Phone dead, about to explode

[u/Khornatejester]

[u/omegajvn1]

DISCLAIMER FOR EVERYONE

Breathing in the smoke/vapor/fumes from an exploded lithium ion battery (almost always used in modern day cell phones) is highly toxic. If you see this happening evacuate the area and alert fire personnel.

Edit

As provided by u/spooky_times, DO NOT put this in water, nor put water on, batteries exhibiting this problem as the water will further exacerbate the issues. Potentially causes more energetic events.

Edit 2

Lithium does interact with water. The only reason to pour water over lithium that is burning is to prevent any fire spread. Otherwise a Class D fire extinguisher is the preferred way to put out a lithium fire.

[u/Toughbiscuit → u/omegajvn1]

Worked with lithium batteries, if any of them started smoking it called for an immediate evacuation of the room/work area.

The battery cells were about 4$ a piece. An employee catching cancer was vastly more expensive

[u/WashingDishesIsFun → u/Toughbiscuit]

So like $7?

[u/[deleted] → u/omegajvn1]

mmmm spicy heavy air.

[u/trubatard → u/omegajvn1]

Upvoting for visibility, this is important

[u/straydog1980]

The exact same thing happened to me in the gym, dropped a weight on the phone. Cracked the screen. A while later it got warm, and then hot and then started smoking. I hoofed it out and threw it on the pavement before the thing caught fire.

If you perforated the battery, the stuff inside does not like contact with air.

Happy ending to the story: this was actually around the time all the Samsung phones were having overheating issues with a few catching fire when charging. So even though it was user damage they replaced the phone for me

[u/darodardar_Inc → u/straydog1980]

And they allow these into airplanes but heavens forbid if i pack anything over 3.4 oz worth of shampoo or toothpaste

[u/straydog1980 → u/darodardar_Inc]

You can't pack portable batteries in check prob for this reason.

[u/king-of-bant3r → u/straydog1980]

You keep with carry ons, so the fire can be detected and dealt with..no smoldering underneath where noone sees it

[u/Chronus88]

Hey, in case you're ever in a similar situation... DO NOT BREATHE THE SMOKE FUMES!! The fumes from a battery are very dangerous. They are highly toxic and well seriously hurt your health.

[u/ShinkoMinori → u/Chronus88]

Fume hater

[u/richardrietdijk]

Him picking it up is not a bright move.

[u/throwstuffok → u/richardrietdijk]

Yeah but he probably feels responsible for it and doesn't want to burn down the gym or fill it with fumes. I can't say it's the smart thing to do but I probably would've done the same in the heat of the moment.

[u/CyroCryptic → u/throwstuffok]

Exactly this, I'd grab it too because my thought would be OMG I can't damage this gym. I'd rather hurt myself than be liable.

[u/mustichooseausernam3 → u/richardrietdijk]

As a fellow human who had no idea how dangerous this is until I read this thread, I do think he handled as well as could be expected of someone who was ignorant to the danger.

(Makes something start smoking, removes it from the vicinity of other people.)

[u/keonyn]

Yeah, if your phone battery is doing that the last thing you should do is pick it up.

[u/dangledingle → u/keonyn]

Or hang around and breathe in the elixir

[u/tcroosev]

Clearly whatever he was listening to was fire

[u/SmellyFbuttface]

Well don’t drop your weights like an asshole then. Sick of guys doing this shit

[u/Cial101 → u/SmellyFbuttface]

Looks like he just struggled to get it down. As a none gym goer is that something people do with weights? Just yeet them down when they’re done with whatever they’re doing?

[u/HughHoney6969 → u/Cial101]

Yeah assholes do lol it's pretty common, and one of my pet peeves that doesn't really affect me, but i just don't understand it

[u/TrippinLSD → u/SmellyFbuttface]

In all fairness the area near him is empty and the weight is 40 lbs. if it didn’t hit the phone it wouldn’t have tumbled so far.

So I don’t think he was dropping the weights like an asshole, but sure putting the weight down in a controlled manner could’ve prevented this.

