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Do you have any resources to show how this is potentially a fire hazard? Genuinely curious.. because I often hear people talk about even the most basic electro
by guynamedloren 10y ago
Do you have any resources to show how this is potentially a fire hazard? Genuinely curious.. because I often hear people talk about even the most basic electronics as this Big Scary Thing, and in my mind, it is quite simple and harmless.
Please share.
- StavrosK 10y agoEasy: Because the wires are wrapped in paper, if you simply light a lighter next to them and hold it to the paper for a few seconds, you have kindling. Then, if you can find something in a plane that's not fire-retardant and heat it with the flaming piece of paper enough, voila: an inadvertent fire.
- gcr 10y agoWhy go to the complicated step of insulating a wire with the paper? You could make the situation much easier by just tearing some paper out of your notebook for kindling. Not sure how one would manage to sneak a lighter onboard though.
- pacbard 10y ago> Not sure how one would manage to sneak a lighter onboard though. Lighters are allowed as carry-on luggage: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/airline_passengers_lighters_faq.pdf https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/as...
- StavrosK 10y agoI was being facetious.
- sundvor 10y agoAnd I was laughing. :-) Good one.
- pluma 10y agoOr you could just find something not fire-retardant and apply the lighter to it directly.
- aptwebapps 10y agoJust ask Fire Marshal Bill.
- throwanem 10y agoGrandparent misunderstood the post as talking about taking the armrest apart, not the headphones. Nothing to see here.