The exploding money was encountered by a 3-year-old boy in China’s Fujian province, when it blew up in his hands. According to his mother, he had just learned how to pay for the small rides at local shops, and she had given him a 1 yuan coin for this purpose.
No sooner had she taken her eyes off him as he went to play on the rides than she heard a loud bang and a scream, and came running over to find the boy surrounded by smoke and the remains of the coin on the floor. The boy escaped with minor burns to his hand.
Similar incidents involving small children, exploding currency and electric vehicles were reported in 2007 and 2008, leading some to speculate that some combination of electrical mishap and dubious coinage may have been at fault.
2 comments:
I'd be curious if he was burnt on his feet too. It sounds like the ride wasn't earthed and putting the coin in the slot made it short through him. The burn on his thumb and first two fingers would imply that to me.
Totally agree with you, but remember, you get what you pay for, nobody ever regretted buying quality, and me, myself, I like to buy things made locally, especially food. Just saying like.
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