http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/My guess is that cell phone "exploded" scared the guy and gave him a heart attack.]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
IT WAS THE "UNASSISTED FALL" ]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
exactly, a simultaneous small weapons explosion occurred directly next to him at the same exact time as the cell phone explosion, with all the evidence of this event evaporating... it was the most perfect coincidence EVER!!!

"let's not forget how important the manufacture of cellphones is to the korean economy, and how much political influence powerful corporations like samsung and lg have always had in that country (and their history of corruption!)"

largest companies in a country when the majority of the government is corrupt, they NEVER have any political influence!

In all seriousness m, i completely agree with you. Why anyone would trust a story like this coming out of Korea really makes me wonder what the gullibility factor around here is.]]>Nov 29th 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
Can you hear me now?
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I'll teach you not to hear me!]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
Naa, it must have been the neo-cons. Nothing ever happens without someone paying someone else off.]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
/jk/
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http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ko&u=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/11/29/2007112901157.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/11/29/2007112901157.html%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DRC7]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/NO SHIT SHERLOCK category]]>Nov 29th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
"Mobile phone battery explosions estimated Kumar (33) died in the first incident, police are investigating a report colleagues who visited the construction vehicles, and killing a cheerleader after it was covered according to the 30 Arab pilgrims planning to apply for an arrest warrant. "]]>Nov 29th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/tell me more Korean google translator!]]>Nov 29th 2007 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/" Mobile phone battery explosions estimated Kumar (33) died in the first incident, police are investigating a report colleagues who visited the construction vehicles, and killing a cheerleader after it was covered according to the 30 Arab pilgrims planning to apply for an arrest warrant. "

So just remember to always blame the 30 Arab Pilgrims.]]>Nov 29th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/not enough energy?

you take anything that builds up enough pressure to expand an aluminum casing to a point of explosion and you get fairly small, but powerful bomb. i wold have to disagree, and the explosion of a battery, when kept in a coat pocket, near the rib cage, could definitely break bone. As for the spinal injury, metal shrapnel anyone? it would only have to travel about 3 to 4 inches through nothing but soft tissue if it was near the rib cage.]]>Nov 29th 2007 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
the problem of sony battery (li-ion type) was the metal particle impurities in electrolytes which causes internal shorts that causes overheat of electrolytes which is highly reactive. sony knew this problem about two years ago, but they thought batteries cannot be overheated that much to actually causeing overheat as ultraportables are the choice of laptops in japan

cellphone batteries are mostly (if not all) li-polymer with solid electrolytes so that those batteries can withstand physical impacts far greater than li-ion. only way this type of battery can be exploded is when reactive lithium is exposed to heat & water & oxygen. li-sheets are liminated multiple times to prevent this problem in addition to over charging prevention circuit. even if it happened, the scale of explosion should be far less than what you saw on burning dell.

i heard about exploded li-poly type batteries but most of them were knock-off of usual brands except one or two nokia batteries.

my guess of this case is that the man who died had either heart attact triggered by the fire/explosion, or someone killed him then blamed on the battery as i don't think it is possible to have burning cellphone in the pocket]]>Nov 29th 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
the way you can tell whether the battery is a traditional lithium-ion or the newer polymer is through the casing of a battery. li-ion has a metal casing & usually in cylinder shape like AA, and the polymer type is usually rectangular type polygon shape with a plastic casing.

this is exactly why hybrid is using lead-acid type rather than lithium which can make hybrid even more fuel efficient.

however, in future, super capacitor and/or bio-fuel cell might replace batteries.]]>Nov 29th 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/shocking.]]>Nov 29th 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
Am I right? Anyone? Anyone? Ah, forget it.]]>Nov 29th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
I say lynch the morons who grant these patents. They probably line their wallets with kickbacks while the public gets shafted. ]]>Nov 29th 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Nov 29th 2007 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/11/123_14696.html]]>Nov 29th 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/Dec 1st 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
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