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by nopelynopington 685 days ago
I've tried but I don't get the spicy pillow reference. Did it catch fire? Or the screen die?
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I believe it's a reference to the look of a failed LiPo battery: it puffs up and looks like a pillow, but if you puncture it fire spews forth.

Reddit first came up with the phrase "spicy pillow" to describe that combination.