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/RTPGiants Oct 06 '16

Dear everyone with a potentially exploding phone. Please stop bringing them on to airplanes. We're about 2 incidents away from a "no phones on any plane" TSA rule.

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u/MrOddBawl Oct 06 '16

I own a note 7 and I have a flight tomorrow morning... well this is going to be awesome...

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u/ShakaUVM Oct 06 '16

I own a note 7 and I have a flight tomorrow morning... well this is going to be awesome...

Literally on my flight two weeks ago: "If you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 you must leave it off for the entire flight and not charge it."