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Warning: Exploding Batteries

Posted by timothy on from the and-exploding-and-exploding dept.

batlike writes "It seems I have been quite lucky up to this point as I habitually leave my laptop in the trunk of my car - which is just over the gas tank (duh!) . See this article in InfoWorld by Ephraim Schwartz for details. You may want to give it a once over if you currently use lithium-ion batteries."

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  1. Jogger died via exploding MP3 player's battery by ljavelin · · Score: 5, Funny
    I guess I like empirical evidence. There are a lot of lithium ion batteries out there - I own a number of devices with them. I never had a problem, and no one I know has had a problem.

    But I don't watch a lot of TV news... maybe I've missed these stories:
    • "Family of seven burns to death in car while travelling to church - laptop battery to blame"
    • "Chatty woman in restaurant decapitated by exploding cell phone battery".
    • "Saddam caught - U.S. Soldiers effectively use iPods to force former Iraqi leader from his bunker"

  2. Re:Not a fireball by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Overheated NiCads are far more impressive. Gas and acid start shooting out of the vent hole under high pressure, turning them into a rocket if they are sitting loose.

    Did ya know that people will scatter like crazy when that happens? They jump up on the banquet tables and everything. Quite a sight.

    KFG