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10-Year-Old Boy Burned After Cell Phone Explodes

A 10-year-old boy in Sherman Oaks, Calif., suffered first-degree burns on his leg and groin area when a cell phone exploded in his pocket, according to a Local 6 News report.
A 10-year-old boy suffers first-degree burns on his leg and groin area when a cell phone explodes in his pocket, according to a Local 6 News report.

Leobarda Villalobos recently purchased a Motorola phone for her son, Yovani. At some point, the phone exploded in Yovani's pants.

He was treated at the Grossman Burn Center.

The family is trying to determine what could have gone wrong since the cell phone has not been recalled, according to the report.

Motorola officials are not commenting.

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Now that's gotta hurt. :eek:

I guess that's his last cell phone...

Now THAT'S going to leave a mark!!!

Motorola's new slogan: "Lose Your Mojo, with Motorola!"

Ouch............:eek:

Burns on his groin area, are you sure he is still a boy?

why does a 10 year old have a cell phone?

Oh my, how...painful.
And to think, I was considering getting a Motorola.

why does a 10 year old have a cell phone?


I can see him having a cell phone. When I was a kid, my mom always made sure I left home with at least a dime to phone if I had to. With a cell phone, he's got it with him - plus, his parents can reach him if necessary. If I had kids, they'd have a cell phone - nothing fancy, but in case of emergencies.

...how can a cell phone explode?

Burns on his groin area, are you sure he is still a boy?

It was only first degree burns. A sunburn for all intensive purposes. No biggie if that's all it was.

D

ouch.

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"

That's gotta suck.

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"
:rotflmao:

...how can a cell phone explode?


I was thinking the same thing. I've never heard anyone say their phone exploded.

I was thinking the same thing. I've never heard anyone say their phone exploded.
These days, I almost wonder if it's a hoax, but this one can't be. Nobody would burn themselves like that, and a mother wouldn't....wait, who knows.

Really, I can't imagine what would make a phone explode like that. Suppose that happened to someone while driving. It could have had fatal consequences.

I'd say that Motorola has some explaining to do.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that a cell phone just sitting in your pocket cannot explode.

Someone is lying.

Or I'm just plain wrong.



One of those two.

:)

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that a cell phone just sitting in your pocket cannot explode.
Unless there was vigorous fricti....

*Never mind*
:seeya:

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"
LOL

Now I'm gonna be paranoid to put my cellphone in my pocket...From now on that's going in my COAT pocket.

Poor kid; hope he will be ok :eek:

Unless there was vigorous fricti....

*Never mind*
:seeya:


:lol: You know, I asked my husband and that's all he could think of (well - the phone being unusually heated up)! Sounds like somebody might have been playing pocket pool with his Fido!!! :lol:

Actually he thinks it might be a scam. Also, I noticed that the worst of the burns seem to be on the inside of the thigh. What pants have pockets there??

Liar Liar

Pants on Fire.. oh yeah, pants on fire.

:lol: You know, I asked my husband and that's all he could think of (well - the phone being unusually heated up)! Sounds like somebody might have been playing pocket pool with his Fido!!! :lol:

Actually he thinks it might be a scam. Also, I noticed that the worst of the burns seem to be on the inside of the thigh. What pants have pockets there??

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Unless there was vigorous fricti....

*Never mind*
:seeya:

Ahaha! :lol:

Motorola should consider using a song for their commercials. Off the top of my head:

Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis

The Fire Down Below by Bob Seger

its like spontanious combustion of a cell phone....which is like impossible.

Motorola should consider using a song for their commercials. Off the top of my head:

Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis



:rofl:

I bet the kid won't get any credit for his unused minutes either...

How...does a cell phone explode?

I bet the kid won't get any credit for his unused minutes either...


You're right - cuz if he had a rollover plan, his ass would have been scorched too.

How...does a cell phone explode?

I'm thinking the battery might have overheated.

I'm thinking the battery might have overheated.


More like his parents checkbook overheated.

I'm thinking the battery might have overheated.


I thought of that, but they have very small batteries in them. How could it burn a leg THAT badly? Makes me think more and more that it could be a scam. After hearing that mother in the Michael Jackson case, I'm beginning to think there are more than her that use their kids for monetary gain. :rolleyes:

There was a warning about another brand of sell phone battery overheating and exploding. so I don't think it's fair to accuse these people of lying just to get money. I believe the phone exploded.

There was a warning about another brand of sell phone battery overheating and exploding. so I don't think it's fair to accuse these people of lying just to get money. I believe the phone exploded.


oh o.k. - whatever - I just hadn't heard of it before and the burns look pretty extensive for damage from a very small battery (forensically speaking).

What other brand was it?

oh o.k. - whatever - I just hadn't heard of it before and the burns look pretty extensive for damage from a very small battery (forensically speaking).

What other brand was it?Kyocera

Kyocera

Geez - never heard of that one - must be a real piece of sh$t!!! :lol:

oh o.k. - whatever - I just hadn't heard of it before and the burns look pretty extensive for damage from a very small battery (forensically speaking).

What other brand was it?

ANY battery will explode if it gets hot enough - that's why they say "do not dispose of in fire" right on the side

if the battery was still hot from overcharging it and the kid did something to heat it up even more (take that anyway you want to, it aint my kid) it is reasonable to assume that it would explode.

oh o.k. - whatever - I just hadn't heard of it before and the burns look pretty extensive for damage from a very small battery (forensically speaking).

What other brand was it?

ANY battery will explode if it gets hot enough - that's why they say "do not dispose of in fire" right on the side

if the battery was still hot from overcharging it and the kid did something to heat it up even more (take that anyway you want to, it aint my kid) it is reasonable to assume that it would explode.


If that's the case, then it would be the kid's fault and not Motorola's right? The article is slanting making it look like a defective phone. Obviously we need more info on what the kid was doing with the phone before he had it in his pocket. Hopefully they'll followup with another article once they've had a chance to look at the phone and investigate what actually happened.

Hey - I know mine warns you about bringing it into the bathroom or humid areas. Would that mean they're warning you that it will make your pants soggy after having it in an environment like that??!! ;) :lol:

How...does a cell phone explode?

Kaboom!!!

Like that. :wave:

Kaboom!!!

Like that. :wave:

:rofl:

siss boom bah.......


The sound a sheep makes when it explodes.

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"
:rotflmao:

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"

HAHA!

Motorola should consider using a song for their commercials. Off the top of my head:

Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis

The Fire Down Below by Bob Seger
Great Balls Of Fire LOL

You guys are effing killing me....:rofl:

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"

:brent

Motorola should consider using a song for their commercials. Off the top of my head:

Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis

The Fire Down Below by Bob Seger

Oh Dear God... :rotflmao:

Great Balls Of Fire LOL
First degree or not I dont think I would want that to get burned at all. :o

chesNUTS roasting by an open fire.........

chesNUTS roasting by an open fire.........


:eek3: I thought my brother was the only one who was capable of sending me to a scary mental place like that!

Now I feel uncomfortable!

:eek3: I thought my brother was the only one who was capable of sending me to a scary mental place like that!

Now I feel uncomfortable!


:lol:

Hey! Just be glad they don't have the same machine they use for mammograms for prostate checkups!!! Now THAT'S a visual and tight spot you don't want to be in!!! :faint:

"Is that a cell phone exploding in your pants or are you just happy to see me"

:rofl: