Damjan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) An Ohio mother is suing Apple for gross negligence after her son's iPod Touch exploded in his pocket, setting his pants on fire and melting through his underwear, leading to second-degree burns and severe emotional trauma.iPod Touch owners, be sure you've got a fire extinguisher handy at all times when you've got your hardware in your pocket. You never know when it might explode. A boy in Cincinnati, Ohio, learned that the hard way recently, when his iPod suddenly blew up in his pocket. According to the complaint his mom filed, upon feeling a burning sensation, the poor kid "immediately ran to the bathroom and took off his burning pants with the assistance of a friend," whereupon he found that the fire had spread and burned through his pocket and "melted through his nylon/spandex underwear, burning his leg." Immediately afterward, the kid was taken to the doctor, where his burns were classified as second degree. "He continues to suffer from both physical and mental conditions which will cause him to suffer pain, mental distress, emotional distress, and otherwise for the rest of his life," the lawsuit reads. Normally I would scoff at these kinds of claims, but you gotta figure the next day at school all the other kids were calling him all sorts of horrible stuff. And what of the friend who had to take his pants off? There's gotta be some psychological fallout there - that friendship's never going to be the same. The mom is suing Apple and the employees of the Apple Store where they bought the iPod for gross negligence and recklessness, claiming that they should have warned them about the possibility of the iPod exploding and melting underwear. They're asking for at least $75,000 in compensation plus another 75 grand for punitive damages and fees. Source: Escapist Magazine Yet again, showing the great quality of Apple. Edited August 20, 2009 by Sтεαм. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 LOL, you will get slaughtered for this topic slagging off Apple again . However, I did lol at the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 meh i don't care, this is mainly to piss off those who love Apple and it's iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 yessssssssssss ahahahhahhaha suck shit apple. iPod touch is cool, but its f**kin overpriced as hell man. 32GB is like $600 here. orr get a 120GB regular iPod for $300 ? Hmmm i dunno tough decision right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The wonders of Apple once again. I feel sorry for that boy, I would be so pissed off if my phone exploded on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM™ Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I read that and I laughed. I mean having a phone explode in your pocket is just odd, never would happen to me. But from reading the article and looking at further sources, it doesn't seem the iPhone was the problem, something else was. Wasn't the kid wearing on Spandex/Nylon underwear? A static charge caused by rubbing the iPod touch glass on nylon shorting the battery out, I guess there's a reason why they have cover cases for the iPhone. And from what I heard from the comments within the article the Spandex/Nylon underwear was the culprit. And from what I heard it seems of course the battery is also lithium polymer, so it does pose a fire risk. But when it's turned OFF, how the hell can it still have some current in it? Unless it was charging (Which it wasn't), it doesn't make sense. And apparently, it seems the kid was had mental scars from then on, I mean, If I had my pants on fire I would immediately take the fire off (By myself) and everything would be okay, if I had physical scares, yes I'd get compensation, but mental scars? You got the be kidding me, I wouldn't let my friend help me, unless the severity was worse. But it wouldn't affect me mentally, I would just use the compensation to buy me a new iPhone. The story in the end sounds bullshit and fishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 meh i don't care, this is mainly to piss off those who love Apple and it's iPhone. Ditto on that. My dad's Nokia pwns the iPhone big time, despite the lack of a 3D accelerator like the N95. yessssssssssssahahahhahhaha suck shit apple. iPod touch is cool, but its f**kin overpriced as hell man. 32GB is like $600 here. orr get a 120GB regular iPod for $300 ? Hmmm i dunno tough decision right iPhone/iPod touch for $500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftermatt Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 ...iPod Touch exploded in his pocket......iPod Touch owners... ...iPod for gross negligence and recklessness, claiming that they should have warned them about the possibility of the iPod exploding and melting underwear. Source: Escapist Magazine Just to point out, everyone dissing the iPhone, it was an iPod that blew up. Not a phone. Those touches barely have any current, I can't fathom how it randomly blew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Maybe the Phone over heated. Thats my theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 IT'S AN IPOD JESUSCHRIST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 How on Earth does an Ipod explode. Maybe it was an assisnation attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftermatt Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I think someone tampered with it. Or the kid was a dumbass and was playing with a lighter or match (or had something in his pocket flammable) and that caught fire (or he light himself on fire) but he's blaming it on the Ipod, or his mother's trying to get a quick pay day from Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Anyone that wants some cash quickly will not sue Apple. Apple doesn't like it's customers, Apple doesn't care. They would be more likely to have succes suing Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletproofboy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 how the hell can that happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 heheh well im not sure how this happened. but remmeber the similar incident with dell laptops and exploding battery? same deal i guess also apple had problems with original iPod nano (the ones that came in black or white) similar to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) yessssssssssss ahahahhahhaha suck shit apple. iPod touch is cool, but its f**kin overpriced as hell man. 32GB is like $600 here. orr get a 120GB regular iPod for $300 ? Hmmm i dunno tough decision right I bought my 120GB Classic 9 months ago for $240. Apparently there's a new one out that holds 160GB and costs $240. how the hell can that happen The iPod uses a Lithium-ion battery. Lithium, obviously, will catch fire and explode when it comes into contact with water vapor. (Obviously there's lots of this in the air) Unfortunately for the iPod, it relies solely on the external structure to protect the battery. So whenever there's even a small imperfection in the outside of the iPod, the water vapor (air) can get in and react with the battery, causing it to explode. Edited October 3, 2009 by Raybob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensabre13. Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm wondering why a KID has an iPod touch in the first place. Does anyone know how old this kid was? My iPod nano went through through my washing machine, and it functions fine with the exception of the backlight. I hope mine doesn't blow up now... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrem Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Why wouldn't a kid have an iPod touch? He seems the right age to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftermatt Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm wondering why a KID has an iPod touch in the first place. Does anyone know how old this kid was? My iPod nano went through through my washing machine, and it functions fine with the exception of the backlight. I hope mine doesn't blow up now... :| What do you consider a kid? To me you're a kid and you have an iPod Nano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I bought my 120GB Classic 9 months ago for $240. Apparently there's a new one out that holds 160GB and costs $240. US dollars. AU dollars they are different. but yeah apple have a bad habit of doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensabre13. Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 @ draftermatt, rockstarrem: Fair points you both make. I don't know, I guess I just automatically assumed that the kid in question was younger than the age where they start wanting iPods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrem Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 @ draftermatt, rockstarrem: Fair points you both make. I don't know, I guess I just automatically assumed that the kid in question was younger than the age where they start wanting iPods? These days everything is digital, and kids want everything. I want everything . But yeah, when I was his age I wanted an iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensabre13. Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Haha, fair point again! Me wants technology ^-^ How old was the kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrem Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 For some reason I thought he was eleven, but I was dreaming I guess. It doesn't actually say his age, but I'm going to say 10+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensabre13. Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Eh, I thought he was about 8 or something. Whenever I hear or see the work "kid", I assume that the being in question is under 13, because that's when "kids" turn into "teenagers" for me. Oh well, back to the exploding iPod touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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