Mobile phones have become the tota (parrot) from those old-time magical tales in which the soul of an evil guy would stay and the only way to harm him was to harm the parrot. We protect our phones from all kinds of troubles and spies. They’re always with us and we try to not get them in danger.
But what if that same phone died and harmed you in return?
Something of that sort happened recently with a Twitter user Aftab Afridi, whose Samsung Note 4 caught fire while he was asleep next to it.
1.I put my mobile on charging before i went to sleep in the morning i heard blast near my ears. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife pic.twitter.com/5iL08kOnx2
— Aftab Afridi (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016
2. i thought it was some kind of bomb blast near my room. when i wake up i saw my whole face was cover in smoke. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife
— Aftab Afridi (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016
3. I unplugged the Samsung Note 4 charger from the electric board& saw that my mobile was burning on my Mattress
#SamsungRiskedAftabsLife— Aftab Afridi (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016
4. I throw my mobile and battery from my Mattress which burnt my fingers. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife
— Aftab Afridi (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016
5. Then i contact @Samsung_Pak customer care on there islamabad number but they didn't respond #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife
— Aftab Afridi (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016
6. I also message @Samsung_Pak on Facebook and twitter but they didn't reply there too #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife
— Aftab Afridi (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016
People from all over the country quickly jumped on the hashtag and tweeted the incident to the cell-phone company
#SamsungRiskedAftabsLife We demand an apology from @Samsung_Pak They should atleast open their phone lines
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanVirkPTI) November 6, 2016
But some tried to figure out what was actually happening
https://twitter.com/mirzausman/status/795233729987936256
Uhh.. because that’s what normal people do?
Why would you sleep with your cell at first?
— Waqas (@Waqas_dev) November 6, 2016
That escalated quickly
https://twitter.com/InCrEdbLe_HuLk/status/795257648358768640
There are reports of exploding Samsung washing machines coming through as well
https://twitter.com/AnneWheaton/status/795309404547465216
The Sales are… BOOMING
Now Samsung washing machines are exploding.
At Samsung HQ…
"So, how are our products performing?"
"Booming, saar. Booming."— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 5, 2016
Uh Oh: Samsung Issues a Recall for Exploding Washing Machines (Via @lovebscott) https://t.co/bpNApzXlf0
— TMZ (@TMZ) November 5, 2016
This conspiracy theorist might be on to something
From a friend:
Samsung must have been taken over by isis. FIrst exploding phones, now washing machines…. https://t.co/pDWnCfg8S2
— CJ Grisham (@cjgrisham) October 21, 2016
What do you think of the entire explosion situation?
Suffering major losses on the recalling of phones and now the washing machines, what do you think of the future for Samsung? Would people still buy their products?
Would YOU still buy their products? let us know!
