Is having all of the world's information accessible in your pocket worth the tiny chance that your smartphone might explode and burn the hell out of you?
Yes, yes it is, but it was still a very bad Valentine's Day for Erick Johnson, of Lindenhurst, N.Y., whose iPhone 5c blew up in his pocket sending him to the hospital for 10 days with third-degree burns on his leg the size of a football, the New York Daily News reports.
Johnson was reportedly bending over to pick up his keys when he heard a pop in his pocket. Moments later, he was panicking, ripping off his smoking pants because the burning was so bad. Johnson's brother told a lawyer he could smell his brother's flesh burning.
Apple is reportedly investigating what happened, but these things do happen from time to time, whether its an iPhone or some other type of smartphone. Sleep tight (but maybe not with your phone in your pocket).
