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The Big Bang, Exploding laptop with Li-ion battery
Cugel
post Jun 22 2006, 09:08 AM
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http://tweakers.net/nieuws/43129/Spontane-...top-gemeld.html

Sorry for posting a link to a Dutch webpage, but it shows 2 images that pretty much speak for itself. It shows a Dell laptop that went into spontaneous self combustion mode. Note that these laptops use the same Li-ion battery type used on the MER rovers. Well, personally I think going out with a big KABOOM is a more appropriate ending to such a great mission than just fading away. I'm not implying that this will happen of course... just mentioning the possibility.
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post Jun 23 2006, 06:15 AM
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Here is the article properly translated to English --

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550
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- Cugel   The Big Bang   Jun 22 2006, 09:08 AM
- - climber   QUOTE (Cugel @ Jun 22 2006, 11:08 AM) Wel...   Jun 22 2006, 09:45 AM
- - djellison   I quite like the idea of a rover dying by basicall...   Jun 22 2006, 11:38 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 22 2006, 01:38 PM)...   Jun 22 2006, 12:57 PM
- - Pertinax   For those about who are less than poor at Dutch, t...   Jun 22 2006, 12:34 PM
- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (Cugel @ Jun 22 2006, 10:08 AM) htt...   Jun 22 2006, 10:30 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 22 2006, 11:30 PM) ...   Jun 23 2006, 12:19 AM
- - mchan   Here is the article properly translated to English...   Jun 23 2006, 06:15 AM

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