{"id":4278,"date":"2016-10-16T09:41:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T15:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2016-12-07T03:01:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T09:01:09","slug":"the-samsung-galaxy-note-7-went-up-in-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-samsung-galaxy-note-7-went-up-in-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"the samsung galaxy note 7 went up in flames"},"content":{"rendered":"

the samsung \u00a0galaxy note 7<\/strong> is done. around a hundred units have \u00a0gone up in flames<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (started on fire), and samsung researchers<\/em> have been unable to figure out<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(find a reason) why.<\/p>\n

\"burned-out-galaxy-7-note\"<\/em><\/h6>\n
theverge.com says the new york times claims<\/span> samsung doesn’t know why several units of the galaxy note 7 went up in flames<\/span>.<\/em><\/h6>\n

a post by rich mccormick<\/strong> on theverge.com<\/strong> reporting on an article<\/a> in the new york times<\/strong> has this headline<\/p>\n

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Samsung has no idea why the Note 7 keeps catching fire, NYT claims \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/h1>\n

claim<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means that the new york times\u00a0said it, but it is not verified as a fact<\/em>. \u00a0actually, the new york times headline<\/a> is much less sensational.<\/p>\n

\"bugs-bunny-makes-elmer-fudds-gun-backfire-with-his-finger\"<\/h6>\n
bugs bunny making elmer fudd’s gun backfire<\/span> with his finger (giphy.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n

the subheading of the post on theverge.com reads<\/p>\n

battery\u00a0bet<\/em> backfired<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

the original explanation for the phone fires\u00a0was defective\u00a0batteries. it was a risk<\/i>\u00a0(bet<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) to announce this; later it ended up<\/a> not being\u00a0true. \u00a0backfire<\/em><\/strong> indicates that samsung’s attempt to placate the public had the opposite effect.<\/em> \u00a0the article provides more detail.<\/p>\n

unable to replicate the problem, and with reports of flaming<\/em> devices mounting up<\/em>, samsung initially concluded the problem was with some of the phones’ batteries, blaming<\/em> a “minor manufacturing flaw<\/em>” at its affiliate samsung sdi. the replacement models, shipped out<\/em> in mid-september, exclusively used batteries from a different supplier (atl), but had their own problems. just days after the replacement units hit the market, the supposedly<\/em> safe phones also\u00a0started to ignite<\/em>, prompting<\/em> the company to issue<\/em> a full\u00a0recall of the device. even now, it seems samsung can’t pinpoint<\/em> what the defect was.<\/h4>\n

mounting up<\/em><\/strong> is increasing<\/em>. blame<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>assigns responsibility for a mistake<\/em>. a flaw<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is an imperfection<\/em>. ship out<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means send\u00a0<\/em>in this context.\u00a0supposedly<\/em><\/strong> means generally assumed<\/em>. ignite<\/em><\/strong> means start on fire<\/em>. prompt<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is like provoke<\/em>.\u00a0issue<\/em><\/strong> frequently means problem\u00a0<\/em>or subject<\/em>, but in this case it means formally communicate<\/em>. pinpoint<\/em><\/strong> means identify with precision<\/em>.<\/p>\n

fun efl practice\u00a0\":)\"\u00a0richyrocks on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n
\"car<\/h6>\n
some cars start with an ignition button. ignition & ignite<\/span> are closely related.<\/em>\u00a0(john lamb, getty images)<\/h6>\n

so the galaxy note 7 has been discontinued. obviously, samsung’s bottom line<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(profit) has been impacted.<\/p>\n

the effects of the note 7 withdrawal<\/em> have already hit samsung’s finances: the company today\u00a0slashed<\/em> its third-quarter profit forecast<\/em> by a third after originally indicating it wouldn’t have too<\/em> big an impact on its takings<\/em>. in the meantime<\/em>, investigators conducting their own research<\/em> into the note 7 believe that replacement phones may have caught fire<\/em> due to<\/em> a new flaw<\/em> in the ATL batteries, different to<\/em> the problem identified in the Samsung SDI cells<\/h4>\n

wtihdrawal<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means removal<\/em>. slashed<\/em><\/strong> is cut<\/em>. a forecast<\/em><\/strong> presents predicitons<\/em>. too<\/strong><\/em> is excessive<\/em>. \u00a0takings<\/strong> <\/em>are earnings<\/em>, $$<\/em>. in the meantime<\/strong><\/em> means at the same time, meanwhile.<\/em>\u00a0research<\/strong><\/em> is analysis, investigation<\/em>. may have caught fire<\/em><\/strong> expresses a hypothetical possibility in the past. due to<\/em><\/strong> is the same as because of<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"cell<\/h6>\n
a cell phone researcher<\/span> (getty)<\/em><\/h6>\n

i don’t really like the sound of\u00a0different to<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0i am more used to<\/a>\u00a0different from<\/span><\/em>\u00a0or different than,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and to me, different from<\/span> and different to<\/span> seem like opposites. however,\u00a0guy keleny<\/strong> at independent.co<\/strong> effectively defends diffferent to<\/em> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"samsung-galaxy-7-note-meme\"<\/h6>\n
not a real ad<\/em><\/h6>\n

do u have a samsung phone? does this problem affect your opinion about the samsung brand? share your feelings under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n