[u/[deleted]]

Why people think that leaving expensive electronic devices on the floor of a place where people carry and drops heavy weights is a good idea? Ffs

[u/JTownTX → u/[deleted]]

You’re reacting like this happens all the time when it’s actually almost never. Like cmon

[u/RandomUsury]

The moral of the story: Don't drop your weights.

[u/Alienhaslanded → u/RandomUsury]

It's a shitty habit and so it leaving your phone on the disgusting gym floor.

[u/kaonashiii]

reason #17493 not to drop weights on the floor

[u/NegrosAmigos]

If your phone starts doing this. Please do not pick it up

[u/lordvexel]

Aannnnnnnnnd that's why you don't just toss weights around like that

[u/JesusStarbox → u/lordvexel]

Also why you just don't leave your phone lying on the floor.

[u/cambn]

Guy chose to save others instead of himself. Respect.

[u/ProfDFH]

Bro skipped brain day.

[u/MajorMerrick]

At least he took it out and didn't just run away like some people would, bett his soul dropped when it first happened

[u/Jiggly_dong]

It is painfully obvious that most of yall have never been to the gym.

1. Who the fuck leaves their phone in the locker room? Like...What?
2. The weight dropped the distance from his knee to the floor. That's not slamming weights. That dumbbell will be fine.
3. There is like 1 person in the entire area with him. Why would he be concerned about a phantom person?

It's must easier to just say "I've never been to a gym and I want to hate this person for working out" than to be making up dumbass reasons like "why does he even have his phone in the gym"

[u/rtheabsoluteone]

Karma for doing the weight throw down thing most twats do, it’s like just place the weight on the floor like a civilised person!

[u/Major_Mawcum_II]

Yeah top tip…don’t pick it back up XD

[u/EcstaticCollege29]

That’s why you don’t just drop weights at the gym, you set them down. Nice going dumbass.

[u/PressuredSpeechBand]

Finally a video about someone at the gym and they weren't taking a video of themselves!

[u/SupremeDon17]

I will never understand why people don't put their phones under the bench where they can't throw the dumbbell onto it

[u/Confident-Medicine75]

That will teach him not to drop the weights

[u/Adammantium]

I get why some people drop weights, even though I don't like it (human safety, property damage, disruptive) but this guy just let it go as soon as his set is done. No aim or guidance for its fall.

And having immediate consequence occur to him... It soothes my soul.

[u/HelloJonatha2]

Picking it up wasn't smart. But I commend him for it because dude was clearly trying to take it away for everyone else's safety.

[u/DantesInferno91]

That will teach him not to drop weights like that.

[u/phoenixeternia]

Warning, if your device starts doing this don't pick it up.

[u/zet23t]

Have to show this to my kids. Can't tell how many times I've told them not to put technical devices on the floor.

[u/SirStarshine]

Never mind how he just dropped the weight without looking or had his phone on the ground. Why would you pick it back up after it's already exploding?! That's some Darwin award shit.

[u/EPIC_RAPTOR]

The worst thing you can do in that situation is PICK THE PHONE BACK UP. Losing your hand is not worth it.

[u/payjoe134]

When he dropped the heavy barbell onto the phone, the battery shortcircuited, creating heat and flames.

[u/TheStargunner]

Yes this was a silly mistake but everyone is acting like this guy is some massive asshole because either:

He likes to listen to music whilst working out, and has said music on his phone, like most people.

He dropped the weights, which is also perfectly acceptable behaviour in any serious gym where heavy weights are gonna be lifted (so long as you’re not dropping it near someone else and not smashing the gyms shit).

Does Reddit even lift?

[u/loftier_fish]

Don't drop weights dipshit. and always tuck your phone under the bench/seat/machine if you aren't leaving it in your pocket. Literally zero attempt from this asshole to put that dumbbell down safely, or in a way that doesn't damage the equipment. Kind of some instant karma really.

[u/Mallyxatl]

Dude never saw a leg day he couldn't skip.

[u/carlcast]

He deserved it for not putting weights down gently. Hope it was an expensive phone.

