Isn't it annoying when your phone accidentally dials numbers or sends
messages when unlocked in your pocket?
Well, as you can imagine, it's even worse is when it literally explodes and
leaves you with third-degree burns while tucked away.
That's what one Australian cyclist had to endure, with his iPhone
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/feature/a670501/iphone-7-release-date-
rumours-news-specs-price-and-everything-you-need-to-know/> catching fire
after he fell off his bike.
Gareth Clear was riding his mountain bike through Manly Dam with his phone
in his back pocket when his foot missed the pedal as he was beginning to
move. The resulting fall was only small, resulting in a few small grazes.
When he surfaced and went to get back on the trail, though, he noticed smoke
searing from his shorts
He told the Daily Mail
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3718381/A-mini-bomb-Mountain-bike-r
ider-suffers-degree-burns-leg-iPhone-exploded-pocket-following-minor-fall.ht
ml> : "I suddenly saw this incredible plume of smoke, and there was a
searing pain that went along with it - as though someone had pushed a huge
block of ice against my leg. It was pretty freaking painful.
"The phone was stuck to my leg having melted through both my shorts and my
Skins. It had to have been more than 100 degrees."
The nasty incident resulted in third-degree burns to his right thigh, which
required skin grafts. He also burnt his fingers trying to remove the phone,
eventually having to scrape it off using his fist - for real.
He has since taken to social media to spread the message about the potential
dangers of lithium ion batteries.
"It's a tragedy waiting to happen. A mini bomb. Every iPhone is the same -
if it happens to one, it will happen to another one. I was just lucky I was
wearing pretty thick clothing and it was on my lower body. It could hurt
someone else much more than it did me", he said.
Apple has since contacted the 36-year-old and said it will investigate the
incident. Meanwhile, our friend Gareth will be hooked to a grafting machine
which essentially vacuums out the dead layers of skin to encourage healthy
growth.
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