• zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    19 hours ago

    Warning: heating earbuds batteries to over 300F also causes fires

    Reading this tells me the author has absolutely 0 idea of how physics work and is nothing but a blogger of consumer grade equipment. People like that should refrain from trying to understand how science or scientists work.

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      8 hours ago

      I think you mean they shouldn’t write authoritatively about things they don’t understand, because what you said is really gate keepy. There’s nothing wrong with learning.

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        25 minutes ago

        People shouldn’t compare things to gatekeeping unless they can build a cast iron gate

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        19 hours ago

        Had to laugh at your comment. Not that it matters in this case, your ear buds are not going to magically combust at just 150°C

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          18 hours ago

          They’ll not combust, I’d hazard a guess that air pods are made from ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt.

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            22 minutes ago

            ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt.

            Well, they’ll deform. ABS won’t melt at 150°C, it’ll just become soft and flexible. But yes, it’s a bad idea for your earbuds.