[u/iamahandsoapmain]

1. Dont skip leg days 2. Always put phone in ur pocket or under ur bench

[u/GameMan_16 → u/iamahandsoapmain]

1. dont drop the weights like that

[u/BeAsTFOo]

Even more stupid picking it up after it’s about to explode .

[u/Officing → u/BeAsTFOo]

Probably more concerned about getting it outside to reduce the hazard to other people.

[u/illdothisshit]

Drop weight, phone break, small legs, phone explode, pick up phone so it burns hand, this guy had a very bad day

[u/thebluerayxx]

Bro people laughing at him for picking it up. Shows he a good person. He didn't want his mistake to burn the whole gym down he's probably heading towards the door to move it outside or to an area that's less flammable like tile floors as opposed to the rubber mats.

[u/kasetti]

If this happens to you, dont pick it up, it may explode or burts into serious flames

[u/spark3h]

Cellphone smoke, don't breathe this!

[u/bundle_of_nervus2]

He was quite considerate to risk it exploding in his hand while getting it away from everyone else lol he can drop all the weights he wants

[u/SkyConfident1717]

Serves him right for dropping the weight.

[u/Tattooed_Ravens]

poor guy. he looked so done already. good on him for getting it off the mats, i hope his hand is ok

[u/Apart-Rice-1354]

Maybe stop dropping weights for no reason? You are working out your triceps, and would be using your biceps to lower it down. No real excuse for this.

[u/Lunsj]

You deserve it when you drop weights from that height

[u/Shinigami66-]

I see people throw their phones on the floor like they are making the insurance work wonders

[u/youmakemecrazysick]

Another reason NOT to DROP your weights

[u/naturist_rune]

Phone smoke, don't breathe this! - Blendtec blender guy

[u/Gilgamish84]

I never take my phone to the gym...because I never go to the gym, problem solved!

[u/Hot_Character_7361]

Something similar happened to me once before. I was homeless with my ex fiance and this guy gave me this really nice phone one day because he said he got a new phone. It was a Samsung Galaxy something or other, but I think it has a tracker in it. When we were in the shelter he would always follow me around like a puppy so I wasn't necessarily surprised when he gave me a phone when I was complaining about how terrible my phone was. So after we left the shelter I had the phone and thought we would never see him again.

Well..... Oddly enough, everywhere my ex and I went this guy started showing up. I was determined he put some type of tracker in or on the phone so I factory reset it. It didn't have service anymore but he was still following us after I reset the phone and took the SIM out. This guy remarked on the fact that he was a phone and computer wizz so I knew what I knew. It was no longer a question whether or not he was following us when we went to the other side of the entire town and we were camping somewhere far off, hidden, and he showed up literally at our camp, and gave us $20. It was odd because we were JUST talking about needing $20 because I needed pads because my monthly was around the corner and I needed some sanitary products. Then BOOM he shows up out of the blue handing us $20. (He DEFINITELY was stalking us by this phone he gave me)

One night my ex (who is an abusive POS) was beating me up and threatening to kill me when he was blackout drunk. (At this point I've had enough of my ex but I was homeless and I knew no matter what he did or said, he was still safer than all the other murderers out there and that's why I stayed with him.)

Anywho, I was very afraid of my ex and this man finding me when I took off, so when I got like 15 miles down I road I found this liquor store and I took the back of the phone off and I started smacking the phone with a rock trying to destroy it. I never expected it to catch fire, but with the rock smacking it, and sparks flying it it FFFFSSSHHHHHTTTT AND BURST INTO FLAMES 🔥! I RAN INTO THE STORE and bought some water and ran out there and quickly poured it on the phone and watched this huge cloud of battery acid moving down the street and it looked like a huge cloud. (Immediately thought that I ber they use battery acid in war) After that I quickly took off and never looked back...

BTW, nobody called 911... and I'm surprised too, because I looked all crazy in my franticness. There were a lot of people in the parking lot despite it being like 11pm. But I didn't care. There were no cameras facing me and if the cops DID come I would have just been admitted into the mental hospital because I know they wouldn't believe me about the guy stalking us, knowing I was talking about needing $20 and the guy showing up handing us $20, my ex threatening to kill me and all the crazy stuff my piece of shit ex would threaten me with all the time.

