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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 06:14 PM Feb 2012

Vietnam veteran suffers horrific burns as electronic cigarette EXPLODES inside his mouth...

...and blows out all of his teeth

A Vietnam veteran was left with horrific injuries after an electronic cigarette blew up in his mouth, knocking out all his teeth and part of his tongue.

Tom Holloway, 57, of Niceville, Florida, screamed as the device exploded and debris melted everything it touched as it flew around a room at home.

The battery in the cigarette ignited and firemen said the father-of-three was therefore essentially ‘holding a bottle rocket in his mouth’.

Mr Holloway had been smoking electronic cigarettes for around two years and took them up after he began suffering lung problems.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101565/Tom-Holloway-suffers-horrific-burns-exploding-electronic-cigarette-knocks-teeth.html

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Vietnam veteran suffers horrific burns as electronic cigarette EXPLODES inside his mouth... (Original Post) onehandle Feb 2012 OP
e-Gads Blue Owl Feb 2012 #1
Aren't they suppose to be a stop smoking aid... Historic NY Feb 2012 #2
Why shouldn't they be a permanent replacement? Mariana Feb 2012 #4
I chewed on plastic straws & then toothpicks... Historic NY Feb 2012 #8
Don't bite through your cell phone, either. saras Feb 2012 #3
I can't even imagine how this could happen. Mariana Feb 2012 #5
Apparently those lithium batteries pack quite a wallop. Kurmudgeon Feb 2012 #6
He'll be able to afford some new ones. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #7
Wow - ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #9

Mariana

(14,854 posts)
4. Why shouldn't they be a permanent replacement?
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 07:45 PM
Feb 2012

Lots of people choose to continue using them even after they've completely eliminated nicotine.

Mariana

(14,854 posts)
5. I can't even imagine how this could happen.
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 07:53 PM
Feb 2012

With every model the battery is never IN the mouth while the e-cig is being used - it's on the other end! Makes me wonder what he was REALLY doing.

 

Kurmudgeon

(1,751 posts)
6. Apparently those lithium batteries pack quite a wallop.
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:26 PM
Feb 2012

Look at why they want to keep laptops off of aircraft.
I'm just real glad I quit smoking back in January 2000.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
9. Wow -
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 12:54 AM
Feb 2012

I hope they figure out why this happened. I think I'll put my e-cig aside until we know the cause of the explosion.

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