“The tiny pieces of Apple AirPods fit into Jason Colon’s hand,” Ryan Hughes reports for WFLA. “The left is intact.”
“The right is blown apart and charred,” Hughes reports. “‘It’s the craziest thing I ever went through,’ Colon said.”
MacDailyNews Take: Jason obviously leads a rather bland life.
“Colon, of Tampa, was listening to a dance mix at the LA Fitness on 4th Street in St. Petersburg when he noticed something strange,” Hughes reports. “‘And then I saw white smoke start billowing out,’ he said.”
“He left the AirPods on a piece of workout equipment and got help. When he returned, he was shocked. ‘It was already like this. It was already popped. I didn’t see it happen, but I mean, it was already fried! You can see flame damage,’ Colon said,” Hughes reports. “He’s thankful he thought to remove the wireless AirPods when he sensed trouble. ‘I don’t know what would’ve happened to my ear,’ Colon said. ‘But I’m sure since it hangs down, it could’ve been [my] ear lobe. Ear lobe could’ve been burnt.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Welcome to the world of lithium-ion batteries. No mater the size, they can fail.
Apple is reportedly investigating the mishap.
Hopefully the guy gets another AirPods free, but I doubt it. Hopefully Apple is also doing plenty of R&D on new battery tech. Devin Prater Assistive Technology Instructor
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No one witnessed what happened. He “went to get help”??? Came back to see result? Seems fishy to me. Looking for publicity money. What kind of help would you go get?
You have a fair point, but I CAN think of one valid answer
Perhaps he went looking for a friend or anyone who knows about tech, to ask if there’s anything he should do
I do have friends who call with all sorts of problems
Maybe he bit it like that genius in Tokyo did with his battery
I initially read that wrong, I read it as, the tiny pieces of Apple Airpods fitted in Jason Hand’s colon. For a moment there I thought Jason was singing out of his ar-se.
Unfortunate surname. Like a guy I once knew whose surname was Dullard. You’d think they’d get it legally changed, wouldn’t you? But I suppose my name isn’t much better… 😉
MDN, your other face is showing. Where’s the SplodePod comment, or only now do we believe lithium batteries fail?
It is possible that this is a true AirPod battery failure. It is also possible that the AirPod was subjected to abusive treatment or an environment which led to the alleged battery meltdown. At this point, I don’t know.
I do know that I am unwilling to accept an anecdote as fact without evidence to back it up. So, I will do what I always do and let things work out over time before coming to a conclusion. More people should apply this strategy.