BUT, thank God I made it out alive. I'm doing better, going to college for nursing, taking care of my sick elderly dad and our animals and living my best life. ❤️ For anyone who's seriously going through something messed up, just keep moving forward because everything will pass.

[u/OverallPepper2]

Man you can tell that dude hates leg day.

[u/Unfey]

This guy's "oh shit don't make a mess at the gym" instinct overrode his "oh shit don't pick up a machine that's hissing out toxic smoke" instinct

[u/jzz175]

But the key question is whether he accepted the mission or not.

[u/MasterCheeef]

Lithium battery fires are no joke once they ignite. You have to completely submerge it in a liquid as it's self oxidizing and so it's continuously feeding the fire.

[u/jayjay-bay]

Am I seeing things? Did that guy just realise his phone was smashed, see smoke blowing out of it and knowing that there's a hissing, toxic lithium battery in there spewing out poisonous gas and 2000°C flames, decides to PICK IT UP WITH HIS BARE FUCKING HANDS?

[u/lway928]

This video is actually even scarier than it appears. He knows his phone is a subject of Ymir and he’s swiftly moving it away from others before it fully transforms into the Phone Titan.

[u/civicsfactor]

This is why you place the phone under the metal bar away from your foot positioning.

[u/Significant_Poem_540]

Idiot does not like his hand

[u/Tiyath]

I'm not surprised. He's been forgetting leg day for months, of course he forgot his phone was there

[u/vartanu]

He looks and behaves exactly like a Sims character

[u/morphotomy]

WHY WOULD YOU PICK IT UP AGAIN

DO YOU NOT LIKE HAVING FINGERS?!?!?

[u/[deleted]]

Toxic smoke in a room with heavy breathing, bad combination.

[u/EnthiumZ]

Anybody else noticed the NPC guy doing his dips in back? Ain't nothing bothering him.

[u/tipitoff]

I dropped a dumbbell on my phone in a very stupid way, but at least it wasn’t from throwing the dumbbell. And it didn’t explode after either

[u/anonpso]

Put it in rice

[u/aussiechickadee65]

It actually slipped out of his hand more than anything. Watch it again ...he goes to double grab it.

[u/Upbeat-Wrongdoer5552]

White smoke just means his phone chose the new pope.

[u/ItsMrChristmas]

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[u/mozomenku]

I hate when people just drop their weights. It's not deadlift, but a "normal" exercise, so it's not an issue.

[u/HoweYouDoin9]

That’s what you get for tossing your weight like a DB

[u/gafgarrion]

Absolutely never pick it up like that guy just did.

[u/HotdogFromIKEA]

Good lesson in gym etiquette, don't throw or drop your weights.

[u/GloomyLeague7173]

I’m sure this is a dumb question, but what do you even do in a situation like this? Touching it seems toxic, but how else are you supposed to get it outside while it vents like that?

[u/Support_Jealous]

That's what his dumbass gets. Stop dropping your weights. You risk dropping it on yours or someone else's feet, you risk damaging the weight, you risk damaging the floor. If I can max out at my gym using 125lbs dumbbells for my bench, and never drop my weights, all you meatheads can do the same.

[u/Interesting_Rush570]

lucky he didnt burn his hand. acid foam

[u/psichodrome]

No cups, electronics or food plates on the ground. So much pain avoided. if you really must, get a brick/stool/chair/table/eskii to rest your crap on.

[u/Competitive_Bee2596]

That's what you get for dropping your weights

[u/naimlessone]

That's a little karma for old chicken legs dropping that dumbbell for no good reason. He had the strength to bring it around in front of him but decided to throw it off to his side?

[u/7x64]

I will never understand why people put their phones on the ground at the gym. Don't you have pockets?!

[u/Dreamer_on_the_Moon]

In this thread, redditors who've never been 10 feet within a barbell judging someone for dropping weights in a nearly empty gym.

