In light of a recent flight I had with Ryanair, I'd be more worried about the Stewardesses setting fire to the galley !!
In the past, I have had a few funny looks from people when I've placed dead AAs under my armpits to get another 15 mins of juice out of them (..the batteries that is, not my 'pits
), but it certainly works.
Granted, it does sound as though this guy deserves all he gets for his stupidity.