What happened here... Warping? or What

Question

I just noticed a bending of the aluminum of the screen this morning. I haven't the slightest clue what happened. I have NEVER dropped the machine, keep it in a speck seethru case, which I then put into an incase bag, and then finally put into my backpack, should I need to take it to school. There are no dents, dings, or scratches in the area(that would hint at a drop).
If someone can tell me how, I can attach a few pictures.

Answer 1

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A few clarifications please, if you don't mind:
You say your MBP was "supposed to have shut down" before you put it into your bag for the night. Do you mean that you gave it the "Shut down" command from the Power button or the Apple menu, or do you really mean you tried to put it to sleep? Did you verify that it had shut down or gone to sleep before putting it away? Exactly what did you do and see? In other words, was it actually shut down or sleeping when it went into the bag, or don't you know?
You write "I removed the case...and the case bent" Are you talking about the Speck case here, or the bag the computer was in, or the MBP's own aluminum shell? What is bent?
It should be impossible for your MBP to wake or boot and then keep running while its display is closed and no peripheral devices are connected to it. Was there a card in the ExpressCard slot or anything else connected to the computer while it was in the bag?
The chances are pretty good that your MBP's battery has suffered permanent damage due to the buildup of heat. Its useful lifespan has probably been shortened, and it may not take as full a charge as it did before the heat incident.
I'm quite sure the Speck case didn't cause this problem, but it certainly wasn't helpful once the computer's aluminum shell heated up, and especially not after you removed the MBP from its bag. At that point the Speck case was inhibiting heat transfer from the aluminum to the surrounding air. So if you pulled it off then, you did the right thing. If in the process you bent the MBP's own case, I think you should discuss that with the Speck people. Whether or not they offer to contribute anything toward the repair of your machine, I recommend that you think twice about putting anything back onto your MBP that might be difficult to remove safely in another emergency.