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And the event taking place on an airplane is close enough to the nightmare scenario of catching fire during a flight that it will be firmly placed into the publ
by molecule 10y ago
And the event taking place on an airplane is close enough to the nightmare scenario of catching fire during a flight that it will be firmly placed into the public consciousness.
- r00fus 10y agoSo are Li-ion battery fires considered metal fires - if so, the instinctual reaction (apply water to extinguish) would be unfortunate...
- mmagin 10y agoLithium ion batteries do not contain significant amounts of elemental Lithium.
- spdustin 10y agoBut water can react with the electrolyte used in many Li-ion cells to form hydrofluoric acid.
- seanp2k2 10y agoProbably lithium polymer but yeah: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yD_Eal1_5NI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yD_Eal1_5NI My RC aircraft group has a 55 gallon drum with salt water at our flying field. RC aircraft pretty much exclusively use lithium polymer packs, sometimes 2 the size of bricks in larger models / big helis. If a lipo starts smoking, you chuck it in the salt water and it shorts it out + cools it down. The reaction when they short internally (such as when they malfunction or get damaged e.g. When a heli crashes and smashes the pack -- they're not super rigid) is more thermite than dynamite, but it can still burn through things like flying tin can aircraft. Here's what happens when you overcharge a few on purpose and beat them with a stick: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=coX0SwubG4A https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=coX0SwubG4A Typically there's quite a bit of warning in the form of smoke first. Not sure if the chemistry in the Samsung batteries but they're likely lithium polymer. There are tons of different chemistries though: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/types_of_lithium_ion http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/types_of_lithium_...
- detaro 10y agoI thought LiFePO4 was common in RC circles? Or only for ground vehicles, or already outdated knowledge?
- extrapickles 10y agoThey aren't as high capacity (per cost/weight/volume) as LiPoly, so they aren't as common. Flying vehicles even less so as they are more sensitive to power/weight ratios.
- Twirrim 10y agoYou can already use it as a grenade/bomb in GTA 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Vaj33RYkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Vaj33RYkI
- jdormit 10y agoThat's the funniest thing I've seen all day.
- roel_v 10y agoI flew Emirates last week, and the preflight announcement about electronic devices said use of all devices was ok, except Galaxy Note 7 which need to stay turned off during the whole flight. I can't imagine much worse PR, when yoir products are routinely called out by neutral third parties for being an actual hazard source.
- thesimon 10y agoIt was also mentioned on my recent flights in the USA and Europe on various OW airlines as well. Heck even in pre-boarding announcements at the gates. Really not the publicity you want.
- saryant 10y agoI've flown 25k miles in the last three weeks across 5 countries. Every airline mentioned this. American, Japan Airlines, Dragonair, Cathay Pacific, Etihad, JetBlue and Southwest.
- Archio 10y agoDo you mind if I inquire what your career is? I would love a technology-related job that allows me to travel like that.
- saryant 10y agoMost of that was vacation followed by a week of domestic work travel when I got back.
- csomar 10y agoJust travel. Focusing on travel-related jobs is not a great goal. Focus on highly rewarding work, and pay your fares.
- OkGoDoIt 10y agoI second this. Work trips are very different from personal travel, and much less fun than people assume. A well paying job with generous vacation time (real vacation, not "available via email" vacations) is better, in my opinion.
- stesch 10y agoA switched off phone. Now airlines need to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones. This hurts.