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iPhone Auto-Combusts On Australian Airplane

Posted by timothy on from the shield-your-iballs dept.

First time accepted submitter thegreymonkey writes "Last Friday, an iPhone caught fire on flight ZL319 operating from Lismore to Sydney. This incident is under investigation from Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). This accident might be related to the iPhone battery again." Whether it "caught fire" may be a matter of semantics; as reported in the above linked story and by Network World (hat tip to reader alphadogg), though, the iPhone "started glowing red and emitting dense smoke."

18 of 277 comments (clear)

  1. Glowing red and emitting smoke? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds more like a job for an exorcist. I banish thee, Steve!

    1. Re:Glowing red and emitting smoke? by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

      The power of Woz compels you!

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    2. Re:Glowing red and emitting smoke? by laejoh · · Score: 3, Funny

      I put on my robe and wozards ha... hold on...

  2. From XKCD to life?? by sohmc · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://xkcd.com/651/

    Seems like Randall has predicted the future again!

    I don't want to start a "TSA is a bunch of idiots" thread but I'm honestly surprised that this hasn't happened more often.

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    1. Re:From XKCD to life?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't want to start a "TSA is a bunch of idiots" thread but I'm honestly surprised that this hasn't happened more often.

      I somehow doubt the TSA was involved in any way, shape, or form for a domestic Australian flight. At all... call it a hunch.

    2. Re:From XKCD to life?? by mr1911 · · Score: 1, Funny

      there certainly needs to be the means to extinguish an electrical fire.

      Might I humbly suggest each passenger be issued standard a bottle of water?

      If you are smart enough to throw water on an electrical fire, might I suggest you do the gene pool a favor and lick the fire?

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  3. A feature? by pjabardo · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is an iPhone therefore it is a feature.

    1. Re:A feature? by jo_ham · · Score: 5, Funny

      Samsung are apparently hosing down crates of Galaxy II S 's with gasoline trying to copy the feature as we speak.

    2. Re:A feature? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      He was holding it wrong.

  4. Suicide by vawwyakr · · Score: 3, Funny

    The phone realized via it's GPS and flight tracker where it was headed and offed itself.

  5. Re:And liquids are still banned by Hazel+Bergeron · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would love to see them ban computers and cellphones because that would effect frequent business travelers, and perhaps cause some pushback against the insanity of airline security.

    Modern government could be summarised with the tagline: "The infrastructure exists for the corporation."

    So that won't happen.

  6. Obviously... by techishly · · Score: 5, Funny

    they were holding it wrong.

  7. That's what you get by thePowerOfGrayskull · · Score: 4, Funny

    the iPhone "started glowing red and emitting dense smoke.

    That's what you get for installing the antichrist app. Idiot.

  8. Re:Wait till the TSA hears about this by Pi1grim · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then we will just have to wait for one of those mysterious self-combustions on the plane. Then people will be prohibited by TSA on planes as well.

  9. Thought Experiment? by Greyfox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hell with that! I want to see it on Mythbusters!

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  10. New Website by LMacG · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quick, somebody register "damnyouautocombust.com"!

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  11. Re:Car DVD PLayer by Xest · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You just don't realize how explosive your consumer electronics can be when they go bad."

    This isn't about consumer electronics going bad, this is about your testimony against the boss.

    We'll get you next time!

  12. Li + H20 = LiOH + H by mangu · · Score: 3, Funny

    You try putting out a lithium fire by throwing water on it - I dare you.

    Your fire will be extinguished by the hydrogen + air explosion. Even if it doesn't, the original fire will be the least of your concerns.