mjradik Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 This was on my local news a few days ago.. not sure if its posted anywhere else.. Woooow, this has got to suck... Most likely a faulty mod with an unprotected battery... http://www.wbaltv.com/news/30473192/detail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjradik Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 all of us should already know the dangers of batteries in general. Wether it be laptop or cell phone. Now granted, this has happened many times before with call phones and laptops and got alot of publicity, but something like this and gets alot of publicity just makes ecigs look bad... not good for us... remember you have a better chance of dying from lung cancer smoking analogs than a battery exploding in your face.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjradik Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 wow.. in doing more research, this is plasted all over the internet, everywhere... suprised it hasn't been posted about here... unless it has, and I missed it.... If it has you can merege this thread with it or delete it. Here is yahoo's story..http://news.yahoo.com/electric-cigarette-explodes-fla-mans-mouth-181659963.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjradik Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 oh nevermind.. just found it in the 'news section;.. lol.. I'm a little late to the party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus14 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 thanks for the info bro..... i got it and i already read it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas924 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 He lost part of his tongue! I saw this on the news a couple nights ago, and at the time I was vaping my lavatube and had to put it down thinking it was going to explode.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragaa Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 any word on what kind of cig it was? i assumed a. it was a cheap gas station one or b. it was a bad mod. cant see my ego exploding on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas924 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 The report as far as I know didnt say what kind it was specifically, but just showed a bunch of pics of ecigs in general. I'd bet it was from misuse or just a freak accident. Batteries have been known to explode like that even though it is rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 The type of mod hasn't been released yet. The FD did find cr123's ( unprotected) in the room, which leads me to believe he was using unprotected stacked batts in a mod that doesn't have a protection circuit built in. Mods like Notcigs mods ( Buzz, IPro), the Provai and the Lavatube have protection circuits built into the circuitry of the mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 This whole thing is going to give ecigs in the short term a very bad name. Most electronic cigarettes (all of Joye Techs) have built in protection to prevent something like this from happening. I'm guessing he was probably using some type of a mod, that didn't have protection built in and he used either incorrect batteries or allowed them to discharge to low. My sympathies no doubt goes out to the gentlemen however, good battery safety probably could have prevented this. The media I'm sure is happy to place all e cigarettes in the dangerous category making the entire industry look bad. But hey, at least cigarettes don't kill. Also to the user using a Lava Tube, I believe, that also has built in protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas924 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thankfully I have a provari and lavatube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijmin Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 This same kind of thing can be said about ANY other product in the world. You can't fix stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas924 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 This same kind of thing can be said about ANY other product in the world. You can't fix stupid. very true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool809 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I have to say, it is absolutely outrageous that we don't know what he was using yet. It is irresponsible for the media not to found out, and absolutely incompetent of the fire department who not only HAD the device, but has been in contact with Holloway. And while I definitely feel bad for the victim - he has a responsibility here. I get that he is probably embarrassed, but he is internet savvy (he has a Facebook page). He hasn't thought that it would be a good idea to let people know what he was using and maybe what he did wrong, so that other vapers don't share the same fate he does? If you are hiking in the woods and you fall in a pit, you shout to warn others not to fall behind you. It is quickly getting to the point where we have to ask what the hell is wrong with him that he hasn't put that information out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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