Shrapnel, no, but Lithium-Ion does explode. Especially on a full charge
Comment on Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers
naturlychee@lemm.ee 2 days agono way it was just the batteries.
batteries burn but don’t detonate with shrapnel
cm0002@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 days ago
No way did lithium batteries kill eight people.
cm0002@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I did not say they did, but they can explode violently
Badeendje@lemmy.world 2 days ago
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.
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
They have over-pressure vents and will vent pretty violently and catch fire, but should not explode due to pressure build up.
cm0002@lemmy.world 2 days ago
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.
rhandyrhoads@lemmy.world 20 hours 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.
Nightwind@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah they got into the supply route and added c4 to all those pagers. Makes me wonder how many pagers or smartphones have added explosives still.