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0 pointsstock_toaster6y ago0 comments

> We already went through all of this with cars and car mechanics

From what I understand, phone batteries are far more energy dense (lithium ion) than car batteries (lead acid still?), and you carry them in your pocket. Maybe EV car batteries packs are more comparable?

Remember when samsung phones were catching fire all over just a couple years ago? Wasn't that due to some weird assembly/manufacturing issue where the batteries were being "pinched" due to tolerances?

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michaelt6y ago

Cars generally have tanks full of gasoline, though, which is even more energy-dense than lithium ion batteries. Nonetheless, you can take your car to a third-party mechanic.

And I'd bet more people have been burned (or for that matter been killed) in car accidents than phone accidents.

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> We already went through all of this with cars and car mechanics

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michaelt6y ago

Cars generally have tanks full of gasoline, though, which is even more energy-dense than lithium ion batteries. Nonetheless, you can take your car to a third-party mechanic.

And I'd bet more people have been burned (or for that matter been killed) in car accidents than phone accidents.

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