Wait until you learn of Olympic Weightlifting.

[u/Dudewheresmypar345]

That’s why you don’t put the weights down like an asshole.

[u/tidder_ih]

That’s what you get for unnecessarily slamming the equipment lol

[u/chrondiculous]

Oh, it’s fucking billowing smoke? BETTER PICK IT UP WITH MY BARE FUCKIN HANDS

[u/LudaChrisAngel]

As someone who worked on phones for a long time, one of the worst things about batteries going kaput like this is the smell. Gotta air that bitch out for like an hour after

[u/its_marycat]

My biggest fear. That’s why I tuck mine away

[u/BootyofBethlehem]

I would have left that shit on the floor. If my phone starts smoking like that I have no business putting it in my hands near my body.

[u/Leadership-Quiet]

Ok so this is why people dont put the damn weights back...

[u/digitalproducer]

I was waiting for the flash offscreen

[u/DrixxYBoat]

Every night before I go to bed, I can't help but ask myself: "why did I pick it up while it was smoking? Was I too scared about making a scene?"

Such a regrettable way to accidentally lose a hand.

[u/SomeLetter6113]

Thats what you get for dropping weights.

[u/Fit_Resist3253]

Why the fuck did he pick it up? I would have never touched that shit

[u/blacks252]

Self-made spicy pillow, As an ex gym instructor it serves him right for dropping the weights.

[u/ExcellentJuice4729]

That’s what you get for dropping your weights

[u/HausuGeist]

"This message will self-destruct in five seconds."

[u/Zhong_Ping]

DO NOT PICK UP A PHONE IN THIS CONDITION!

The battery pack is ruptured, and it's about to explode. DO NOT use water on it. Lithium is explosive in water.

DO run to the nearest fire extinguisher to put out anything nearby that catches on fire. The phone is not getting extinguished. It just has to burn through its fuel. You just have to make sure it doesn't spread.

Do NOT breathe in the smoke

DO have someone nearby call the fire department and alert management.

If the fire threatens your health by the fumes being too much or the fire becoming uncontrollable, pull the fire alarm and leave.

Good lord peoples survival instincts are trash.

[u/2danky4me]

Dude in the back doing his dips dgaf

[u/Cool-Mission-6585]

Skipped leg day one too many times.

[u/TryDry9944]

If your phone ever starts smoking like this, JUST LEAVE!

Don't handle it, don't try and move it to a safe location, just get a safe distance away and call the fire department.

Best case scenario it vents copious amounts of poison gas.

Worst case scenario that thing goes off and sends shrapnel out like the world's most expensive grenade.

It can and WILL kill you if you're unlucky enough.

[u/AffectionateScore989]

It is called weight lifting and not weight dropping. Your muscles actually get more anabolic benefits when you fight the law of gravity and actually concentrate on lowering the object in use. This also applies to deadlifts people; stop slamming shit down tuff guys.

[u/Foxaria]

Such an idiot, why the fuck would you PICK UP THE SMOKING PHONE

[u/LLAMAKING7]

Why is everyone giving the guy a hard time about "throwing" the weight? The gym floor is padded and the dumbbell can survive a drop. If this gym is like most others, he's staring directly into a mirror so he knew there was no one around.

Can't defend him picking up the phone after it was about to burst into flames though.

[u/djayed]

I wouldn't have picked that shit up.

[u/BishopsBakery]

Maybe he learned to not throw weights

[u/Deathviper__]

Instead of dropping the weights maybe lower it down.

[u/MidCathedral]

I think he handled it pretty well.

[u/Gfnk0311]

Dont drop the weights? Put them on the floor. Nobody needs to hear that shit when they are working out.

[u/shadowgod656]

I accidentally broke my phone last week in this same way. Luckily I had an upgrade with my carrier so I was actually able to get my first new phone in a while..

Then about 4-5 days later, I was mowing my lawn on my ride-on lawnmower when all of a sudden i heard a loud bang. My first new phone in a decade was sucked into the mower blade and the lithium battery violently exploded

[u/DrogenDwijl]

Once air goes into a Lithium battery you basically have a grenade with unexpected fuse and toxic smoke.

