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by eastbound 680 days ago
Are phone batteries explosive? Able to generate a fire that can’t be extinguished with a fire extinguisher?

Do we allow 100ml of phone battery? Does a Macbook contain even more energy?

2 comments

We allow 100wh of batteries in individual devices
Fires, despite being bad, are less of a hazard than explosives of the same total energy.
I heard that one shall be careful with Li-Ion batteries. /s