August 04, 2006
Scary
Exploding Powerbooks!
From Cult of Mac via Wired Online 4 August 2006
By Leander Kahney and Pete Mortensen
Ever wondered just why Apple issued those PowerBook battery recalls? Giant explosions, as reader Kevin submitted, via his "sister's friend:"
"Just a warning to everyone: we woke up this morning at 6 a.m. because the apartment was filled with smoke and our laptop was on fire. It wasn't plugged in, and it had been put to 'sleep' over night. It's only a year old, so the lesson is: DON'T LEAVE YOUR LAPTOP ON UNATTENDED!"
Ouch. Stay safe, kids.
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Thankfully, my PowerBook doesn't have one of the batteries that can explode.
posted @ 10:57 PM
