been a source of combustion in his pocket?
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Your assuming a certain type of paper and a certain type of cloth. Were his pants cotton? or Polyester? Or Lycra? etc.
 
Hmm lets see, the guy lives in Georgia and has a heat sensitive and producing piece of equipment in his pocket.

Anyone heard about that XBOX360 melting in a stove? weird huh
 
I remember when hardware WORKED. Until everything adhered to capitalist fashion for maximum profits and 'screw the customer' policies, motherboards didn't flex/blow capacitors, HDs could clank like a clidesdale, PSUs could be 50 years old ...... but everything still worked. I'm more afraid of a new part being bad than an old part failing.

If someone can sue McDonalds for being ignorant and spilling coffee on themselves, then I should be able to sue someone if their product catches fire IN MY PANTS.
 
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