By Anonymous CowardPosted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:13 GMT
Do we happen to know if the kid happened to try out the hardware pandora hack which involves taking a stanley knife to the battery? Same thing happened to me when i tried that...
By DavePosted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:38 GMT
I wonder if the battery was an official Sony battery or some chinese knock-off, as is usually the case in instances such as this. If it is some cheap battery, the family will likely have no luck with Sony, whom the article reports they will be contacting, because it's not up to them what other brands do.
By Anonymous CowardPosted Thursday 7th February 2008 17:20 GMT
It's obvious (to me at least, the Anonymous Coward that I am) ... Sweat is salty, highly conductive water.... the kid was hiding the PSP in his pocket ... sweat got into the battery contacts (yes, 12-yr-olds do start to sweat like an adult, it's all part of the puberty thing), short circuit in the shorts, and that's all she wrote!
By kain preacherPosted Thursday 7th February 2008 21:27 GMT
It's how AL queda plans to get the kids
So that's who Dell sold all of those returned batteries to #
By Anonymous CowardPosted Thursday 7th February 2008 22:01 GMT
Now we will not be able to take PSP's on airplanes either. Good thing the kid was playing games at school, it might have burnt his house down if it were left at home.
By Jean StonePosted Friday 8th February 2008 00:24 GMT
If he was using a cheap battery his penny-pinching has come back to haunt him. If he was trying to use a Pandora battery for normal use purposes he was being stupid. If he was just unlucky Murphy's Law has that much more proof. If his mum starts a campaign to ban PSPs or the FAA decides they're now too dangerous to take on planes, I think I'm going to weep for humanity (again).
By Tris OrendorffPosted Friday 8th February 2008 00:51 GMT
How can you people be so insensitive? The boy, Harold Clay, was burned rather badly. In fact, it will be cheaper for lawyers to change his name to Carol Clay than it will for doctors to repair his burned bits.
Comments on: Boy burned in PSP trouser blaze
Why does the song... #
By GrahamT Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 14:59 GMT
Hardware pandora? #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:13 GMT
We've been here before #
By Ben Schofield Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:24 GMT
Dare we say... #
By Highlander Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:25 GMT
gosh #
By tranquil Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:25 GMT
Yep #
By George Johnson Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:31 GMT
A Market Opportunity #
By Fogcat Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:35 GMT
Knock off battery? #
By Dave Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:38 GMT
He went back to school? #
By Fiona Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:47 GMT
Type #
By Guy Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 15:58 GMT
Boy heard to say #
By Mark Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 16:29 GMT
PSP at School #
By Philip Bune Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 16:32 GMT
Re: Type #
By matt Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 16:32 GMT
Fat and Heavy #
By Murray-Mint Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 16:40 GMT
Sweat = SHORT(s) CIRCUIT #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 17:20 GMT
The lizard alliance strikes again! #
By ratfox Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 17:35 GMT
Liar Liar #
By Tim Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 17:37 GMT
Is that a PSP in your pocket, ... #
By JeffyPooh Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 17:51 GMT
Liar Liar #
By Ryan Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 18:04 GMT
@Murray Mint #
By Red Bren Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 18:11 GMT
A schoolboys Trouser Pockets #
By Jove Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 20:09 GMT
terrorist plot #
By kain preacher Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 21:27 GMT
So that's who Dell sold all of those returned batteries to #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 7th February 2008 22:01 GMT
Just great #
By Jean Stone Posted Friday 8th February 2008 00:24 GMT
Serious Burns. #
By Tris Orendorff Posted Friday 8th February 2008 00:51 GMT
It was a real Sony Battery...Not a 3rd party #
By Sam Posted Friday 8th February 2008 07:11 GMT
Pandora #
By Stuart Posted Friday 8th February 2008 09:05 GMT
Hindenburg #
By lardheppus Posted Saturday 9th February 2008 00:18 GMT
The boy stood on the burning deck... #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Monday 11th February 2008 00:46 GMT