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Man Claims iPod Set His Pants Aflame

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the lighter-and-gasoline-in-his-pocket-had-nothing-to-do-with-it dept.

alphadogg writes to mention that an Atlanta man is claiming an iPod Nano actually caught fire in his pants creating flames that lasted 15 seconds and reached up as far as his chest. Apple hasn't responded to the claims yet other than sending him a packet to return the iPod.

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  1. Re:timely post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Aye, I submitted this on friday, with an amusing line. Something along the lines of

    Subject: "iPod catches on iFire"
    "We all know in terms of sales, the iPod is on fire, now your pants can be too!"

    Of course, I also mentioned there were no other reported incidents, and this is probably a standard LiIon flameout - nothing really to blame Apple for.

    More funny, Less instigatory = !posted

  2. I'm ashamed of this site .... by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nobody has mentioned HOT GRITS or Videos of Natalie Portman ....

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  3. TSA opens fire on iSmoking man by k1e0x · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Glossy paper in his pocket may have shielded him from getting burned by the fire, Danny Williams said in local news reports. "If TSA had come by and seen me smoking, they could have honestly thought I was a terrorist," Williams is quoted as saying. That's funny. You could go to jail for life because you pocket exploded into flames.
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