E-cigarette violently explodes in pocket of Queens woman (yet another battery problem)

[BillW50]

"There was nothing in her pocket. The battery wasn't attached to anything."

Why did that line just made me think of a dirty joke line?

 

[zoiDman]

"There was nothing in her pocket. The battery wasn't attached to anything."

I think the Explanation is Simple.

There was something Metal in Her pocket. But saying so would Greatly Diminish Her (and Her Lawyer's) Payout. So this Small Fact was Omitted.

 

[Mazinny]

I smell a rat. This incident happened on the 7th of April. This is the date I believe
the young man suffered his accident. Both stories have been significantly delayed
being reported by the press. In the first story the details were very vague. In this
story there are pertinent details. In both stories the victims are already layered up.
There is no additional news releases on the first story. This new story seems to
have followed the responses to the first story and fined tuned the reporting to account
for the lack of detail of the first. Lastly (because I am wearing my tinfoil hat) one
story is out of Brooklyn NY and,the other from Queens NY. Coincidence? Mmmm...,
maybe.

Returning to Earth regards,
Mike

The first incident happened on April 5, two days earlier than this incident. Neither incident was reported on until a certain Marc Freund esq. got involved in the case. Perhaps she retained him after reading/watching the news reports on the first incident. Seems Mr. Freund has found a niche area of law to specialize in. This is the firm he works for :

Personal Injury Lawyers In New York, NY | Lipsig Law Firm

Construction Accident Lawyer NYC | Marc Eli Freund, Esq.

 

[skoony]

@Mazziny Thanks.I knew they The incidents were close together. I was just going on recall.
The same lawyer involved leads to some interesting speculation. How was he able to keep
it out of the news until he had the cases locked in? How does a boy blinded by an e-cig that
is considered one of the most insidious contraptions invented to lure children into a life
long addiction to nicotine and more get passed up by the media? Hillary should have
such luck.
Regards
Mike

 

[nicnik]

My response to him..

So glad you found vaping! Health and happiness to you!

 

[nicnik]

I think the Explanation is Simple.

There was something Metal in Her pocket. But saying so would Greatly Diminish Her (and Her Lawyer's) Payout. So this Small Fact was Omitted.

Pants pockets are usually very thin material, thinner than the rest of the pants. Maybe too thin to protect from being shorted from a very small amount of moisture, i.e. sweat.

 

[sonicbomb]

Newsflash!
Alabama man puts cocked and loaded pistol in his waistband before competing in sack race, shoots off foot.

 

[BillW50]

Pants pockets are usually very thin material, thinner than the rest of the pants. Maybe too thin to protect from being shorted from a very small amount of moisture, i.e. sweat.

Yeah well I am not buying that theory. I checked my resistance and I never got anything less than 600 ohms on any day.

 

[BillW50]

I just checked now and I am way over 20 meg ohms. I licked my thumbs and I got 6 meg ohms.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

18650 loose in the pocket, she could have bought a 99 cent plastic case...

When I buy batteries from a vendor, Authentic AW Batteries - RTD Vapor, a battery case is thrown in the package for a freebie!

I hope they find a Tiny Fragment of her House Key or a piece of a Coin imbedded in the Remains of the Battery.

Oh that would make it into the story real quick, as important as information like that is..

It's kinda a Shame.

But the Shame is that the Author did not see the worth to Understand Batteries and how Dangerous it is to Carry a Bare Battery (any Battery) in a Pocket or Purse or Bag.

What a Missed Opportunity to Inform Readers and to possibly prevent something like this from happing in the Future.

Some might even say that the author Could/Would/Should have a Moral Responsibility to include another Inch of Print explaining how a Battery can Short. And how Carrying a Battery in a Case prevents this. Taking this Article beyond Splash Reporting and into the Realm of Informative Journalism.

If I was a journalist, I would jump on an opportunity like this to start an educational blog or something, get thousands and thousands of 'followers', and live a life of luxury from the ads shown.. and sleep well at night too.

 

[nicnik]

I just checked now and I am way over 20 meg ohms. I licked my thumbs and I got 6 meg ohms.

Are saliva and sweat a lot less conductive than water? I know very little on this subject, so my speculating doesn't have a lot to back it up.

 

[guambred]

The first incident happened on April 5, two days earlier than this incident. Neither incident was reported on until a certain Marc Freund esq. got involved in the case. Perhaps she retained him after reading/watching the news reports on the first incident. Seems Mr. Freund has found a niche area of law to specialize in. This is the firm he works for :

Personal Injury Lawyers In New York, NY | Lipsig Law Firm

Construction Accident Lawyer NYC | Marc Eli Freund, Esq.

Probably, an ambulance chaser. The type that adverts late at night stating..... "have you or someone you know been injured by e-cigs? Call 1800------ we will fight for you!"....

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

Are saliva and sweat a lot less conductive than water? I know very little on this subject, so my speculating doesn't have a lot to back it up.

Sweat is more conductive than water I think because of salt.

 

[BillW50]

Sweat is more conductive than water I think because of salt.

That is when I measured 600 ohms, dripping wet from sweat. That still isn't enough for a battery to heat up at all. Worried about your battery overheating vaping on a 600 ohm coil? It ain't happening.

 

[Jim_ MDP]

That is when I measured 600 ohms, dripping wet from sweat. That still isn't enough for a battery to heat up at all. Worried about your battery overheating vaping on a 600 ohm coil? It ain't happening.

The speculation was regarding the conductivity of sweat, not flesh.

 

[BillW50]

The speculation was regarding the conductivity of sweat, not flesh.

It was sweating flesh. Back in the day they sold those hot dog cookers, I had taken one apart and all they did was to put 120VAC across the dog. So I ohmed a dog and that was 600 ohms too. Funny, I haven't seen those dog cookers in decades. Maybe they figured out that a metal tasting hot dog was bad for you or something.

 

[zoiDman]

Pants pockets are usually very thin material, thinner than the rest of the pants. Maybe too thin to protect from being shorted from a very small amount of moisture, i.e. sweat.

I'm gonna go with an Occam's Razor on this one.

Which simply states that... "Among competing hypotheses, the one with the Fewest assumptions should be selected."

There is also a Corollary to this which is...

"If there is a going to be a Lawsuit involved, the Amount of Facts Omitted/Distorted by the Suit Bringers is Directly Proportional to the Amount of Monetary Damages being Sought.

I would be willing to Bet skoony's next paycheck that there was a Metal Object in this Lady's Pocket. And due to the Traumatic Nature of the Accident (and on the advise of Her attorney) this Small Fact has Completely Slip her mind.

 

[sawlight]

What about the rivet used to hold some pocket on jeans? Where the jeans "bedazzled" or "arted up" in some way? Where they button or zipper fly? Step back and think about it, there's lots of metal on the average pair of jeans, lots of things could have caused this.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

What about the rivet used to hold some pocket on jeans?

I was thinking of that as well, most of my pants/shorts have em..

 

[nicnik]

'm gonna go with an Occam's Razor on this one.

Which simply states that... "Among competing hypotheses, the one with the Fewest assumptions should be selected."

Seems about equal amount of assuming for either one.