Thankfully, the explosion is relatively minor. It’s not like the phone was packed with C4. Instead, Aaron Embry said that he was speaking on the phone when he heard a “pop.” He says that he didn’t feel any pain at the time, but when he pulled the phone away from his head, he realized that his ear was bleeding. The pop, I guess, was his ear drum bursting.

Instead of heading straight to the hospital, Embry decided to drive over to his wife’s workplace to snap a few photos. They then made their way to the hospital to get him the proper medical attention. If he’s not in any pain, I suppose it wasn’t all that urgent. Maybe he needed the photos for insurance purposes.

In any case, photos of the phone have been released on the Internet and it looks like the screen on the DROID 2 is cracked. I’m wondering if we’re back to the whole exploding battery fiasco from a couple years ago, although the phone continued to work and receive calls afterwards. Motorola is investigating.

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As you can probably imagine, these bomb-inspired portable storage devices won’t really blow up. They won’t pose any more of a threat to your fellow passengers than any other flash drive, but you’ll certainly attract some attention from airport security… even if they are brightly colored and very plastic-y.

Aside from the unique hand grenade design, these USB flash drives come in your choice of blue, white, orange, or black, the last of which is probably closest to looking like the real thing. They’re USB 2.0, plug-and-play, and support Windows, Linux, and Mac.

The 2GB versions are $19, the 4GB versions are just a buck more at $20, and the largest 8GB models are $33. Find them on Brando and let the explosive fun begin.

Source: Brando

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