iPod becomes iBomb...

Troubleshooter · 05-13-2005, 02:03 PM

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaki...?oneclick=true

Don't put your iPod through the washing machine. And if for some reason you do, don't try to fix it with a screwdriver.

That's the advice of fire investigators probing a small explosion that burned a hole in the bed of a Melbourne teenager who tried to perform emergency surgery on his ailing mp3 player.

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perth · 05-13-2005, 02:43 PM

I put my Shuffle through the washing machine *and* dryer accidentally the other day. aside from very slight deformations around the edge (it looks like the front and back sunk ever-so-slightly) it works like a champ.

LabRat · 05-16-2005, 03:40 PM

can't get the article...don't wanna register.

jaguar · 05-16-2005, 04:01 PM

Age is a reasonable paper, almost miss it. Good weekend paper.
I never understood this story, whoopdedoo, damaged batteries can be dangerous, if it wasn't an iPod it wouldn't have even have made the local paper.

05-13-2005, 02:03 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	iPod becomes iBomb... http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaki...?oneclick=true Don't put your iPod through the washing machine. And if for some reason you do, don't try to fix it with a screwdriver. That's the advice of fire investigators probing a small explosion that burned a hole in the bed of a Melbourne teenager who tried to perform emergency surgery on his ailing mp3 player. ...more... __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

05-16-2005, 03:40 PM	#3
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	can't get the article...don't wanna register. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-16-2005, 04:01 PM	#4
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Age is a reasonable paper, almost miss it. Good weekend paper. I never understood this story, whoopdedoo, damaged batteries can be dangerous, if it wasn't an iPod it wouldn't have even have made the local paper. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-13-2005, 02:43 PM	#2
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I put my Shuffle through the washing machine and dryer accidentally the other day. aside from very slight deformations around the edge (it looks like the front and back sunk ever-so-slightly) it works like a champ.

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