Hello Kitty: too hot to handle

You're looking at the Hello Kitty Hot Hot Friend, which triggered two enormous recalls when it started to spontaneously combust in homes all over the country. Several kids and Kitty fetishists suffered mild to severe burns when attempting to extract their reheatable furry friends from the microwave. As we speak, thousands of hot kitties are being shipped back to Takara Tomy headquarters by angry mothers whose kids (and, in some cases, hubbies) were affected in more than one way by the realization that this seemingly benign feline almost tore their arms off. And you thought exploding laptops and li-ion battery recalls were bad. I mean, we're talking serious emotional damage here. (Recall notice in Japanese found here.)