How long will it be before the dreaded Ni-62 bombe (best Inspector Clouseau accent)
From: ChemE Stewart In general, I think it is not a good idea to fly plastic fuselage airplanes with lithium batteries @ 42,000 feet up near the ionosphere... From: Terry Blanton Jones Beene wrote: > BTW Bob - you suggested a simple way to look for the Ni+Li reaction. > There is a simpler way yet... get hold of some those exploding lithium > batteries... you know ... the one's with nickel electrodes. Or just ride the bus: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11158277/CCTV-mobile-phone-battery-explodes-in-womans-hands-on-bus.html how galling ! One wonders - given the cost of the Dreamliner, if Boeing will not be far behind on catching onto this. They can easily put $100 mill into the task. The gall of them... "Gall" n. bold, impudent behavior. synonyms: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners; Hmm... I represent that remark...
