As Samsung Goes Up in Flames, Hilarious Note 7 Memes Rule the Internet

The controversy has led internet users to create scores of internet memes which make light of Samsung's calamity.

​​On September 15 Samsung recalled its Galaxy Note 7 handsets as a result of the faulty batteries. The manufacturer issued users with replacement handsets, only for some of those to go up in flames as well. As a result, on Thursday it asked global partners to stop sales of the smartphone, and recalled all Galaxy Note 7 units.

​​In the US alone 1.9 million handsets have been recalled, and the company received 96 reports of the lithium-ion batteries in Note7 phones overheating. It has received 13 reports of burns and 47 reports of property damage associated with the phones, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission reported.

​​As well as a refund, the manufacturer is offering customers the option to exchange their Note 7 for another Samsung smartphone, plus a $100 dollar credit bill from selected retail outlets, in the hope of retaining customers.