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More Exploding Cellphones In The News
adityapandey writes "It's happened again. Yahoo News has another story on exploding cellphones. Most of these mishaps are blamed on counterfeit batteries and chargers. Recently, Kyocera recalled about 40,000 cellphones for free replacement, because of batteries overheating and venting superheated gases. Yet, cellphone makers claim that such incidents are too rare to care about. Shouldn't cellphone companies be making people aware of the hazards of usage?"
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One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Doh! First post ever in /. and already got hit by the grammar Nazi :) !!!
I meant I got rid of the cell phone, not the shaver.
What about stopping a chain saw with your hands!
Didn't myth busters prove this false already? The thought, if I recall, was that it was an issue with static electricity, not neccessarily the cell phone.
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...and ephedra is safe when used properly and all warnings are heeded.
Luckily we can still get ephedrine HCI over the counter as an asthma treatment.
*gasp* *struggle* yeah, i have asthma. mmmhmm.
I'm thinking of the damage major injuries and reconstructive surgery will do to your sex life.
Having a mass of scar tissue can't be fun.
And something tells me the physical pain from burn and shrapnel damage won't exactly put you in the mood.
And to be blunt, not all scars are sexy.
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