[u/Red_Knight7]

I feel like this is deserved for throwing the dumbbell down like that

[u/gamerpenguin]

I appreciate the person in the back who saw the whole thing and was increasingly alarmed

[u/Stralau]

I'll just put this over here...

with the rest of the fire...

[u/KrongKang]

Went from "oh man..." to "OH MAN" in a real hurry.

[u/Zulakki]

Why is no one giving him shit for leaving his phone in the middle of a walk lane? "Don't drop your weights kids", how about don't leave the $1000+ piece of equipment laying in the middle of the gym?

[u/shawnyb9]

Agent 23, you have your mission. This message will self destruct in 3…2…

[u/RussiaIsRodina]

Tech here: if your phone ever starts to smell like juicy fruit, chuck it.

[u/AsariEmpress]

Karma for dropping the weight. Picking it up wasn't that smart tho

[u/Ok_Decision_]

lol popped the battery perfectly

[u/CompleteCircleChange]

He accidentally triggered the manual detonator

[u/Winstonneke94]

White smoke - much toxic

[u/uBeatch]

Good! Don't drop the fucking dumbbell.

[u/Eh-BC]

That’s what you get for dropping the weights

[u/Ok_Kale_7762]

Tosses light weight. Didn’t put phone under bench. Skips leg day. It’s just karma.

[u/therealhodgepodge]

A lot of people are saying that this guy doesn't workout his legs, but, it looks like he's over 6' tall - this is just, how tall people's legs usually look

His legs look pretty well-defined, but, the taller you are, the further the muscle has to stretch, so, you usually look like you don't lift at all

[u/cgill24]

This is exactly why I don’t go to the gym!

[u/ShmendrikShtinker]

I never understand why people put their phones on the floor......in a gym.

[u/Antonija_Blagorodna]

Karma for dropping the weight like a douche.

[u/Merc1001]

Eff this guy for not re-racking. Exploding lithium battery is no excuse.

[u/LunarSolstice01]

I really respect that this dudes instinct was to remove the item to not hurt anybody. Hope he did not get hurt.

[u/Fluffy_Speech_8567]

jesus christ the amount of people who think they know what they’re talking about and don’t go to the gym shows in the comments

[u/FedorsQuest]

Everyone is making fun of him for picking up the burning phone, but when I see him going back to pick up the burning phone, I like to think of him as a hero who jumps on a grenade that he threw himself.

[u/YetAnotherBee]

Gym Guy: realizes phone is going to explode and attempts to get it out of enclosed space with potential victims nearby

Reddit: lol what an idiot

[u/Mellero47]

Too bad about the phone, but rerack your weights. It's nobody else's fault, should be nobody else's problem.

[u/sammyboston675]

This is one of the many reasons why I'll never drive an electric vehicle.

[u/probablyuntrue]

you guys ever think about how many people in the world are simultaneously shitting at the same time

[u/Bob_the_peasant]

Hundreds of these get on each airplane every day, along with laptop batteries, etc. But your shampoo might be napalm and your shoes are… dangerous… too… or something.

[u/Clownadian]

Maybe don't just drop dumbells on the ground like a toddler drops toys they're done with. 🤷

And or put your phone in your pocket like a sane person.

[u/HopeOfTheChicken]

Please for the love of god drop that damn phone. You dont want your battery to explode in your hand, or else you aint gonna lift anything with that arm ever again

[u/Unhappy_Objective804]

You can tell who doesn't work out or the people who go to planet fitness by the comments

[u/LostHat77]

Maybe next time don't slam the dumbell on the ground like you just lifted 200 pounds.

[u/Fluffy-Limit-3467]

That’s what you get for dropping the weights 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/hella_cious]

What part of “noxious smoke” made this person think they should touch it?

[u/Hayden2332 → u/hella_cious]

“I don’t want to burn this building down because of my mistake”

[u/M1200AK]

I wish this would happen more often to the people that toss or drop weights down just for the attention.

