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Man Claims iPod Set His Pants Aflame
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.
Liar liar pant's on fire!
Oh, wait... let me get you some water.
Let me be the first to ask... Did he happen to be hanging from telephone wire when this incident occurred?
He's obviously lying.
His pants are on fire.
I'm sure they can spin this into positive PR.
In Soviet Russia music burns you.
... he needs to sue his dry-cleaners.
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I was sure I posted in here earlier but its vanished..
Found it again from my comments but not here
His playlist included:
The Doors, Light my Fire
The Prodigy, Firestarter
Madonna, Burning up
Currently playing though was
James Brown, Hot pants.
liqbase
Fifteen seconds? Count that out one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, ... or use the second hand from a watch. That's a pretty damn long time.
hmm, my testicles appear to be alight. I suppose I might have to do something about that one of these days...
The fire reached to his chest? I'm wondering what else he had in his pocket, perhaps a butane lighter. Even if I hooked an electrical cord to a 2032 Li-ion cell I seriously doubt the flames would go more than 3 inches. Usually batteries go because the current draw is very high. Perhaps polyester clothing could contribute to his misfortune, but glossy paper in his pocket protected him from severe burns? I think we'll have to see what the nano looked like afterwards before really passing any judgement, but this is just about as amazing as the finger in the Wendy's Chili.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Apple hasn't responded to the claims yet other than sending him a packet to return the iPod.
"Your Honor, we cannot reproduce the allegedly malfunctioning device at this time."
technical writing / development
...great balls of fire!
It bent, the battery ruptured, the lithium reacted with the air. Fire. Possible? I doubt it was spontaneous like the Dell laptops.
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Will this be followed up with a story about an Apple manager stating:
"We didn't start the Fire..."?
Is there heaven? Is there Hell? Is that a Tuna Melt I smell?-Primus
He should have picked a color other than pink and settled for fabulous instead of flaming.
Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
He was watching The Hills, and the Nano couldn't take it, so it decided to end his life.
This looks like a job for...the Mythbusters!
Or Dave Barry.
But given that no toilet is involved, I'm inclined to lean towards the Mythbusters.
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Seriously. That's something to be picked up! Almost begs to be. I wouldn't deem it impossible that Apple actually sponsored it.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
They set him on fire for downloading non-itunes music to his ipod, imagine what they'll do to the iphone hackers!
Help! I've fallen in a karma hole and I can't get up!
I think everyone should tag this ipwned.
Must be the firewire model.
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
I think its already been said that iPods are going to be the hottest thing for the holidays this year.
there are supposedly photos here: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/ipod-nana-spews-chest-high-flames-from-trousers-lawsuit-at/
I am noticing that the guy is pretty short on smoke damage for the kind of flames described. Burning plastic, which would be involved here produces copious amounts of sticky black smoke, and I'm not seeing much of any. Not to mention the fact that his pocket liner seems to be more or less unharmed. IIRC the burning temperature of Lithium is higher than that of cotton.
Yes but in mailing the packet they decided to choose standard delivery, not priority overnight! Meanwhile the guy is without pants! Without music!
I feel your pain!
WARNING: Smartphones have side effects--most of them undocumented.
Apparently the flames are invisible so people will think you're dancing.
I predict that the FAA will ban any and all devices that use lithium ion battery technology. They can't risk one of these devices turning into something of Thermite while in flight.
Life is not for the lazy.
... for making flamebait products. :)
'Presumably there's an Americanism at play here and the iPod was in his trousers rather than his pants, if not then i've a that feeling Apple could claim improper use.'
Or improper accessories, at any rate:
http://www.ohmibod.com/
I think this makes it pretty obvious that Steve Jobs is secretly hiding self-destruct mechanisms inside the ipods for when Apple tries to take over the world.
Surrender or your 8 gigs of music gets it.
Klingon Software is not released, it escapes, inflicting terrible damage onto the enemy as it does
Interesting. So what does "iPod" mean in british?
Prov 9:8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
From TFA: "The nearly two year-old iPod caught fire".
He kept commodity electronics more than six months! He did not consume, he is not a good citizen, he had it coming!
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Rip. Mix. Burn.
Or one of the really poor quality Chinese knock-offs that you see all over eBay?
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I bet he was listening to
Great Balls of fire
No, really! I don't want to start a flame war with this guy.
You know what?
It really does sound like one of their episodes.. An implausible urban legend, a pending lawsuit.. splashed with a tiny amount of questionable science..
Now, all repeat after me ' BUSTED '.
---- Booth was a patriot ----