http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/ Engadget Comments for Exploding ThinkPad attacks man, burns through bed 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/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
Better yet, how about I get my grandmother to beat you to death? Get off Engadget, you stinking racist.

Oh yeah, and it annoys me when I click on a link claiming to provide information that a laptop has actually physically attacked a man, getting all worked up and excited, and then seeing that not only is the second comment I see an offensive one, but the guy has also replied to someone up top just to get heard.

We geeks don't roll like that.]]>Jan 19th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
And now I look like a complete idiot because I didn't read his blog, was quick to judge, and now apologize wholeheartedly to you before finally accepting the flaming I'm gonna get.

The second part still applies though.




And the third.





And did I mention I was really sorry?]]>Jan 19th 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
I was about to respond in the same vein as monkfishbandana, then read the rest of his blog, and I felt a bit sick inside.

Something's fishy here. Poor form, but good point.]]>Jan 19th 2008 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
Indeed, sounds like a typical Ron Paul supporter.]]>Jan 19th 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
You new to the internet or something? The stuff he posts doesn't seem that bad to me, honestly. I mean, yea, it's horrible what happened in WWII, horrible that he's denying it, but it's not like he's the first person to do something like that. At least he seems to attempt to make a logical, supported argument. Hell, our government practically does this crap on a daily basis and nobody ever gets this upset about it.]]>Jan 20th 2008 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 20th 2008 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/I don't really get why you accused No Thank You of being a racist. I get that you didn't read the blog before responding, but he was pointing out that the blogger was an antisemitic nutcase (who thinks Jews caused WW2 and 9/11). So even if you didn't read the blog I don't really get why you called him a racist.

Oh well, I also have no idea why No Thank You got voted down-that blogger really is a nutcase (I gave him a vote up but I guess too many people trashed it).]]>Jan 20th 2008 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 20th 2008 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 20th 2008 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 21st 2008 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
Example:
http://www.fontblog.de/C1413545161/E1863918477/index.html

And notice how the front view of the laptop cuts off before you see the burned portion?]]>Jan 19th 2008 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/]]>Jan 19th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
http://bp0.blogger.com/_Cr8BcYZ6AJA/R5GxF5eiJAI/AAAAAAAAAA8/e8d9-3cgfU4/s1600-h/DSCF1620.JPG
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Perhaps you're being sarcastic? Or perhaps you think yet another Darwin reference on the internet qualifies as comedy.]]>Jan 19th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
Here is some technical information to attempt to convince you that an overheating computer will not burn down one's house, should you make the _unforgivable_ gaffe of leaving a computer _on_a_bed_ AND on a rug (heaven forbid).

The computer in question (ThinkPad r50e) has either an Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processor. Both have a signal from the CPU that disconnects the power should they overheat. (Intel Celeron M datasheet, pg. 17 -- ftp://download.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/30311008.pdf)

(Intel Pentium M datasheet, pg. 17 -- http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/mobile/p4p-m/p4pm_datasheet.pdf)

Modern CPUs also have other methods of protection, including monitoring by the BIOS:
tomshardware.com/2007/09/27/what_if_your_cpu_cooler_fails/page3.html
support.asus.com/technicaldocuments/technicaldocuments_content.aspx?no=732&SLanguage=en-us

One could speculate that these systems failed in this example, causing a fire (and, somehow, leaving the computer functional--functional, and sitting next to a box of matches), but my computer is almost certainly working properly...thus, my house won't burn down the next time I leave my computer on my bed, and you won't see the photos. Sorry.]]>Jan 19th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
There are many variations on that fake broken screen. It's obviously a fake wallpaper. There's not enough light in that room to cause that much glare on the splinters. Disagree? Have the guy show different more pictures from different angles.

I think the whole thing is fishy. I think he cobbled together this story and those pics to try to get a free laptop from IBM.
]]>Jan 19th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
I can tell you this much- Neither the voltage regulation area, nor the battery, nor the processor!!

I call shenanigans.

Also, why does it look red-hot?]]>Jan 19th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 20th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
1. The location of the burns

2. The location of the crack on the screen in reference to the burns

3. How the section of the bed burned a lot, while the laptop's burns are in only one little section.

]]>Jan 19th 2008 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/]]>Jan 19th 2008 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
Plus, quite frankly, that LCD damage definitely does not look legitimate, and the damage to the bottom of the laptop does not look like an exploding battery type of damage at all either. The huge box of matches on the bed don't help make this any less fishy either.

Chances are? This nutcase set his crap on fire to try and get attention for his "cause". Ugh, makes me sick.]]>Jan 20th 2008 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
You're the ones that are acting like conspiracy theorists. I just posted it on my blog. I didn't publish it on eEngaget causing it to be translated into 20 different languages and appear on 1000 websites over night.

Idiots. Yeh, I faked it all. I work for Dell. ]]>Jan 24th 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/of course nothing adds up from the look of the pictures, plus this guy seems like a racist, so EPIC FAIL]]>Jan 19th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
Sorry, correction.]]>Jan 19th 2008 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
This was on his website: "Jews did 9/11"
"90% of the stories circulating about the treatment of jews during WW2 are total fabrications designed by the Zionists to exploit as sympathy propaganda."

What a fucking douche.]]>Jan 19th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/
But if its easier for you to call me, "a Nazi" then please do so and go back to Tonka Toys where you came from. ]]>Jan 24th 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/"90% of the stories circulating about the treatment of jews during WW2 are total fabrications designed by the Zionists to exploit as sympathy propaganda."
What a fucking douche.]
You'd say that given you don't know what you're talking about. Example: In 1989 the Russians finally released their Auschwitz camp records to the public. With that they were forced to admit that the Official record of 4 million deaths was in fact at most 1.1 million. All Holocaust Museums around the world were forced to revise their cited numbers - although Hollywood films were not recalled from circulation.
(4.0-1.1)/4.0 = 70%
This 70% of original record of deaths was false. Deaths = Suffering.
I said 90% - that's because I'm including all the other fake stories and exaggerations.
But you go back to your busy life mate. Just please refrain from persecuting people who have actually taken the time to investigate. ]]>Jan 24th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/exploding-thinkpad-attacks-man-burns-through-bed/Jan 19th 2008 8:31PM