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If the laptop gets too hot in a bag, it can cause fire, so it's a potentially life-threatening bug.

• ori_b 14y ago
  No, no it can't. The battery will drain, but not much else. The temperatures you'd see wouldn't even be likely to reduce the lifetimes of components. This is inconvenient and annoying, but not life threatening. Stop being alarmist.
  • m_for_monkey 14y ago
    Fire chiefs issue warning that overheating laptops can cause fires http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2012/02/24/fire-chiefs-issue-warning-that-overheating-laptops-can-cause-fires/ http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2012/02/24/fire-chiefs-issue... Laptop fire blamed for Vancouver death http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/08/26/bc-overheating-laptop-fire-death-vancouver.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/08... Laptop overheats, starts fire that destroys west St. Louis County home http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battling-blaze-at-West-St-Louis-County-home-115614819.html http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battling-blaze-a... Israel Police: Fatal fire in family home likely caused by overheated laptop http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-police-fatal-fire-in-family-home-likely-caused-by-overheated-laptop-1.421143 http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-police-fatal-fir... etc... etc...
    • ori_b 14y ago
      Lithium ion batteries do overheat and burst into flames. However, it's generally due to faulty charge controllers pumping too much current through the cells. It won't be caused by having the laptop power on in a backpack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixIOEPnsgbI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixIOEPnsgbI