This guy says his phone exploded.

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I'm suspicious of his claim. He says he was talking on his Motorola Droid and he started bleeding and noticed pieces of broken glass.

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I noticed that and lolled because I have the same phone. I am similarly suspicious of the claim seeing that there isn't really anything in that section of the phone that can cause the screen to burst. And, though the media is reporting it as a "Motorola Droid", the phone in those images and on that video is most definitely a Droid 2 (not that it should matter either way). I wonder if he or someone he knows works for Apple...

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I didn't think the terrorists were that resourceful...

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Looks like it got chucked at his head.

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Man thats a lot of blood

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The head bleeds the most with even small injuries.

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Dattebayo wrote:The head bleeds the most with even small injuries.
Truth. Those are a pain to get to stop bleeding.

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that's what you get when you cut yourself with broken glass. The broken glass in this case happens to be the entire face of the phone.

The number of cracked HTC screens and the like I've seen, surprise me none of my friends have tons cuts on their fingers

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I'm betting he broke his screen doing something stupid, put his phone to his ear w/o knowing it, and cut himself.

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OriginalWheelman wrote:I'm betting he broke his screen doing something stupid, put his phone to his ear w/o knowing it, and cut himself.
That's what I'm thinking too. Motorola should give him a RAZR and tell him to go away.

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Jesda wrote:
OriginalWheelman wrote:I'm betting he broke his screen doing something stupid, put his phone to his ear w/o knowing it, and cut himself.
That's what I'm thinking too. Motorola should give him a RAZR and tell him to go away.

My theory is that was the result of a 10 minute phone conversation wih Nala... :biggrin:

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Bubba1 wrote:
My theory is that was the result of a 10 minute phone conversation wih Nala... :biggrin:
Careful Bubba, you shouldn't mock individual members. How's that make the site look when mods and admins poke fun at attention seeking, desperate, virgin members?

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I'm thinking he got bitchslapped while talking on the phone and is trying to cover it up.

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ADDirishboy wrote:
Bubba1 wrote:
My theory is that was the result of a 10 minute phone conversation wih Nala... :biggrin:
Careful Bubba, you shouldn't mock individual members. How's that make the site look when mods and admins poke fun at attention seeking, desperate, virgin members?
I was merely suggesting a possible scientific explanation toward a perplexing unsolved mystery, especially after reading that several NICOnauts reported strong physical reactions after reading Nala's posts.

Better? :dblthumb:

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Lol, I'm just givin ya s*** Bubba.

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People sure go far for their 15 minutes...but cutting yourself and blaming it on an exploding cellphone? EH...I've seen better.

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themadscientist wrote:I'm thinking he got bitchslapped while talking on the phone and is trying to cover it up.
He does look like the type of guy who gets b**** slapped a lot.

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Phones cause cancer.. we're all ganna die anyway from them.

OR, sounds like a drunk moment gone wrong.

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Anyone else notice that the phone only appears to be cracked. Where are the missing chunks that would have caused the laceration?

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I'm sorry, am I the only one who noticed this quote from the article?!!

"Just a few months ago, a 23-year-old man died after his phone exploded in North India."

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