"Don't put your iPod through the washing machine. And if for some reason you do, don't try to fix it with a screwdriver."
So says the Sydney Morning Herald in response to the case of one Melbourne teen who tried fixing his music player and found himself on the wrong end of a small explosion.
The boy was treated by paramedics at his Bayswater home for breathing difficulties after ingesting fumes emitted by the device as he pulled it apart in his suburban bedroom about 7.30pm on Wednesday. Country Fire Authority spokesman Peter Philp said the leaky iPod had been taken away for testing by CFA investigators.
But don't worry, folks. Everything was right in the end, according to an ambulance spokeswoman: "We treated him on the scene for minor breathing difficulties but he was fine and then we scooted out and helped save the rest of Melbourne."
