E-cigarette explodes inside Iowa man's mouth

[WhiteTara]

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/18/e-cigarette-explodes-inside-iowa-mans-mouth.html

An Idaho man was seriously injured when an e-cigarette exploded in his mouth — scorching his skin and knocking out seven of his teeth.

Andrew Hall, of Pocatello, said he was vaping before going to work this week when the device suddenly blew up.

The father of three was rushed to intensive care at his local hospital, where doctors had to remove chunks of plastic from his throat and lips, according to Yahoo.

Hall — who was nursing second degree burns on his cheek — posted gruesome photos of his injuries to his Facebook page along with a warning.

“I Vape (I know, terrible and uncool) but I no longer do and I hope to possible sway those that do to maybe reevaluate or find other methods of smoking,” the 30-year-old car salesman wrote.

[dembotoz]

1. maybe now he will switch to sucking on samsung note phones

[WhiteTara]

2. lol

Florida man is getting competition too!

[Wounded Bear]

3. Headline doesn't match text "Iowa/Idaho" location...

typical Faux news, I guess.

[WhiteTara]

4. Good catch.

I'll find another source to find the real location...maybe even more about the explosion.

So in checking this out...it seems that this is not an uncommon occurrence. There is a whole page of these serious "mishaps."

[ret5hd]

5. Home-made mod...

with no vent holes, pulling 30+ amps from a 20 amp rated battery.

Self-inflicted case of dumb-ass.

[WhiteTara]

6. I didn't see that

in the article. But that does sound dumb...wanted more nicotine? Although there are many pages on google that show the same problem of exploding in mouths and pants pockets.

[hunter]

7. Lithium batteries can be dangerous. They've brought down airliners.

These batteries become dangerous if they are overcharged, or when they are repeatedly discharged past a certain level.

Properly manufactured electronic devices shut down and refuse to be recharged if they sense anything the least bit wrong with the batteries, and they won't turn on if the batteries get too low.

Some of the e-cigs have no protective circuitry. They are no more complex electrically than an old fashioned incandescent flashlight.

This can turn the lithium batteries into little bombs. It doesn't help that some of these batteries are black market factory rejects that were meant to be destroyed, or recycled batteries sold as new.

Certain lithium battery chemistries are less dangerous, but are heavier and bulkier than those typically used in cell phones and e-cigs.

There was a hopeful post about lithium batteries with "built in fire extinguishers" posted by nitpicker in DU's Environment and Energy forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1127107633

[WhiteTara]

8. Yet another reason not to vape

not that I smoke cigarettes.

[meow2u3]

9. I quit using mech mods

I only use regulated mods which quit operating when the battery's put in backwards or the tank is shorted. I know better than to risk injury with lithium batteries.

How much do you want to bet that this guy didn't follow safety precautions? such as putting batteries and devices inside carriers instead of his pocket? or leaving his device so it accidentally fires?

[Aristus]

10. "Or find NO methods of smoking."

He should have said...