Welcome back guys, are you watching this on a phone?
If you are, that phone has gone through a lot of testing to make sure its safe and its
not gonna hurt you.
Sometimes though, mistakes happen - serious mistakes.
Lets take a look at some of those shall we, my name is Danny Burke and this is the top
10 phones that are seriously dangerous …
Were gonna start off at number 10 now with a phone Im sure youve all heard of - The Samsung
Galaxy Note 7.
Unfortunately, its probably because this phone released in 2016 kept catching fire.
A lot.
There were stories all over the news about it - at one point it got so bad that airlines
were banning people from taking the phone onto planes incase they caused a fire mid
flight.
Samsung had to do a mass recall of the phone and launched an investigation to determine
the cause.
Turns out it was the batteries - they were overheating and catching fire.
They released -safer battery- replacements but they caught fire too.
Oh dear Samsung, oh dear …
Next up at number 9 we have the Motorola Bravo.
The FCC in the US tracks radiation levels in phones to see how much of it is absorbed
by a person when they use it.
They set a limit at 1.6 watts per kilogram.
A phone is considered dangerous after that.
The Motorola Bravo sits at a 1.59 … thats right, if it was at just 0.01 more watts per
kilogram, it would be deemed dangerous to humans and start to pose a risk of causing
brain cancer.
I don't think being 0.01 under makes it any more comforting.
Ok at number 8 we have The Gun Phone.
This phone is more of a gun than a phone - but its too good to miss off the list, I have
to show it to you guys.
A minnesota company has invented a handgun that looks just like a smartphone.
Its called the Ideal Conceal - on the surface it looks just like any phone youre familiar
with - but unfold it and youll find a 380 caliber pistol.
One click and its ready to fire.
The creator, Kirk Kjellberg, said the idea came to him after he attracted attention for
carrying a concealed weapon in a restaurant - he wanted to make something that wouldnt
stand out.
The invention has drawn security concerns though and he was even contacted by the US
government so they could figure out how to spot it during airport screenings ...
Next up at number 7 we have the Nokia 3310.
Back in 2003, stories emerged of Nokia 3310s exploding.
Now before everyone jumps to this classic phones defence, it turns out it was due to
counterfit batteries.
Some of you may be too young to remember this but the Nokia 3310 had a replacable batteries.
Some customers got their hands on cheap, fake ones from unauthorized suppliers.
Nokia referred to these suppliers as -a very sophisticated enemy- … Id say thats a fair
statement if someone is responsible for making your phones blow up …
At the number 6 spot now were gonna take a quick look at iPhone cases.
The iPhone 6, 6s and 7 are by no means dangerous - Ive not heard any horror stories of them
- however, Im not sure I can say the same about some of their cases.
In August 2017, Apple issued a worldwide recall of their liquid glitter cases after reports
of the glitter liquid leaking out and causing skin irritations, blisters or even burns.
This news came after 19 cases on people getting chemical burns from the cases in the US alone.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3643259/iphone-glitter-gel-cases-recalled-due-to-reports-of-skin-burns-and-blisters/
Next up at number 5 we have the Motorola Droid 2.
In 2010, a story emerged of man from Texas whos Motorola Droid 2 phone blew up in his
ear.
David Cronen said that hed only had the phone for 2 days when it exploded as he got into
his car.
He said -I heard a pop.
I didnt feel any pain initially.
I pulled the phone down.
I felt something dripping.
I realized that it was probably blood.- … yeah, this story is intense.
David then went back to his house and in the bathroom bathroom mirror he saw the damage
the phone had caused his ear.
I couldnt find the exact reason this happened BUT - this phone only had a slightly lower
radioation level than the one we talked about earlier in the video - so maybe that had something
to do with it …
https://www.cnet.com/news/man-claims-motorola-droid-2-exploded-in-his-ear/ Coming in at number 4 now we have the iPhone
4.
Now I know a lot of you guys probably owned this phone and had no incidents with it but
Ive put it on the list because of one shocking incident.
In November 2011, a persons iPhone 4 detonated while on a plane.
The battery had overheated to the point where the phone was glowing and soon smoke started
pouring out of it, filling up the plane - much to the horror of the passengers on board.
The owner of the phone alerted one of the flight attendants who manage to put out the
phone before it set fire to anything else.
Apple launched an investigation into the matter - its not good PR if your phone catches fire
on a plane …
At number 3 now we have the Nokia 1209.
In 2010, a 23 year old Indian man by the name of Gopal Guijjar died after his phone exploded
in his hand.
There were no witnesses of the event and his body was found near his farm next to the pieces
of his exploded phone.
An autopsy found serious injuries to Gopals right ear, neck and shoulders.
It wasnt known if the blast killed him outright or if he succumbed to his injuries later on.
The Times of India said that this was probably the first incidident in the country where
a phone had exploded while not being charged - definitely a serious issue for Nokia to
adress.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2010/08/18/man-killed-exploding-nokia-mobile-phone.html
At number 2 now weve got Motorola.
Im not sure about the model of phone in this story but we know it was a Motorola phone.
On June 19th 2007, Chinese welder Xiao Jinpeng had his Motorola phone explode near his chest.
It smashed his ribcage, breaking multiple ribs - the bone fragments pierced his heart
and killed him on the spot.
Sorry for getting graphic there but wow, this is crazy.
His colleagues believed that it was the phones lithium ion battery that erupted due to the
hot factory conditions Xiao was working in.
Motorola claimed that it was nothing to do with their phone and that Xiao was probably
using a fake battery.
Maybe.
But this is also the second time the company has been on this list …
And finally at number 1 we have The Short Circuit.
On June 28th, 2008 - a young man from Ghana was charing his phone in bed and answered
a call while it was still plugged in.
That seems normal right?
Im pretty sure most of us do this.
Well for some reason, the phone short circuited electrocuted him to death.
All his parents heard in the next room was a loud thud.
When they rushed in, they found him unconscious on the ground with burnt fingers.
The EMTs rushed him to hospital but sadly he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Very sad stuff.
I tried by best to find the model of this phone because but I really couldnt.
I guess the main thing to take away from this is to not overcharge your phones as your using
them - especially if theyre a little bit older.
Well, hopefully with every one of these stories, phone companies are improving their safety.
Except for that gun one.
Don't really thing theres a way to make it much safer.
Anyway, you know I gotta say thank you as always for watching, my name is Danny Burke
and Ill see you all in the next video … hey if you liked this video then youll probably
love our Top 10 Scary Phone Numbers You Should Never Call.
Youll find a lot of people in the comments talking about calling them - but I still don't
recommend you do …