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>That's an overstatement. Calling things that spontaneously catch on fire while being worn on one's head a lethal danger is not an overstatement. For the same
by romwell 5y ago
>That's an overstatement.
Calling things that spontaneously catch on fire while being worn on one's head a lethal danger is not an overstatement.
For the same reason that smoking in bed is not something you should do: and that's because having something burning in places where fire isn't expected leads to people dying in fires.
>This was clearly referring to the "toxic fumes" bit. And it is a fair thing to say, in my humble opinion.
There is nothing humble about confidently calling the OP's concerns "unhelpful paranoia", and discounting what his doctor said were chemical burns as "psychosomatic effects" based on an armchair analysis of the spray pattern which you haven't even seen.
>Regardless, nobody should expect these things to blow up, and it's fair to complain when they do
Thank you. I don't understand why half the comments here are arguing the opposite.
>If it was a singular/very rare incident, fine, really bad luck. If there are a number of reports like this, this could indicate a systemic engineering or manufacturing problem.
Which is exactly why I urged the OP to immediately report it to CPSC (as Bose is also obligated to do, by law, regardless of whether they can establish the veracity of the claim).
And since CPSC is not very reliable, only legal action might uncover such systemic engineering/manufacturing problem and force Bose to do something about it.
- mrgreenfur 5y agoOff topic, but is there a name for peoples behavior where they barge into a topic and bring 90% of what they want to see, loudly? This poster just wished away facts and truths for his own perception (wishes?). I see this all the time in forum discussions and its exhausting. People are so fast to either blame big corp (cancel!) or totally blame the user (idiot!). Its so hard to get any nuanced thoughts going when so many voices immediately loudly pick sides.
- romwell 5y ago>Off topic, but is there a name for peoples behavior where they barge into a topic I believe the proper name is "having one's bullshit called". And yes, when a pair of headphones self-ignites and causes bodily harm, we better immediately and loudly take the side of the person that suffered injuries, and demand the manufacturer to be held accountable. I have provided plenty of nuance elsewhere in the thread as to why we should do that; you're welcome to look there.
- mrgreenfur 5y agoYeah; I agree with you and am responding to the other poster who was ignoring the reality of OP to blame the victim.
- romwell 5y agoMy apologies, and thank you!
- rndgermandude 5y agoI am not going to argue everything you wrote here, but... >There is nothing humble about confidently calling the OP's concerns "unhelpful paranoia" Not even close to what I wrote.