Lithium-Ion Batteries Linked to Airplane Fires 244
smellsofbikes writes "The National Safety Transportation Board thinks it's possible that lithium-ion batteries caused a fire that destroyed a United Parcel Service airplane on Feb 8, 2006. The FAA already bans non-rechargeable lithium batteries from air shipment because aircraft don't carry fire suppression equipment capable of extinguishing lithium fires. The interesting thing is: these batteries aren't being used or charged, they're just being shipped: spontaneous battery combustion. Is this something that happens in the back of computer stores, or just on airplanes?"
Close Call... (Score:3, Funny)
Warning... (Score:5, Funny)
Fragile (Score:5, Funny)
Fragile (fra-gil-lay) from early French n. To toss about with reckless abandon.
I smell a fire^w new movie plot (Score:3, Funny)
"Li-ons on planes"
Re:tick...tick...tick... (Score:1, Funny)
Safety at all costs!
litte kid asks.. "how did you loose your leg" (Score:2, Funny)
"Here's something you can try at home if you're a total skeptic"
Skepticism. . like exploding batteries. . is dangerous. .
In related news... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Nope, it happens in plenty of places (Score:4, Funny)
Where on the geek scale does *that* fit?"
Oh, they're some of the brightest geeks you'll find.
Re:litte kid asks.. "how did you loose your leg" (Score:3, Funny)
I figure anyone who actually tries it deserves one of these [darwinawards.com]
Kind of like the oakie who went to the doctor for a vasectomy:
Re:squished? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Fragile (Score:2, Funny)
Fragile (frah-jee-lay). Italian n. Major Award.
Snakes on a Plane (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Snakes on a Plane (Score:2, Funny)
The jokes alone would put that movie into the soft prOn catagory.