201dberg@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.ml • 2 days agoUpdate on the pager situation in Lebanon.imagemessage-square57 fedilinkarrow-up1164
arrow-up1164imageUpdate on the pager situation in Lebanon.201dberg@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.ml • 2 days agomessage-square57 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mlhexbear1·edit-24 hours agoIt wasn’t the batteries, the pagers were powered using standard double AA batteries. It was implanted bombs. linkfedilink
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eehexbear1·edit-24 hours agoHow do you overheat a standard AA battery? Just by shorting it? linkfedilink
minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mlhexbear1·3 hours agoYou physically can’t, unless you have a defective battery or you short the wiring, but that’s oblivious as soon as you insert the battery. Overheating a double a battery also won’t do much. Is it dangerous? Yes. But it won’t be a violent explosion. linkfedilink
It wasn’t the batteries, the pagers were powered using standard double AA batteries. It was implanted bombs.
How do you overheat a standard AA battery? Just by shorting it?
You physically can’t, unless you have a defective battery or you short the wiring, but that’s oblivious as soon as you insert the battery. Overheating a double a battery also won’t do much. Is it dangerous? Yes. But it won’t be a violent explosion.