• naturlychee@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    no way it was just the batteries.

    batteries burn but don’t detonate with shrapnel

    it was altered devices with explosives added.

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      2 months 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.

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        2 months ago

        There are several reports that the devices were made with the explosives built-in.

        According to the spokesperson of the Taiwanese brand in a press conference, those were all devices produced by a Hungarian licensee of the brand.

        Hungary, you know, been voting with Israel in the UN and also has a Fascist government which is massivelly racist against Arabs.

        Kind makes sense that those things were manufactured in a country very friendly of Israel and with their authorization, already with the explosis built-in.

        The interesting second and third level effects to consider of this are around the impact on things like Globalization (if having to start paying attention to the alliances of the countries the stuff you buy comes from the places which are part of a supply chain stop being irrelevant) and even brand licensing (that Taiwanese company will have their name pop-up associated with this in every single internet search from now on)

        Also curious about what will this to to “Made in EU” - Hungary might just have screwed the rest of us much more than ever before.

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      2 months ago

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

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            2 months 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.

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              2 months ago

              Yeah, being trapped in a lift with a burning Ebike battery sounds like not much fun at all.

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        2 months 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.