Fire

Johns Hopkins invents a simple sensor to keep your iPhone from exploding

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Lithium ion battery failure

Most of your gadgets are powered by lithium ion batteries. There’s a good reason for that: lithium ion batteries pack a lot of power into a very, very small space. The downside is sometimes that power decides to take the form of catching fire. Read more

Man uses a blowtorch to kill spider, burns down house

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I don’t know much about pest control, but perhaps we can all learn from one Fresno man who attempted to use a blowtorch to deal with his spider problem, with predictable results. Read more

The California wildfires have unexpected results

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I’d like to take a moment to salute the courage of firefighters everywhere. Without them, the Fiery Menace would engulf us all, barbecuing us to the point of complete deliciousness (presuming everyone takes a nightly bath in marinade as I do). But not only do these firefighters deal with dangerous fire, they have other unexpected ... Read more

Happy birthday, you're on fire

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As I’ve gotten older, I feel like my birthdays have gotten less and less special to me. Then again, I don’t have people lighting me on fire in this (probably fake) celebration of a dad’s birthday. Read more

Michael Jackson's burning skull has a video

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It’s been said that Michael Jackson became addicted to painkillers due to the horrible accident during the filming of a 1984 Pepsi commercial in which his head caught on fire. And US Weekly got the video for the first time, I think. It seems pretty suspicious that this is what led him to a life ... Read more

Now this is an April Fool's prank

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I tend to think April Fool’s Day is the biggest crock of crap ever. But this guy, attempting to pull a prank involving lighting a match by a gas station, probably learned that April Fool’s Day isn’t quite all it’s cracked up to be. Or MAYBE this is the first actually good April Fool’s Day ... Read more

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Car bonfires are perfect for a Jets tailgate

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What better way to get ready for the big Jets game than cooking some brats and burgers over a warm car fire? Wait, what? H/T: Busted Coverage Read more