Although a
Hello Kitty toy might not seem quite as dangerous (read: life threatening) as the
notebooks and
cellphones we're toting these days, the explosive tendencies have somehow veered from
batteries to stuffed animals. In the latest episode of
spontaneous combustion, Takara is being forced to recall specific Hello Kitty dolls which featured a heatable disc that could be warmed and stuffed within the lining to keep kids toasty while resting. Apparently the microwavable pad housed a chemical substance (manufactured by ADEKA) not quite stable enough to handle the heat, sparking a lengthy list of of cases where the liquid erupted from its container and provided an uncomfortable surprise to the poor soul embracing the creature's volcanic warmth. It was noted that this has "nothing to do" with the scapegoat-of-the-year (Li-ion cells), but if you (or your offspring) just loves to cuddle with this volatile critter, you should probably ice the situation before it unleashes something a bit more serious than a cat's meow.
[Via
Engadget Japanese]
posted October 3rd 2006 8:01AM
I for one welcome our exploding Hello Kitty overlords...I'll just welcome them from a distance...
Seriously though, that does sound quite painful. I bet the chemical doesn't wash off skin very well either, making it 3 times as worse.
Finally! A useful hello kitty doll!
Talk about heart burn!
With everything exploding, I wonder if airlines will ban all devises that have batteries?
The Hello Kitty stories help us to forget all the DRM-y crap coming our way in one form or another.
Wow. This would make the perfect gift for my ex-girlfriend.
"Hey, you know what--let's forget the past and still be friends. Consider this a token of truce."
HOLY CRAP!!! No "Must've been a Sony battery in there," comments. What the heck happened to all the Sony haters?!
Queue next post please...
Must have been a Sony battery in there. I hate Sony.
Putting the HELL in Hello Kitty! Wooo!
Haha,- touché My friend,
Go buy yourself one of those new comforting, warming hello-kitty teddy things. Just remember to follow the instruction manual carefully!
And don’t be afraid to snuggle with it before and during bed-time and when whishing to whinge about Sony.
Halo Kitty?
Sweet now we can send our soilders hello kitty grenades
hey, i didn't know sony made Hello Kitty dolls.
I know there's an "exploding pu*sy" joke here somewhere, I just can't find it...
HAh..just imagine a t.v. show named...When Hello Kitty attacks..Come on some1 needs to be sued for that. I know that if my kid got exploded and that crap got all over her i would definetly hurt some1.
WE LOVE U HELLO KITTY EVEN IF YOU ARE A LAVA SPEWING MONSTER *BUYS HELLO KITTY DOLL*
I may have to get my wife one of those ;)
Uhhh hate to kill the mood but this thing doesnt even come with batteries..
You stick the claymore looking thing in the microwave, heat it to a nice white hot plasma, then insert it back into the doll for your infant or significant other to snuggle with. What could posiblie go wrong.
AAH ha! That Shows how smart engadet is. Ha
Hey there’s a way to buy SANRIO stuff like “Hello Kitty” directly from Japan!
My friend told me about a service which buys and ship them at quite reasonable price. He said that it was safer way to get his cell through this service: http://oohjapan.com/
Maybe you can try this out!
The service: http://oohjapan.com/ handles not only SANRIO stuff but also wide range of Japanese productus including DVD players, cameras, computers, cars and anime.
You can give it a try.