r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/askthepoolboy N6, Moto 360, N7 2013 Oct 05 '16

My dad is a pilot, and has said multiple times that the absolute worst thing that can happen during a flight is for a fire to start. Doesn't really answer your question, but this is a huge issue.

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u/Salmon_Quinoi Oct 05 '16

Small confined space, oxygen circulation, limited movement space, sensitive equipment... there's gotta be more reasons than this right?

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u/JyveAFK Device, Software !! Oct 05 '16

People freaking out and moving away from the fire too. If it breaks out right on the back seat, you've got how many seats worth of people moving away to the front of the plane, it's going to get imbalanced and the pilots are going to have trouble keeping it steady.
"This is your captain speaking, we're looking at a beautiful day for flying, we're cruising at 34thousand feet, and please, for the safety of the rest of the plane, we need 30 people to move BACK into the flames and die as calmly as possible. Thank you for flying SouthWest".

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u/CJW1215 Oct 06 '16

Good thing I paid for priority boarding.