As you can see in the image above, the back casing on the Nexus 7 got melted in an alleged explosion, but the melting pattern left what looks kind of like a decorative horse. I think it looks more like the knight piece from a chess set, but I’ll leave that up to interpretation. I realize this is really not that different from someone seeing the Virgin Mary in a slice of toast, but it’s still an interesting turn of events.

These images were posted on a Chinese forum, so we do have to take the story with a grain of salt. According to the original poster, the Nexus 7 was left charging for about 3 hours and then it spontaneously combusted. We haven’t heard other stories of the Nexus 7 exploding, so this is likely a very isolated incident.

The good news is that the owner of the Nexus 7 contacted Asus and got a replacement tablet immediately. That’s some good customer service!

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By looking closely at this photo the earpiece damage has impression marks, most likely made by concrete or rocks. Which could mean the man dropped it. What caused the “loud pop” Aron Embry heard is anyones guess, perhaps his eardrum burst, or he whacked his head on the side of the window, who knows. Maybe he punched himself in the face after dropping his phone?

This is of course not an official statement from Motorola, as doing so at this stage would definitely create some legal implications. What we have to consider is that anything is possible, and so is creating an impression of doubt in the minds of everyone, if this is indeed true or not.

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