The Amazing Exploding Airport Laptop

An explosion at LAX has caused quite a bit of scare, but not in the way you'd expect. This video of a laptop overheating and exploding was supposedly captured on a camera phone, as were the freaked-out screams and chortling of confused bystanders. (Turns out it's an old but recently discovered clip.) The situation was kept relatively in hand, with an airport official authoritatively ordering curious travelers to "stay away from the computer." A blurry figure soon comes to the rescue with a fire extinguisher, but the impressive fireball or two would have been most inconvenient onboard a flight. [via]