In reply to MSF's message of Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:50:52 +0000: Hi, [snip] >No doubt we have all read about the exploding pagers in Lebanon and elsewhere. >In addition, other devices, such as walkie talkies and even cell phones have >been exploding. What has happened? You are expected to believe these devices >have somehow had explosives installed in them. No other "explosive" is needed >other than the lithium ion battery itself. At least that's my guess. I expect >that the hack simply finds a way to short out the battery causing it the heat >up and ignite.
That was my first guess too, but apparently the pagers use standard AAA cells, not Li-ion. Furthermore the company logo was licenced to a European company that does not manufacture them in Europe, which leads me to wonder if perhaps they were actually manufactured in Israel, and a foreign logo used to conceal the fact. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk Drive your electric car every second day and recharge it from solar panels on your roof on the alternate days. The other days, drive your spouses car, and do the same with it. "Charge when the Sun shines".
