Do you lot remember when mobile phones would explode and end up killing people?

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  1. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    I remember when I was a kid seeing this on the news all the time phones would explode because of the battery and people would get hurt badly or die does anyone else remember this or just me? 27F06047-6A93-4C31-B417-51894C2FE668.jpeg 3D192796-145D-4DC8-8E4A-CAFC8F1B609F.jpeg
     
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  2. idlereader

    idlereader 『Agentt's Aunt』『Don't touch the Flowersss!!!!』

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    I just remembered the samsung controversy. I thought their going to be hit hard by that :blobwoah:
     
  3. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    I’m still low-key scared of sleep with my phone too close to me
     
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    idlereader 『Agentt's Aunt』『Don't touch the Flowersss!!!!』

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    That's why i wake up early in the morning just to charge my phone. Won't sleep with a plugged phone.
     
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    gtreed Well-Known Member

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    I'll just go ahead and add this to my list of things to be irrationally afraid of
     
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    Only if you were with the PLO. This was a rather famous Mossad assassination method.
     
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    S4TY4 Well-Known Member

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    What I do remember was that they would burn due to overheating while charging i/o turn into a sort of I.E.D & I think that was sometimes between late '90s to late 2000-ish w/ brick/old type handphone, not the early/current android and/or iphone type
     
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  8. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    Yes I can’t believe no one brings it up anymore it was such a big deal when I was a kid but it feels like it’s been swept under the rug like no ones heard of it anymore
     
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    Yea other than Samsung. I remember china having issues with phones exploding since 2007. I also remember computer parts catching on fire and burning houses down. I know the latest thing i saw in the news was some moterbike exploding while someone was riding it.
     
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    oofpooflol [Specialist In Sleeping] [Holy Water] [Idiot]

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    My parents used to threaten me all the time with this. I’m lowkey still scared of this happening to me, but not as much as when I was younger. But maybe I should sleep far away from my phone from now on.

    Do they still explode these days? And what about other devices?
     
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    God slayer Retired God Slayer

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    Yup I remember it...
     
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    Lissi 『Queen of Lissidom』『Holy Chibi』『Western Birdy』『⚓』

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    Omg that's super scary!!!

    ...I've never heard about that before today... :sushi_hide:
     
  13. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    Are you a youngster? Cause this was a big deal when I was a kid
     
  14. Lissi

    Lissi 『Queen of Lissidom』『Holy Chibi』『Western Birdy』『⚓』

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    Mnnn... was born after 2000, so probably younger than you~
     
  15. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    You were a few years to late to remember this then you could ask your parents or older siblings they’d probably remember it it was a really big deal at the time a lot of people died from it
     
  16. Lissi

    Lissi 『Queen of Lissidom』『Holy Chibi』『Western Birdy』『⚓』

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    Ehmmm

    My parents didn't say anything about it~
    Only about radiation
     
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    Munimuyi Chili <33

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    Yeah I remember~ this is why I don't really charge my phone before going to bed usually I would charge in the morning~
     
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    Supreme emperor shota Last shota in heaven

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    I remember this it was everywhere on the news I’d always here about new people getting killed or injured because of it like everyday I was terrified
     
  19. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    Zissel Blue Blue Gold❣❣

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    I don't own one. I must've said this to countless people already. It's becoming like a chant. "I don't own a phone I don't own a phone"