On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:08:07 +0100, SteveW wrote:
"Do not place in a tumble drier or a microwave oven".

To be fair, my wife once washed a pair of my trousers with a Canon Li
Ion battery in the pocket. It was only by chance that it was found
before tumble drying! I'm not sure that being told not to tumble dry it
would have made any difference though.

I managed to wash and dry an ipod a few weeks ago after it was left in a
pocket. It looks clean now, but doesn't work. No explosion, though...