Man’s E-Cigarette Lands Him In The Hospital After Troubling Malfunction

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Electronic cigarettes, or e-cig's for short,

have been becoming more and more popular these last few years with

more family and friends purchasing them as anti-smoking aids.

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There's still much about these things that people don't know or aren't

aware of however, and not understanding an electric piece of equipment

that generally sees more face time than a toothbrush can lead to

tragic accidents. Take Cordero Caples for instance, a young college

student who was all about health and fitness until this incident. His

e-cig actually exploded right in his face and caused a hell of a lot

of damage; including fractured vertebrae among other facial fractures

he had some broken teeth and undoubted burns.

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Are e-cigs really that dangerous though? According to Memphis,

Tennessee smoke shop employee Mary Grace Burns during an interview

with WHBQ, yes and no. She believes that Caples e-cig only exploded

because of ignorance to the items being used. In the current most

popular e-cig market, there's three different parts of one the

battery, the tank and the coils. Unfortunately for Caples, it may not

have been explained that certain coils only function properly with a

designated battery. According to Burns the battery Caples was using

was actually much too powerful for the type of coils he was using, and

this type of incompatibility lead to devastating results.

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Unsurprisingly, Burns stresses that the best way to enjoy an e-cig

would first be by educating yourself as to what exactly it is and what

the specifications are. The safest way to enjoy any activity is by

first knowing the in's and out's? Who would have thought. Especially

with Christmas right around the corner, if you're thinking of

purchasing one of these bad boys a little research could really make a

difference!

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