exploding cellphone (battery) kills man

I don't think I'd speak on the cell while filling up anyway. I'd be annoyed if I was waiting for someone on a phone to finish.

 

Another update:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/30/man-charged-with-manslaughter-in-exploding-battery-case/

 

And here I was, about to tell you "Nuh uh JR a gas station in New York blew up because some dude was jibberjabbering on his phone." But there's the explanation, right there in the link.

You Canucks are OK.

 

Gee, thanks.

We've got your back.

 

Thanks.

I have a lingering cough. Know any good doctors?

 

None up here. They've all left for the States.

 

Damn, hoped it would be Drew Rosenhaus ...


Any chance this guy killed himself after years of taunts about being "A Boy Named Suh?" .... sorry in advance for that one ...

 

I thought maybe the Mossad was at it again. I remember a story from about 10 or so years ago where some PLO operative decided to upgrade his cell phone and sent it to a place that was actually run by the Mossad. The Israelis put a little bomb in the new battery, sent it back to the guy and called him up. You can imagine the rest.

Of course, cell phones were much bigger back then, so they could probably put in enough explosives to do the job right.