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Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers (www.aljazeera.com)
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[+] -9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Shrapnel, no, but Lithium-Ion does explode. Especially on a full charge

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No way did lithium batteries kill eight people.

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I did not say they did, but they can explode violently

    https://youtu.be/8nz5ijXcckI

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Cool video. But that looks like what I expected. The videos of the pagers are small direct explosions and not really the heavy flame and smoke of the videos.

    That powerbank in the bus.. whoa.. and those guys with the ebike in the elevator.. stuff of nightmares.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They have over-pressure vents and will vent pretty violently and catch fire, but should not explode due to pressure build up.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    As someone who's accidentally punctured a large lithium ion battery with 100% charge I can tell you that explode isn't exactly the right word. While I'm sure you could create an enclosure that could explode from the pressure, the battery itself just kinda shoots out a small jet of fire along with some toxic gas.

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