Pants on fire -- due to iPod, not lies

An employee of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport was at work with a two-year-old iPod Nano in his pocket, when the popular music gadget suddenly burst into flames. The inferno lasted only 15 seconds, but the flames reached his chest. Things could have been much worse: thanks to glossy paper, he wasn't burned, and he notes that "if TSA had come by and seen me smoking, they could have honestly thought I was a terrorist." ...continue reading 'Pants on fire -- due to iPod, not lies'


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