Great... this just made the front page of Drudge...

[classwife]

80,000 people each year get hurt by lawn mowers... but do we see anything on the news stating how awful lawn mowers are?
its way too biased...

True...and the bias gets really old and irksome indeed.
Still, this young man is hurt.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

In the full size pic you can see a chunk of the tube missing and it appears bulged.
The orangeish area is the missing piece(s).

Yes it is real.
Very common that folks that don't vape have no clue how to describe the parts & pieces.

Was a rig v2,,, was. Another pseudo hybrid " competition mod "

http://www.wsvn.com/story/30363771/e-cigarette-explodes-in-naples-mans-face
http://www.local10.com/news/naples-man-burned-after-ecigarette-explodes-in-face/36079814
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/loca...-explosion-hospitalizes-collier-man/74666086/
http://www.winknews.com/2015/10/27/experts-provide-safety-tips-following-e-cigarette-explosion/

 

[Bunnykiller]

if the mod is a Rig V2 ( hybrid)and the topper is a Velocity, then we have a mismatch of proper equipment....

 

[Bad Ninja]

Regardless of who, what, where and why...let's try to remember that a PERSON was injured.

Are you sure?
The description of the injuries do not match the picture.
Someone has some 'splainin to do.
I'm a big fan of honesty. This story isn't honest.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Must be an ANTS plant. Hybrid mechs don't violently explode...

That's not a hybrid.
The rig v2 mod has a "hybrid look", but isn't a hybrid.

 

[MattyTny]

Hmm. "It exploded, then went down his throat and exploded again" huh.

...sounds legit


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That's what I'm hung up on. How does someone just get a device down their throat . If it "exploded", multiple times, how is there pictures of an intact piece. What Does that even mean that it exploded and exploded again once he managed to get it down his throat. Last time I checked, if something explodes in the throat that the person isn't going to be doing so well, probably dead. Did you see all the "soot" on the floor too?

What the hell is this? I might be going on the border here saying some of the news we see in general is possibly fabricated, that's my personal belief, but the whole thing just sounds a bit ridiculous. Quick camera cuts, short descriptions, a bunch of pictures of some guy smiling, and a "exploded ecig". Excuse me, but sometimes we have to question if it's fabricated or not.

I also want to point out they said he is in a coma, but also had the ability to say he wasn't going to vape anymore. Really?

 

[TheRac25]

definately the wrong topper.... Velocity ... I have one and the +pin is only 6 thou of an inch extended beyond the 510 threads... wayyy too short for hybrid use

they arent really safe at all, it just takes one drop to cave in the top of the battery

 

[Bad Ninja]

they arent really safe at all, it just takes one drop to cave in the top of the battery

They are safe if you understand what you are doing.

Putting gas in your car is much more dangerous.

 

[crxess]

Rig V2, original - Faux Hybrid
Not for the unskilled Vapor

Possible he launched the RDA/threadcap and they stuck it back together
Gasping may have been from attempting/Expelling the RTA after being lodged in the Throat.
If he had hit it repeatedly it may have been extremely hot.

Seems a likely disregard for Vaping Safety.

I see no worthwhile venting relief on this design.

What is it they say in 90% of Plane crashes.............Pilot error.

1) Hate that the young man is Hospitalized
2) Hate that he likely had no Idea what Could happen
3) Hate that no one took time to Explain the Dangers

4) Hate that he, like so many others, may not have listened

.............Oh, Shiney!!!!

 

[WharfRat1976]

Looks like it shorted. 510 pin on atty shorted to the wall of the threads. Not cool. That mod had to be so warm then burning hot before it erupted. Hope the person is okay. CAVEAT EMPTOR!

 

[QU1T]

Bad day for vaping, FDA bs for the US and now this poor guy... ouch

 

[Eric Auer]

Dont vape drunk.

Same as dont smoke a cigarette drunk.

Chances are it will kill you.

As in burning down your house. Or trailer. Most likely trailer.

Eric

 

[Spencer87]

Moved to Media and General.

 

[MissGem]

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/27/man-in-coma-after-e-cig-blows-up-in-his-face/

Yes, everyone I know that knows I just started vaping to stop smoking cigarettes is bugging out and finding a need to let me know about it...

 

[TheRac25]

They are safe if you understand what you are doing.

Putting gas in your car is much more dangerous.

yeah and 99% don't have any clue and are just trying to get through the next 30 seconds of their miserable existance

 

[classwife]

Yes, everyone I know that knows I just started vaping to stop smoking cigarettes is bugging out and finding a need to let me know about it...

There is no way to REALLY know exactly what happened until this young man is able to tell the story on his own.

Without that, all is speculation ( tho some educated speculation )

 

[puffon]

There is no way to REALLY know exactly what happened until this young man is able to tell the story on his own.

Without that, all is speculation ( tho some educated speculation )

That's true, however will the media follow up the story, telling everyone what the cause was, if user error, how it can be prevented.
Instead they just create a story that all vaping is the same, and portray it in a negative light.

 

[classwife]

That should also be reported.
Instead they create a fear that all e-cigs are dan

That's true, however will the media follow up the story, telling everyone what the cause was, if user error, how it can be prevented.
Instead they just create a story that all vaping is the same, and portray it in a negative light.

Disgusting isn't it

 

[bobwho77]

Hmm. "It exploded, then went down his throat and exploded again" huh.

...sounds legit


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While I don't doubt that he was the victim of a catastrophic battery failure, the drip-tip is a solid piece of metal, or plastic. It is literally IMPOSSIBLE for it to have "exploded again"

 

[sofarsogood]

If I ran a vape shop I wouldn't carry much mods with tube enclosures. Venting is not reliable.