Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks Due To Burn Hazard

An anonymous reader writes "The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer, today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 notebook computers. Acer has received three reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in slight melting of the external casing. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported."

Comments

What is the magic word.

[starbugs]

So what do I have to say into the microphone for this "melting" condition to occur?

I didn't know these laptops were so sensitive.

I've seen this episode...

[jtownatpunk.net]

Ow, my balls!

Slight, eh?

[palegray.net]

When it comes to something I might have in my lap, no amount of melting plastic is really "slight."

Detonators

[MichaelSmith]

Acer should just exchange the computers and sell the faulty ones in Yemen.