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09/17/2006

IBM ThinkPad Explodes at LAX

That's right, it wasn't a Dell, but rather an IBM ThinkPad battery that exploded at LAX airport. One more picture after the jump. Here's what happened:

According to an eyewitness report on the Awful Forums, passersby stared aghast or fled crying terrorist, the ThinkPad apparently had a number of death throes as the fire went through various phases, until eventually a United employee busted out the fire extinguisher and laid the laptop to rest

[via engadget - Gizmodo]