iPhone owner suffers 3rd degree burns after his phone spontaneously combusted in his pocket - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Levelog;47228687]He sustained injury under normal operation of a device in a failure that was in no way his fault. He should at least be able to sue for his medical bills.[/QUOTE] I believe they could try and wriggle their way out of this one by claiming that they warned users not to store phones in pockets. I seem to remember some weird recommendation like that appearing in handset manuals

[QUOTE=itisjuly;47230515]That's how coffee is, hot. When you make coffee at home do you drink it right after making it or do you wait for it to cool down?[/QUOTE] That's exactly the point. At home, people typically let it cool to safe temperatures before serving so you don't get hurt. McDonald's does not, serving the coffee at a ridiculously high temperature capable of giving third degree burns from only 2 seconds of skin contact, without warning the customer at all.

Also, there is no such thing as a "frivolous" lawsuit in the US. Any such thing would get dismissed by a judge. On the other hand, if the judge think it's legitimate he'll simply let the case move forward. Most people think the US is quick to sue, but suing is the only way to get things done over there.

Time to start using smoke signals

This thread was a trainwreck. And I loved reading it. You don't serve a drink at brewing temperature. And I shouldn't have to worry that my phone will put me in the ER.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;47239177]You don't serve a drink at brewing temperature. And I shouldn't have to worry that my phone will put me in the ER.[/QUOTE] But I thought that I should always eat fried chicken straight out of the fryer for optimal taste.

[QUOTE=pentium;47229095]IS it a problem if I'm serious because yes, I'm serious. Again, Apple has a rep for bending products. You should know better by now that !Apple + thin = high failure rate caused by bending. Poor research before you buy is the fault of the customer. If it was rectified after one generation, sure it would be Apple's fault but they didn't do anything to address it so by now you should know better.[/QUOTE] Most people would rightly expect a $500+ phone to not be such a flimsy piece of shit*, in fairness. But also in fairness, it's sad that the people who buy these things are for the most part unaware that they just paid $500+ for a flimsy piece of shit*. *NOTE - by "shit" I refer to the mechanical engineering, I'm sure that it functions as a phone on the electronic and software level just fine. [QUOTE=subenji99;47229615]Just throwing this out there: We don't even know if it was the original battery in the phone. Replacing a 5C battery is trivial, but Apple don't provide replacement parts so you're inherently dealing with inferior products. If he hadn't had a replacement, then the phone was definitely bent enough to rupture the battery, no matter what he claims in the article. Modern Lithium-Ion batteries have [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Safety]several safeguards[/url] in place to prevent malfunction and especially explosion; short of actually trying to destroy the battery, the only way to circumvent them enough to explode in a well-designed battery is to physically damage them enough for 2 cells to mix.[/QUOTE] So now you're seriously accusing him of replacing the phone battery himself with a shoddy version? Also, protection circuitry does little to stop venting as a result of puncturing the cell itself. Unless the cell they presumably purchased were just very shitty cells that would've failed eventually no matter what. [QUOTE=Kyle902;47229218] Excuse me? You can shock yourself with a telegraph. He probably uses semaphore towers.[/QUOTE] Nah dude, Pony Express.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;47239177]This thread was a trainwreck. And I loved reading it. You don't serve a drink at brewing temperature. And I shouldn't have to worry that my phone will put me in the ER.[/QUOTE] what kind of neanderthal are you, I have my coffee brewed straight into my mouth for that warm, scalding, taste.

[QUOTE=bdd458;47239239]what kind of neanderthal are you, I have my coffee brewed straight into my mouth for that warm, scalding, taste.[/QUOTE] are you Ghost Rider by any chance?