LOL, you are right. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it. Maybe it's bad luck to etch Steve's silouhette onto your iPhone?
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iPhone 4 Experiences 'Self Combustion' Aboard Just-Landed Aircraft
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LOL, you are right. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it. Maybe it's bad luck to etch Steve's silouhette onto your iPhone?
I'm pretty sure that a few cell phones wouldn't cause much trouble, but 100 cell phones would. I think that's the idea anyway.
And THIS is why the flight attendants tell you to turn your phone off during the flight!
He must have turned it on a minute before the plane landed, when we all know it magically becomes ok to use cell phones again.
He must have turned it on a minute before the plane landed, when we all know it magically becomes ok to use cell phones again.
This is why most airlines ban mobile phones usage on aircrafts.
Maybe the change in pressure caused it?
Maybe the change in pressure caused it?
They're filled with highly reactive lithium.
Here's a video of a battery being punctured by a BB pellet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UCBZnyIF4
Seems pretty similar to what was described in this article.
Dude, you have an avatar of an Android logo eating an Apple. Who is the paid shill? Maybe you?Who's "us"?
So you're admitting you're a paid Apple shill?
You don't see the rest of us branded with corporate logos do you?
Oh please - both of you. If this was a Samsung phone you both would be all over this story like white on rice.
It already happened to Samsung phones:
http://gizmodo.com/5539192/a-cellphone-exploded-in-my-face
Unfortunately with real injuries in that case.
tip : batteries are highly combustible , especially lithium ones and they WILL catch fire and the smoke alone is highly toxic and will kill you.
a little research goes along way......
No, the radio frequencies are separate, according to the NYT article. The number wouldn't matter.
There has been no recorded incident of consumer electronics interfere with aircraft. But there has been no evidence that proves that they unequivocally don't, so the FCC has decided to err on the side of caution.
We accept risks much, much larger than this on a daily basis. If rules like this were applied to the world, everyone would live in padded rooms, hooked up to medical monitors, and all forms of transportation would be banned.
That may be true, but it's still the rule and people who don't turn their devices off because they think the rules don't apply to them are most certainly complete asses.
They're no different than the clowns who jump up when the plane lands before the plane taxis to the gate. Or those who decide to use the bathroom during takeoff.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5594715_do-lipo-batteries-catch-fire_.html
Tip: they're filled with chemicals that burn when exposed to any sort of humidity (like a back pocket that's been sitting in a seat for a while).