Exploding Cell Phone I’m sure that many of us have now taken to using a smart phone and find them a valuable tool, perhaps almost a necessity, in this electronic age. I, like most of us I am sure, never give a thought to any potential for physical harm associated with smart phone use, but the fact is that injuries, though rare, can result. A Texas man suffered lacerations requiring a trip to the emergency room and stitches when the Motorola Droid he was using exploded in his ear. He had just purchased the device two days before and it appears that the screen burst outward. Oddly, the phone was still functioning and the battery was intact. A few months before the Dallas incident a man in North India died after his phone exploded. Most exploding phones occur when the device is being charged. A Chinese housewife was killed while talking with her husband while the phone was being charged, and a few years ago a teen-age girl in Wyoming was burned while sleeping. Her phone had been charging near her bed and she was injured while trying to put out the fire. These incidents are so rare that there is not much cause for concern, but I do think that wisdom dictates not using any cell phone while it is connected for charging.
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