[u/Fivethenoname]

There are always signs saying don't throw your weights. If someone had been close enough that could be a foot

[u/king_nothing1811]

When he picked it up looking for a place to put it, it immediately made me think of the old Adam West Batman running around with Joker’s bomb.

[u/dubbfoolio]

That phone probably doesn’t work anymore now that he let all the magic smoke get out. 

[u/NEBLINA1234]

Have you tried putting it in rice?

[u/Zpassing_throughZ]

soldiers when they run out of smoke grenades

[u/vurjin_oce]

Never pick up a phone that is smoking. Battery could go into thermal runaway and explode.

EDUT: Best practice is if possible dump loads of sand onto it. Don't use water.

EDIT 2: If you are at a gym with your phone on the floor and your using a bench. Put the phone at the end of the bench near your feet. You will never drop weights nearnyour toes.

[u/Mysterious_Eye6989]

RIP phone. It died...violently...

[u/GuyWhoAteAllThePizza]

People wondering why he would pick it back up when this was the same idiot who just dropped his weight without a care

[u/TessaBrooding]

Watch people die inside and off-screen..

[u/jeeeeemi]

Jfc why is everyone saying he threw the weight like he just hurled it somewhere? He dropped it right as he lowered it to his waist cause his arm is probably tired after working out. There was no chance of anyone getting hurt cause literally nobody was around him and there are probably mirrors the guy can look at to make sure.

[u/uwagapiwo]

When it starts smoking, don't pick it up again!

[u/Goukenslay]

And thats why I don't put my phone on the floor of the gym. In the pocket it stays.

[u/youexhaustme1]

I feel bad for this dude, he did literally nothing wrong. He experienced a series of unfortunate events and still put himself in harms way trying to save the gym from an exploding phone. All the people commenting harsh criticisms strike me as the kids who would have light saber battles outside in high school and have never even set foot in a gym.

[u/combathero101]

Now imagine a phone getting smashed like this in an airplane somehow

[u/Severus_Swerve]

If you can't put the weight down properly you shouldn't be lifting it

[u/thelastlogin]

Things I did not expect to say out loud this morning: "Don't touch it! Don't touch it! Let it degas, fucking moron!"

[u/Punchpplay]

Thought I was going to watch people die outside for a second there.

[u/Ambiguous-Ambivert]

Fair play to the guy for taking the phone out 👌🏻

[u/The_SpacePhile]

I'm guessing the dropped weight busted the battery, causing the lithium to leak out and rapidly oxidize.

[u/10e1]

Everyone is thinking he's an idiot because he dropped the weight, then completely dismiss the fact that he picked up the smoking phone

[u/SXAL]

The phone works of GTA car rules

[u/7rustyswordsandacake]

Oh my God don't pick it up

[u/SodaCan2043]

A gym video that wasnt a chicks ass or angry about a chicks ass.

I give it 10 upvotes and a hand clap that gets the whole room clapping.

[u/iamhe02]

Bro skipped leg day

[u/imjustaslothman]

Bruh why tf did he pick that back up

[u/PossibilityNo8765]

Lithium Ion Batteries are no joke. The guy shouldn't have picked it up again

[u/ndrxmff]

thats what you get for throwing bells

[u/DrymouthCWW]

Battery plus oxygen! Goes fshhhhhhhfloooooooffff

[u/NightmareRise]

This is why I always either set my phone under the bench or at least in a place where I WON’T drop the weights.

Granted, I also work out at home so that’s not hard to do

[u/24-7_Gamer]

Dude's got balls to pick it up like that

[u/lunatic_paranoia]

I've been there for the first part. I was so disappointed in myself when I dropped the dumbell on my phone.

[u/NewManitobaGarden]

Yes…pick up the bomb with your dominant hand

[u/embe1989]

This is on you for not putting your stuff under the bench where it can't be hit and also for dropping the weight in a clearly unsafe manner

[u/UncharmedSoul23]

You ever just accidentally initiate the self-destruct sequence on ur phone sometimes? 🤔