Comment on Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers
stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 2 months agoIf you see the video there is no way a battery behaves like that, even if you drive a nail into them they more rocket flames than explode (I used to work in a battery lab).
Wooki@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I doubt the lab experience.
Lithium ion batteries do explode, off-gassing and pressure alone can do significant damage when contained. While typically closer to a thermite reaction, conditions determine damage which have been killing people from either heat or poisonous gas. I can point to state occuption work regulators that have a documented case of an explosion.