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Old 02-25-2013, 12:12 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
But my laptop has an 8 cell lithium ion battery. Should I be worried its going to catch fire like a Boeing 787?
No, I am not worried about yours or mine catching fire. Even if it does, you will notice it getting hot and smoking before anything happens. I think the people that got burned didn't back away when their laptop started smoking.

It's probably not such a big deal on a car, where if it catches fire, you can pull off the road, stop, and get out (no matter the cause of the fire, this is why there is a firewall in a car after all...), but on an airplane, a spacecraft, a boat, or in a submarine, fire is a HUGE deal.
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