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Droid 2 explodes, injuring Texas man
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article published on 3 December, 2010
Aron Embry of Texas has claimed today that his brand new Droid 2 smartphone exploded while he was making a call this morning, injuring his ear, neck and face.
Says Embry: "I heard a pop. I didn't feel any pain initially. I pulled the phone down. I felt something dripping. I realized that it probably was blood. I went into the house and as I got into the bathroom and once I got to the ... [ read the full article ]
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3. December 2010 @ 00:03 |
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Holly crap...gorilla glass exploded? Did they accidentally put C4 in the battery?
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biglo30
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3. December 2010 @ 01:14 |
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Hmmm would like to hear the outcome of this one. Sounds more like a manufacturing defect to me but I guess thats something that is very hard to determine since we really don't know how he actually took care of the device.
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3. December 2010 @ 02:18 |
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He then drove to his wife's job and they called 911, while also taking pictures of the damage.
Sounds fishy to me. He drives to his spouses place of employment, calls 911 while taking pictures of the damage. Someone must be in debt up to their ears and needs a quick buck.
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3. December 2010 @ 02:21 |
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last phone i knew that blew up was a nokia 3210 in India but that was really old and this one is quite new, i mite 2nd that fishy statement as he is doing the it the american way "Sue Em".
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3. December 2010 @ 02:21 |
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last phone i knew that blew up was a nokia 3210 in India but that was really old and this one is quite new, i mite 2nd that fishy statement as he is doing the it the American way "Sue Em".
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3. December 2010 @ 04:06 |
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I remember that the iPhone 3GS had a lot of "explosion" complaints as well...I think the french government even did an investigation and traced it back to cut-rate batteries. It would not surprise me if motorola was using similar batteries.
What surprises me is that the glass broke...I have only seen one report of broken glass on a droid or a droid 2 (same glass)...and that was from a phone that was crushed by a slammed metal door.
I found something very fishy in what his wife said,
"His wife, Kara, had thought Aron had been in a car crash due to the massive amount of blood coming from his neck and face." [note: not from his face and neck]
Did you see the video? His neck is untouched; no bandages, no burns, no cuts. Then there is the phone...the screen is cracked, but it is not cracked in a way that would allow it to "burst out" and cut you. There is a bit of blood on it, but it appears to have been smeared onto the device with a finger. Very fishy...at least the "exploded" iPhones had pieces of glass missing from the screens.
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3. December 2010 @ 05:57 |
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Yes I do not beleive this guy just from the way he was acting. Also from the previous information about the phone and his neck being pointed out that the blood looked smeared but it might have rubbed since he had it next to his head.
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3. December 2010 @ 06:49 |
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looking at the video i'd say its a fake.If the phone did explode it would be in pieces not have a little crack on the screen and still work.if you have a cut to the ear blood can appear to be running down your neck.
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3. December 2010 @ 08:34 |
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It blew up, yet the phone still works? The face plate looks pretty intact to me. Someone needs to look closely at the cracks on the faceplate and see if they are caused from internal or external pressure
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3. December 2010 @ 10:46 |
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Sounds like the car door hit him on the phone/ear as he was getting into his car & hes to stupid to realise.
No phone would explode & still work!!
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Cheyan56
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3. December 2010 @ 10:47 |
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Here is another thought about this. IF the phone exploded like he says and his ear and neck were hurt....wouldn't his hand also received damage too?? The whole thing sounds fishy to me. Also upon viewing the video...did you notice the side of his neck did not have any marks but the BACK of his neck had some scratches?? Like one person said he was hit by the car door???
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rander312
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3. December 2010 @ 10:53 |
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Drill a couple holes in a lithium battery then toss it in a bucket of water. Watch what happens. Still, it looks like the guy had his priorities (typically American) aimed at a lawsuit.
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Aircraft0
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3. December 2010 @ 10:56 |
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That's crap, if that battery vented, it wouldn't still power the phone. Looks like a scam to me!
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3. December 2010 @ 11:40 |
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To my knowledge, there's nothing that can explode in that area of the phone. It looks like it was dropped. Also the fact that he drove to his wifes work to call 911 makes me think that the injuries are from something else. Also if the phone "exploded" it wouldn't work anymore.
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dEwMe
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3. December 2010 @ 11:50 |
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WOW...I join the others calling bullsh*t on this one...Obviously a scheme to get some quick cash. I hope they prosecute them when it really does blow up in their face!
Just my $0.02,
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RuneJayce
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3. December 2010 @ 12:36 |
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All you people who claim he's lying should be damn ashamed of yourselves!
Are you really that dumb or stupid to not think that shock can cause people to react in different ways depending on the severity of the incident!
