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What's Wrong With Lithium Ion Batteries?

Posted by samzenpus on from the too-hot-to-handle dept.

An anonymous Coward writes "Lithium ion batteries short-circuit. They overheat. They burst into flames. The reasons behind the recent spate of problems with a technology invented by Sony more than a decade ago are complex and varied, making for one big engineering headache."

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  1. Lithium Ions by arth1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, but they're great for bipolar disorders.
    And isn't that what a battery per definition has?

    1. Re:Lithium Ions by fyngyrz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, many designs feature a salt and battery; personally, though, I always thought that just because you have bipolar to point at doesn't mean you get off without a charge. From where I sit, the whole bunch of them belong in cells.

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    2. Re:Lithium Ions by thewiz · · Score: 5, Funny

      I find your attitude towards people with bipolar disorder simply revolting!

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  2. OMG! Invented by Sony! by feepness · · Score: 4, Funny

    It MUST be bad!

  3. Re:What a moronic post by ImTheDarkcyde · · Score: 5, Funny

    I saw Fight Club too

  4. Stone tools? by burnttoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    You could have someones eye out with one of those... here, try this handful of wet mud instead...

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