Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket

vernong1992 · 10-05-2007, 07:36 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299602,00.htm

If you can't stand the heat, get the iPod out of your pocket......

A Douglasville, Ga., man said he had flames coming up to his chest when his iPod Nano suddenly burst into flames while he was working, WSBTV.com reported Friday.

Danny Williams, who works at a kiosk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, told WSBTV.com that he had the iPod and a glossy piece of paper in his pocket at the time. He said it was the piece of paper that saved him from being badly burned.

The iPod Nano uses a lithium-ion battery, the same kind that has been recalled for spontaneously setting laptops on fire, WSBTV.com reported.

Williams is just glad he escaped suspicion for his enflamed pants.

"If TSA had come by and seen me smoking, they could have honestly thought I was a terrorist," Williams told WSBTV.com.

iPod Sets Man's Pants On Fire - News Story - WSB Atlanta

peterhuang913 · 10-05-2007, 07:38 PM

That iPod of hot!!!

vernong1992 · 10-05-2007, 07:41 PM

yes very hot indeed

advancedgeek · 10-06-2007, 01:50 AM

why would he light a fire on his ipod? anyways thats y im never gonna get and ishit whether its iphone or ipod or imac or i****

Nick · 10-06-2007, 03:56 AM

mmm i wish mine caught fire coz its scratched to s***!! then i could get a lovely new one

commandercup · 10-06-2007, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advancedgeek

why would he light a fire on his ipod? anyways thats y im never gonna get and ishit whether its iphone or ipod or imac or i****

he didn't... it caught fire inside his pocket

dear jesus what happened to the world of simple grammar and reading a post?

it was probably just a bad batch of batteries like how the Dell laptops exploded

vernong1992 · 10-06-2007, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by advancedgeek

why would he light a fire on his ipod? anyways thats y im never gonna get and ishit whether its iphone or ipod or imac or i****

watch that filter bypassing....

anyways the iPod got on fire by itself... very odd.. and this happened near where i live...

san21893 · 10-06-2007, 10:04 AM

thats crazy, i wish creative could promote its zen more, wed have some better competition, and zen kills icrap

vernong1992 · 10-06-2007, 10:08 AM

Sandisk sansa's are great too... but we see so much iPod stuff that some ppl think its teh only stuff out there....

carnageX · 10-06-2007, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Sandisk sansa's are great too... but we see so much iPod stuff that some ppl think its teh only stuff out there....

I <3 my Sansa. Only froze on me once, and I just had to do a reset (hold in power button for 15 seconds).

10-05-2007, 07:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
vernong1992 Mod and Post Count Hacker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,161	Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299602,00.htm If you can't stand the heat, get the iPod out of your pocket...... A Douglasville, Ga., man said he had flames coming up to his chest when his iPod Nano suddenly burst into flames while he was working, WSBTV.com reported Friday. Danny Williams, who works at a kiosk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, told WSBTV.com that he had the iPod and a glossy piece of paper in his pocket at the time. He said it was the piece of paper that saved him from being badly burned. The iPod Nano uses a lithium-ion battery, the same kind that has been recalled for spontaneously setting laptops on fire, WSBTV.com reported. Williams is just glad he escaped suspicion for his enflamed pants. "If TSA had come by and seen me smoking, they could have honestly thought I was a terrorist," Williams told WSBTV.com. iPod Sets Man's Pants On Fire - News Story - WSB Atlanta __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Server 2008 Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset HD 2900Pro/ R600 HR-03 Cooler ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums!

10-05-2007, 07:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
vernong1992 Mod and Post Count Hacker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,161	Re: Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket yes very hot indeed __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Server 2008 Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset HD 2900Pro/ R600 HR-03 Cooler ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums!

10-06-2007, 01:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
advancedgeek Super Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 486	Re: Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket why would he light a fire on his ipod? anyways thats y im never gonna get and ishit whether its iphone or ipod or imac or i** __________________ Graphics card: Inno3D Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS MB: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 v3.3 F12 RAM: 2 A-DATA Vitesta 667MHz 512MB (1GB) CPU: Core 2 Duo E6320 @3.08GHz 440MHz FSB X 7 HSF: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme & Antec Tricool 120mm fan PSU: Delta Serverpower 550W HD: Seagate 400GB ST340032AS & Excelstor 80GB (both SATA) Case: don't know what case it is but it is very crappy Optical Drive: Lite-on 16X DVD+&- RW DL http://web26.hopto.org:443/ updated**

10-06-2007, 03:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nick I like computers :) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sidlesham Posts: 3,064	Re: Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket mmm i wish mine caught fire coz its scratched to s***!! then i could get a lovely new one __________________ nIcK _{Xfire me for a game on BF2, COD4 and TF2: nickm926}

10-06-2007, 10:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
san21893 Uber Sanoob Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westchester County, New York Posts: 634	Re: Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket thats crazy, i wish creative could promote its zen more, wed have some better competition, and zen kills icrap __________________

10-06-2007, 10:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
vernong1992 Mod and Post Count Hacker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,161	Re: Georgia Man Safe After iPod Catches Fire in Pocket Sandisk sansa's are great too... but we see so much iPod stuff that some ppl think its teh only stuff out there.... __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Server 2008 Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset HD 2900Pro/ R600 HR-03 Cooler ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums!

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