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
What's the odds if he is telling the truth, you're all going to look pretty stupid!
At the end of the day, this has just made my decision never to buy a piece of crap phone like a Motorola one even easier!
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3. December 2010 @ 13:38 |
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First off the guy looks like an idiot so that is one factor, but he was probably charging the phone while picking up a call or dialing out which is dangerous with Lithium batters. Lithium batteries are dangerous especially Li-Poly?s and can blow up and/or burst into flames even while charging. This isn?t unique only to Lithium it also happens with other batteries like lead/acid car or low cycle batteries like those used in golf carts, but this is rare unless in an over charging situation. Most all cell phones use Lithium batteries and this can and will happen to any cell phone under the right conditions, it?s not an issue to just anyone smart phone(s).
You notice that there isn?t much info about how this happened and probably the gentlemen doesn?t even know what he was doing exactly, just look at his picture, so I certainly wouldn?t say this is the phones fault however I can see us getting big yellow caution labels on new phones now because of dolts like this.
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3. December 2010 @ 14:39 |
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I call BS! Why? you ask...
The phone just has cracks in it. I do not see any pieces missing. If the phone exploded and damaged his skin to the point that so much blood was rushing out he had to dial 911 (and not just clean it up and put a band-aid on it), it would mean that parts of the phone acted like flying projectiles.
.... so, where are the missing pieces to the phone? It all looks "intact" to me.
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3. December 2010 @ 14:42 |
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Can any one spell SCAM
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ST2006
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3. December 2010 @ 14:47 |
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Why does he have to be lying?
It doesn't look to me like the phone exploded because the screen still seems intact, but it doesn't seem like he's launching a lawsuit?
All the reporter said was "he hasn't got health insurance" and "he's seeking help from motorola.. he's currently looking for a lawyer".. implies all hes after is someone to pay the medical expenses, which a lawyer would help to do (+ lawyer's costs)
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IguanaC64
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3. December 2010 @ 15:15 |
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Well...I'll cut the guy some slack as far as sounding kinda clueless...I'm sure he's on a fair amount of painkillers.
It's a brand new phone...so there shouldn't be a cheap knockoff battery in it. Possibly, he had a knockoff charger plugged in to his lighter and was talking while it charged?
I've seen someone almost burn the crap out of themselves trying to mess with a blackberry battery. He managed to short it, and part of it got so hot that a small part of it melted. The problem with that scenario, though, is that the battery was rendered useless at that point. The phone would not keep working.
It *COULD* have been a short in the camera, speaker, or the LED used for the camera flash.
It sounds suspicious, but I'll wait for the investigation to conclude before making a decision...
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dEwMe
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3. December 2010 @ 15:41 |
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Originally posted by RuneJayce:
All you people who claim he's lying should be damn ashamed of yourselves!
Are you really that dumb or stupid to not think that shock can cause people to react in different ways depending on the severity of the incident!
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
What's the odds if he is telling the truth, you're all going to look pretty stupid!
At the end of the day, this has just made my decision never to buy a piece of crap phone like a Motorola one even easier!
Did I miss a </sarcasm> or something?
I hope we hear when they bust these morons!!!
Just my $0.02,
dEwMe
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corderbo
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3. December 2010 @ 15:43 |
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It is certainly possible folks. I use the batteries from cell phones to power my radio controlled model airplanes (Li-Poly) and we have had several of them explode, some quite violently but it is usually the operators fault. If you charge them at a higher rate than specified they will puff up and explode. If you accidently poke one of them with a sharp object and penetrate the protective cover they will explode so I know they will explode and/or erupt into flame and smoke. I would wait until the engineers examine the battery to see what caused it and it may well be a manufacturing fault.
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RuneJayce
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3. December 2010 @ 16:35 |
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Originally posted by dEwMe:
Originally posted by RuneJayce:
All you people who claim he's lying should be damn ashamed of yourselves!
Are you really that dumb or stupid to not think that shock can cause people to react in different ways depending on the severity of the incident!
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
What's the odds if he is telling the truth, you're all going to look pretty stupid!
At the end of the day, this has just made my decision never to buy a piece of crap phone like a Motorola one even easier!
Did I miss a </sarcasm> or something?
I hope we hear when they bust these morons!!!
Oh I'm SOOOOOOO sorry for forgetting to add the sarcasm tag!</sarcasm>
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Oh I forgot, this is America, they don't do that sort of thing there!</sarcasm>
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Cheyan56
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3. December 2010 @ 16:41 |
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I repeat....no damage done to his hand!! If he had been holding it to his ear..why didn't his hand have some damage?? Wouldn't he have received some burns or cuts to his hand that was holding the phone?????
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