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Apparently Your New iPhone 7 Might Also Explode, According to New Incident

Here’s some potentially ominous news for prospective iPhone users: a Reddit user by the name of kroopthesnoop shared an image on the r/apple subreddit of what appears to be an iPhone 7 that exploded. Luckily for the user, the device appears to have exploded in transit, as the phone’s smoldering carcass rests against its charred packaging. Users on the subreddit and elsewhere on the web have leapt at the news, citing that “leading smartphone makers just can’t stop copying each other” in reference to the stories of exploding Samsung devices, in

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Thailand has created world’s first non-rectangular football field

Real estate developer AP Thailand partnered up with digital agency CJ Worx to create irregular-shaped soccer pitches that are located across an overpopulated region in Bangkok. Believe it or not, these unconventional designs were built with good reason. According to designboom, the duo wants to “help foster creativity” and create spaces for play that will “enhance relationships among the people in the community.” The concept was rooted from a prepubescent idea dubbed “think space” — trusting that “any abnormal space can achieve the highest benefit.” (more…)