HTC Touch Pro battery goes rogue, lights up an otherwise fine pair of pants

Just a note to everyone who carries around a spare smartphone Li-ion in their rear pocket: buy thicker underwear. The scene you see above was all caused by an obviously volatile HTC Touch Pro battery, one that the pants-wearer claims is an authentic HTC cell and not a cheap-o alternative from eBay. As the story goes, a foul odor led him to a laundry pile, where he uncovered eight moist socks, a torched battery and a ruined pair of pants. Look, we're glad this guy's okay and all, but seriously, can you imagine what this testy little thing would've done when tossed into the dryer? It's a blessing in disguise, kiddo.

[Via phoneArena]

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 1:57PM]

The Touch Pros do get pretty hot.

[Brad Hubbard Posted May 21st 2009 2:35PM]

Why was his phone discarded in the laundry pile? And more importantly...."eight moist socks" - sounds to me like this might have been caused by some mitigating circumstances and an aquatic event.

[PeterFnet Posted May 21st 2009 4:05PM]

Obviously a product of flatulence. You can fool anyone by throwing it in the laundry pile.

[keithwwalker Posted May 22nd 2009 12:03AM]

That's one hot ass!