technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoLebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagerswww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkLebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagerswww.aljazeera.comtechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoShrapnel, no, but Lithium-Ion does explode. Especially on a full charge
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoNo way did lithium batteries kill eight people.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoI did not say they did, but they can explode violently https://youtu.be/8nz5ijXcckI
minus-squareMangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThey have over-pressure vents and will vent pretty violently and catch fire, but should not explode due to pressure build up.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoThey still explode in some cases. Plenty of clips of li-ion not just catching fire but exploding similar to how a firework might explode. https://youtu.be/8nz5ijXcckI
Shrapnel, no, but Lithium-Ion does explode. Especially on a full charge
No way did lithium batteries kill eight people.
I did not say they did, but they can explode violently
https://youtu.be/8nz5ijXcckI
They have over-pressure vents and will vent pretty violently and catch fire, but should not explode due to pressure build up.
They still explode in some cases. Plenty of clips of li-ion not just catching fire but exploding similar to how a firework might explode.
https://youtu.be/8nz5ijXcckI