Botched Repair Likely Cause of Combusting iPhone After Flight

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Botched Repair Likely Cause of Combusting iPhone After Flight

Posted by Soulskill on Friday May 4, 2012 @03:40AM from the you're-probably-just-puncturing-the-battery-wrong dept.

aesoteric writes "The combustion of an Apple iPhone 4 after a regional flight in Australia was likely caused by a botched repair of the handset by an unauthorized repairer, according to air safety investigators in the U.S. and Australia. A small metal screw had been misplaced in the battery bay of the handset. The screw punctured the battery casing and caused an internal short circuit, making the iPhone emit dense smoke (PDF)."

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Re:Waiting for facts by poptix · 2012-05-04 03:46 · Score: 5, Funny

The facts don't really matter, "You're holding it wrong" is still relevant and funny.

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Five sided screws by CmdrPorno · 2012-05-04 03:47 · Score: 5, Funny

The report says the shop that performed the repair was not an authorized Apple repair shop, and shows the device as having the old, dangerous standard Philips screws. Now we know why Apple has been so adamant about switching from regular Philips screws to five-sided screws--with the five sided, tamper-resistant screws, there is no chance that an unauthorized repair facility would be able to create an explosive condition by leaving a screw inside the iPhone.

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1. Re:Five sided screws by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-04 03:54 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Shit, better hide this from unauthorized repair facilities!
iPhone emits dense smoke by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · 2012-05-04 03:48 · Score: 1, Funny

Well, it's not the first smoke screen we've seen from Apple...
Re:Waiting for facts by Savage-Rabbit · 2012-05-04 03:50 · Score: 5, Funny

That's not the worst of it. The real outcome is that TSA will now ban all electronic devices as deadly terrorist weapons.
Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/651/

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Re:Waiting for facts by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-04 03:51 · Score: 1, Funny

I know you hear "You're holding it wrong" from your boyfriend all the time, but the joke, and any sort of brand bashing is tired.
Re:Waiting for facts by dietdew7 · 2012-05-04 03:58 · Score: 2, Funny

You have to subscribe to his newsletter.
battery compartment design by pinkfalcon · 2012-05-04 04:02 · Score: 5, Funny

This also re-opens the argument that if Apple made the battery replaceable in the first place, then you wouldn't have to damage the phone to replace the battery.

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exploding iphone by CosaNostra+Pizza+Inc · 2012-05-04 04:09 · Score: 3, Funny

Here is your mission should you choose to accept it. .... This iphone will self-destruct in 10 seconds. Have a nice day.
Re:Waiting for facts by Tyr07 · 2012-05-04 04:32 · Score: 2, Funny

The new iphone 4S. 4x the magic smoke when let out.
Re:Waiting for facts by Dishevel · 2012-05-04 04:35 · Score: 4, Funny

I used to hold it wrong ... Till I took an arrow to the knee.
Sorry.

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Re:Waiting for facts by boristdog · 2012-05-04 06:07 · Score: 1, Funny

Why bring homosexuality into this? Troll!
Yeah, it's already an Apple thread!
DOUBLE TROLL!