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iPod Dangerous When Wet
puggsincyberspace writes "What do you do when your mom washes your iPod? Fix it, of course. A teenager in Australia found out the hard way that messing with the insides of his iPod is dangerous and needed medical attention after it exploded."
Or Killer iPod?
...the primary choice of militant geeks everywhere.
getting wet for electronic devices is a dangerous thing.
You mean batteries made out of combustable metals can be dangerous? They should put warning lables on them. And this could mean the end for my forthcoming line of Rubidium dildos!
... playing with fire will get you burned, suprisingly!
"We treated him on the scene for minor breathing difficulties but he was fine and then we scooted out and helped save the rest of Melbourne,"
The kid was trying to fix his ipod on his BED after his MOM washed it . . . he is far from fine.
-- sometimes AND gates turn me on.
..if your cell phone falls into the toilet... duck and cover...
...as a Toyota Prius mechanic.
"How to Do Nothing," kids activities, back in print!
The kid tried to argue with the laws of physics, and as always - lost.
You don't always lose. In Kansas, the second law of thermodynamics is illegal. Apparently people there live for ever.
Natural selection.
Guess what's going to put you on the no fly list when the Department of Homeland Security gets to work in a few hours.
Somehow I don't think iPods will be making to an eBay auction either.
Gotta love Darwinism in action...
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.. that the iPod is also a choking hazard if you attempt to swallow it.
Ah, if only they did explode randomly.
;-)
I for one would spend my free time sitting in the park looking out for gyrating youths and betting with my friends whether they were dancing or in severe pain from their exploding portable music players.
Hours of fun.... But then I don't get out much
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Do not machine-wash happy fun Pod !
I have been a user for about 10 years. This ends Feb 2014. The site's been ruined. I'm off. Dice, FU
FTA (page title)
Teenager's iPod goes boom - Breaking - Technology - theage.com.au
That's breaking technology alright.
Sample this!
I will have to remember not to commit iPodicide by stabbing it to death with a screwdriver while I am filling the car with petrol (gas for you North Americans). Jeeze Bruce, but us Aussies can be dumber than a bag of hammers. From what was reported, the ambulance service spokesperson hammed it up a bit too.
Did you also know that McDonalds coffee is hot?
..Darwin, would he?
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Next, we'll see the headline:
"Man decapitated while puncturing batteries in bucket of salt water"
> The Golden Age of the slashmeme is over; it's getting too self-concious now.
>I was there at the birth of the 'In Korea' meme, and it came across as a contrived attempt to create a meme and out-Soviet 'Soviet Russia'.
"The Golden Age of the Slash-??? is over!"
I coined it first!
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News Flash!
Jabbing screwdrivers into soaking-wet Lithium-Ion batteries is a bad idea.
More on this stunning news as it develops.