Man Killed By Exploding PC

[Osiris]

Man Killed By Exploding PC

[H] reader Steven Peterson sent me a link to one of the most bizarre stories I have ever read. Some guy was killed when his computer literally blew up in his face. Investigators have no clue how the incident occurred but you know it is only a matter of time before overclocking is blamed.

"Ram Prasad had gone to take bath. He told us that suddenly he heard a blast and when he rushed out he saw the charred body of his friend and fainted," the officer said. However, the case has baffled the investigating officers.
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[Oreo]

Heh, weird. I can only think of a massive power surge to the power supply which blew up all the capacitors and alike. They're the only things i can think that could possibly explode with a little force, but fire.. uhm, seems odd.

 

[Asylum]

Wow thats messed up...Sounds like something that would happen to me!!

 

[rhcp]

Heh, weird. I can only think of a massive power surge to the power supply which blew up all the capacitors and alike. They're the only things i can think that could possibly explode with a little force, but fire.. uhm, seems odd.

Since it's 2 *improper* paragraphs, I don't trust it. Seems like someone that needs some attention in my opinion.

 

[b0dge]

Anyone seen Die Hard 4.0?

Spooky...

 

[hikaricloud]

You never know...that's pretty crazy though, I hope they find what happened. Curiosity is ruling my brain at the moment, lol.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

It there was an old CRT on the computer, and there was a HUGE surge that hit it, then the CRT it self could have blown up.

 

[Trotter]

Techie found dead in front of burnt computer - Chennai - Cities - The Times of India

Techie found dead in front of burnt computer
CHENNAI: A young software engineer working with Tata Consultancy Services was killed in a suspected computer blast at his home on Telugu Brahmin Street in Velachery late on Friday. The incident took place when Vijayakumar (28), hailing from Madurai, was working on the computer.

Police said his charred body was found in a sitting posture. “We are yet to ascertain the cause of the blast. The computer was completely damaged and the deceased was charred,” a police officer told TOI. Vijayakumar was sharing the house with two other software engineers, Vignesh (26) and Ram Prasad (26). When the accident occurred Ram Prasad was in the room with Vijayakumar, police said.

“Ram Prasad had gone to take bath. He told us that suddenly he heard a blast and when he rushed out he saw the charred body of his friend and fainted,” the officer said. However, the case has baffled the investigating officers. “It sounds quite unbelievable. We have not heard of such a case before. But the scene of the accident seems to suggest that the youth was killed in an accident as his body was in the sitting position in front of the burnt computer,” the official added.

I would like to see the forensics reports on both the victim and the computer. Methinks there was a little "summum-summum" added to the rig. Since he was sitting up, either it happened very fast or was a case of spontaneity combustion.

 

[HAVOC]

Sounds like SHC like trotter said. There is just no imaginable way that a computer could explode and char a body in the time that the friend heard the explosion and run to see what it was.

The amount of energy that it would require to do that wouldn't be present in a PC. Or probably any household appliance. In order to do that it would have to be such an incredible storage of energy. It would have to be hundreds of degrees to char a body.

Unless of course it was that new haxors that infected his PC. : )

 

[carnageX]

Unless of course it was that new haxors that infected his PC. : )