There Is Only One Reason Vapes, Hoverboards and Drones All Keep Exploding

"The companies manufacturing electronic cigarettes, drones and hoverboards aren't technological giants — they're infantile shops dealing with a sudden influx of demand. They're looking to make their gadgets cheaply and quickly, and without the R&D, investment capital or decades of institutional experience, they're working with whatever they can get their hands on."





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Are We Increasing the Dangers in Aircraft Cabins? | Kent Faith | LinkedIn

An interesting Article.



Are We Increasing the Dangers in Aircraft Cabins? | Kent Faith | LinkedIn:



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Feds seize $6 million worth of fake hoverboards in Chicago | The Verge

Feds seize $6 million worth of fake hoverboards in Chicago | The Verge:



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Finally, a lithium battery that doesn't explode

Good article.  From what I understand, batteries
require extended exposure to 150+ degrees to achieve thermal runaway, typically
20 to 40 minutes depending on the battery. 
Good stuff here.  It adds a second
level of protection on top of the device protections (if the device has it).

Finally, a lithium battery that doesn't explode:



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China’s makeshift hoverboard industry is imploding after Amazon’s safety crackdown - Quartz

So decisions made for the best interests of safety have caused an entire manufacturing market to implode.

Personally, I have no sympathy since they were making and selling sub-standard products and flooding a market of unknowing consumers who assumed that there were protections in place to prevent this from happening.  There weren't, until bad things started to happen.





China’s makeshift hoverboard industry is imploding after Amazon’s safety crackdown - Quartz