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Thread ID: 136197	2014-02-02 04:33:00	Do not put phone in back pocket !	Geek4414 (12000)	PC World Chat

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1366640	2014-02-02 04:33:00	Lesson learnt ... Don’t put phone in back pocket ... any phone with Li ion battery are probably prone to the same problem .... Apple’s iPhone Sets Student’s Pants on Fire Be warned: if you are an Apple (AAPL) user, you may want to sit down before reading this story – just make sure there is not an iPhone in your back pocket first. A thirteen-year-old student in Kennebunk, Maine, sustained “moderate” burns after an iPhone caught fire in her pocket on Friday, reports SeacoastOnline via MacNN. It was unclear from the report which iPhone model was involved. The incident occurred early in the day at Kennebunk Middle School. The student reported hearing “a pop” as she sat down at her desk and smoke immediately started billowing from her back pocket where her iPhone was located. Kennebunk Middle School Principal Jeff Rodman noted that fellow students came to her aid while a teacher retrieved a blanket to smother the fire. As the student was trying to remove her pants, the iPhone fell out of her pocket and appeared visibly “burnt,” Rodman told SeacoastOnline. “It was something that I don’t think people had ever seen before. I’ve never seen anything like that,” added Rodman. EMS Division Chief Andrew Palmeri speculated that the iPhone’s battery “shorted out” when the student sat on it. “People should obviously use caution when placing their phones in their back pockets so as not to crush them and cause an electrical short,” he stated via SeacoastOnline. Palmeri also noted that the incident would be fully investigated by the state fire marshal. Although Apple has yet to issue a statement about this incident, the company typically conducts its own investigation first, in order to determine why a device may have malfunctioned. Rodman noted that the students’ quick reactions likely prevented more serious injuries from occurring. “I commend the students, I commend our staff, and the Kennebunk first responders for their immediate response and for the way it was handled,” stated Rodman per SeacoastOnline. “It was just a strange thing. A great response by everybody involved.” Although an Apple iPhone bursting into flames is definitely a “strange thing,” it is not completely unheard of. Several years ago, an iPhone 4 caught fire on an Australian flight. More recently, a California man’s iPhone 4 caught fire while it was charging in his home. Apple’s iPads are apparently not immune to the occasional spontaneous combustion either. A demo iPad at a Vodafone (VOD) store in Canberra, Australia, reportedly burst into flames last November. While the precise causes behind each of these incidents are not known, the lithium-ion batteries used in mobile devices do have the potential to combust when overheated or ruptured. For example, Boeing’s (BA) 787 Dreamliner planes experienced several fires last year due to overheated lithium-ion batteries.	Geek4414 (12000)
1366641	2014-02-02 05:44:00	I know that my Samsung Galaxy S III Mini phone can get a bit hot to touch at times.	Bobh (5192)
1366642	2014-02-02 05:55:00	I do wish you could quote the source of your text Geek. On a side note the S4 has been known to warp batteries, which is no surprise to how hot it can get when used.	plod (107)
1366643	2014-02-02 06:19:00	I do wish you could quote the source of your text Geek. On a side note the S4 has been known to warp batteries, which is no surprise to how hot it can get when used. Not saying this is an iphone problem, that's why I said "any phone with Li ion battery are probably prone to the same problem ...." Here it goes ... sources ... www.businessinsider.com abcnews.go.com m.news.com.au wallstcheatsheet.com Lithium Ion Battery can become unstable if damaged. I was made to remove a battery from a digital camera before I can post it through NZ Post. I don't know how they expect anyone to remove an iPhone battery before they can post it?!? In the case of the iPhone bursting into smoke/flame on an Australian flight (www.zdnet.com), it was later discovered that the problem was caused by an un-authourised repair shop (news.cnet.com), shorting the battery with a misplaced screw. There appears to be some strange new policy at airports as well. I was MADE to remove all batteries from my check in baggage at Brisbane airport check in counter last year, they requested that all loose batteries must be placed in my hand luggage. They didn't care about batteries in a device, only loose batteries, and I only have AA batteries that weren't installed in a device. Luckily I knew exactly where they were, just unzip a corner and stuck my hand in the suitcase and fished them out and placed them into my hand luggage. WTF!! Didn't really need that extra hassle, as we were running close to departure time and the queue was huge.	Geek4414 (12000)
1366644	2014-02-02 08:19:00	Biggest nothing ever....	Metla (12)
1366645	2014-02-02 10:43:00	It's a problem with any battery technology that uses lithium. Make a mistake and the whole thing goes up in flames. Though maybe the phone could have been designed with better structure for protection of the battery against people sitting on it...	Agent_24 (57)
1366646	2014-02-02 19:54:00	Biggest nothing ever.... Indeed. They commended her for taking off her pants and the phone falling out? Good job all around people, well done... :-/ Only in 'murica!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1366647	2014-02-02 23:11:00	broke the screen on my S3 mini on Saturday	gary67 (56)
1366648	2014-02-03 02:39:00	broke the screen on my S3 mini on Saturday :(	Chilling_Silence (9)
1366649	2014-02-03 08:03:00	:( Got a new screen coming from Ebay, colleague is going to fit for me, phone is still completely usable its the screen protector keeping everything in place. So lesson number 1 don't put cellphone and wallet in the same pocket if the wallet has a zip on the outside.	gary67 (56)
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