Woo hoo - spontaneous combustion!
Slashdot | Technology Spontaneously Combusts In Sicily
First, I have to say this is pretty cool, in a very odd sort of freakish way.
Second, I have to say that this thread has a suprisingly (or perhaps not, given the source material) high percentage of very amusing comments. I find the following series particularly amusing:

by slackerboy @07:57AM (#8802009)
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."--Arthur C. Clarke

by fishbot @08:17AM (#8802115)
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo."--Anon.

by TMB (70166) @08:24AM (#8802155)
Corollary: "Any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced." ;-)

by cabraverde (648652) @08:33AM (#8802194)
It really makes me sad when, if people don't understand something they assume it's advanced technology.

- posted by Hoff @ 12:27 PM