My Bose QC-35 II headphones burst into flames and left me with chemical burns
There seem to be two camps here:<p>- Bose is an evil megacorp who recklessly endangered its customers by selling dangerous and poorly designed products.<p>- Accidents happen and when a device explodes on your head you should accept it as a fact of life and move on.  The chemical burns are nothing and OP is a pussy.<p>I think the reality may be different.  My take on it is that Li batteries possess inherent dangers and it is incumbent upon manufacturers to take reasonable steps to mitigate the dangers while informing their consumers of the risk.  Unfortunately, even when presented with the risks, most folks are unable to comprehend the probabilities and consequences and will nearly always choose convenience, features and value over the avoidance of danger.  It seems we, as a society(not as individuals, as some will surely object) have chosen Li technology and deemed it safe enough to deploy ubiquitously.<p>I hope a review of this incident will shed light on the safety practices followed by Bose and will inform future engineers of unforeseen risks, giving us all safer, convenient devices.<p>Overall I find the discussions in this thread unbecoming of the types of folks I thought frequented HN.  I hope we can all strive to elevate the dialogue and treat each other with a moderate amount of respect.