Newsflash! Life is dangerous

I’m a bit skeptical, especially as to exactly how this accident (an electronic cigarette apparently exploded in a man’s face) might have happened.

But I noticed that the e-cigarette does use a lithium ion battery.

They certainly can explode, and they have in occasional cellphones and laptops (although 43 fires in 60 million laptops seems like pretty good odds). They have also exploded in electric cars, like the new Chevy Volt. However, I suspect that electronic cigarettes would be more likely to be banned because of a lithium battery malfunction.

Never mind how many people have died because of cigarette lighters.

Hey, matches can be dangerous too!