Botched Repair Likely Cause of Combusting iPhone After Flight 181
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)."
Re:Waiting for facts (Score:5, Funny)
The facts don't really matter, "You're holding it wrong" is still relevant and funny.
Five sided screws (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.
iPhone emits dense smoke (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Waiting for facts (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/ [xkcd.com]
Re:Waiting for facts (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:Five sided screws (Score:3, Funny)
Shit, better hide this [amazon.com] from unauthorized repair facilities!
Re:Waiting for facts (Score:3, Funny)
battery compartment design (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.
exploding iphone (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Waiting for facts (Score:4, Funny)
I used to hold it wrong ... Till I took an arrow to the knee.
Sorry.
Re:Waiting for facts (Score:2, Funny)
Why bring homosexuality into this? Troll!
Yeah, it's already an Apple thread!
DOUBLE TROLL!