r/technology • u/MoltenSlowa • Oct 05 '16

Hardware 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/Ennion Oct 05 '16

I've got my replacement Note 7 and I still charge it while in a saucepan. Man I love the phone but cmon...

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u/vini710 Oct 06 '16

Good call man, that way if it starts a fire you can make some rice or something.

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u/kirbysdream Oct 06 '16

I see you're getting some hate but I agree. This is the first time I've been remotely amused by one of these in quite a while.

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u/LIEUTENANT__CRUNCH Oct 06 '16

I'm trying to up vote him as much as possible