>Surely the idea of the world putting some effort into producing a material that can help stop this happening isn't completely stupid...?

HN, the forum of innovators who are vehemently against innovation if it's for the sake of consumer safety.

I mean, come one people, it's a business opportunity. Figure out how to make non-self-exploding headphones, with a guarantee, and crush Bose in the free market on that selling point.

Sigh.