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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

…and will probably explode.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are solid state batteries having issues with catching fire? I thought that was liquid batteries? Or is this just like saying everything bad that ever happened with lithium ion batteries will happen with everything else?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It was just a joke, ffs.

Samsung devices & appliances are notoriously prone to catastrophic failure - as a matter of fact, I actually had a Samsung TV melt itself - which turns out is a common issue (Google “Samsung tv melting corner”).

Then there’s the Samsung battery fire issues, Samsung refrigerator safety lawsuits, etc.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And the washing machines that keep grenading and killing people.

[–] dual_sport_dork 5 points 5 months ago

To be fair, they don't actually grenade.

...They turn into life sized, several-hundred-pound Beyblades ricocheting around your house. Which isn't actually any better.

[–] werefreeatlast 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have an 12? year old Samsung LED TV. It's good. Getting rid of it while it's still working is such a waste.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 2 points 5 months ago

Keep a fire extinguisher nearby! ;-)