Batteries contain highly flammable chemicals, and we all know better than to mess around with them overmuch. Needless to say, one cannot be too careful about batteries -- just ask Samsung.
But this Chinese guy didn't seem to get the memo. He tried biting into a smartphone battery to check if it was real -- who even does that? Of course, the battery blew up in his face. What else did you think would happen?
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The whole incident was captured?in a China-based electronic store's CCTV camera, where our maverick tried to pull off the crazy stunt. According to Taiwan News, the incident occurred when the Chinese man entered the electronics store to replace his iPhone battery on January 19.
Apparently, he was examining a smartphone's battery inside the store, and for no reason decided to bite down it. The battery ruptured, exploded inches from his face, causing a fireball which endangered one other person within range of the battery explosion.
Unbranded or counterfeit lithium-ion batteries are prone to leak, overhead or explode, we still don't know why this man tried to bite into the smartphone battery to see if it was real. Of course, the whole think could be a stunt, too, as the video has gone viral on Chinese social media platform Miaopai, where the video has received close to 5 million views in less than a week.
Let this be a lesson for all of you: You can't mess around with batteries without consequences.