Whines bought me a little widget that plugs into my car's cigarette lighter and broadcasts MP3s to my car radio. Love it, it caters to my short attention span. Click, click, click...

At any rate, it stopped working for a moment today, and I'd had some trouble with the lighter socket's fuse. So I popped out the music plug, put the lighter in, and pressed it down.

10 seconds later--while I'm driving, mind--there's a distinct "pop" as the cigarette ligher springs out of its socket, launching itself nearly eight inches, to wedge itself under my seat--bright red and smoldering!