Colonel Ingus Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 OK... how much you wanna bet that Apple is behind starting this rumor? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matix X2 Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I don't think Apple did the User Punctured the Lithium-ion Battery, The nature of Alkali Metals is that they fizz or explode on contact with water, so it may be to precipitation from the air that may caused it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-439322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxsci(macuser) Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I don't think Apple did the User Punctured the Lithium-ion Battery, The nature of Alkali Metals is that they fizz or explode on contact with water, so it may be to precipitation from the air that may caused it. that makes a hell of a lot more sense than apple anti-unlocker bombs. Because you know that the US government is letting manufacturers put bombs in consumer electronics now... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-439330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayanami Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-440466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 it would surprise me if apple wasn't behind it. just a way for them to get back at george hutz Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-440479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPDM Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 All this means that from now on the manual will contain the "No user servicable parts inside" or "Opening the iphone voids warranty and health insurance" combined with a big "Hazardous" sticker and warning "Explosive parts inside" :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-440566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
91gti_wolfsburg Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I don't think Apple did the User Punctured the Lithium-ion Battery, The nature of Alkali Metals is that they fizz or explode on contact with water, so it may be to precipitation from the air that may caused it. well, this is one area where I can speak without putting my foot into my mouth. Lithium does not react violently enough with water to produce enough force to blow the phone apart. When a chunk of pure lithium is placed into a beaker of water, the most it will do is fizz. The gas it gives off is hydrogen as well as a bit of Li(OH), or lithium hydroxide. To produce a violent reaction with water using an alkali metal, you need something like pure sodium(Na) or potassium(K). These metals will react violently enough to produce flames when dropped into water. To make a big boom, a chunk of Cesium would do quite nicely. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-443233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegodfaza Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 The story does say he was dismantling it when it began to smoke and heat up. The explosion part is just to get your attention. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/61977-iphone-explodes/#findComment-445055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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