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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."
Holy crap, did I miss the announcement of mod-OverflowingBitBucket-into-the-stratosphere-day today? :)
*best Terminator voice* Your mod points... give them to me.
Seriously, I imagine a lot of electronic devices are quite dangerous when you fill them with water and then open them up and play with them. I had a modem transformer explode into flame when I plugged it in a few months after my house was flooded a few years back. Whilst I was tempted to post "Netcomm... the silent killer" to Slashdot, I'm pretty sure the problem was the fact that the transformer was used as an ineffective sponge when the roof broke open above my desk.
Have no doubt though, when an iPod explodes it glows bright white whilst anyone in its immediate vicinity is reduced to a shadow by the glare.
*pelted with rotten fruit*
Poor kid.
I definately wouldn't be expecting it to EXPLODE! Because... doesn't that sort of violate an FCC code somewhere? I know it may not be 15 but.. dude, it exploded in his pocket
He should count his lucky stars that it exploded in his hands, rather than when he put it up his butt.
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Alternatively, the religiously inclined may prefer a new theory of origin named Stupid Design, which the teenager in question may soon be patenting.
By the way, this was a joke in the Onion, not an actual event.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.