iPod explode
Hi,
The iPod didn't survive the washing machine so this bloke tried to open it with his screwdriver. The iPod didn't realy explode, but made some damage. I Would say it's his own fault.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...?oneclick=true
The iPod didn't survive the washing machine so this bloke tried to open it with his screwdriver. The iPod didn't realy explode, but made some damage. I Would say it's his own fault.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...?oneclick=true
Comments
Originally posted by WhiteRabbit
I wonder what it was that exploded in the first place. If they are not lying, then the only possible thing would be some kind of chemical reaction with water/or the detergent.
He pierced the Lithium ion battery with a screwdriver. Unlike normal Lithium ion batteries like you get in mobile phones, the one in the iPod has no hard case as wasn't designed to be manipulated by the user.
Potassium is dangerous enough in water. I presume that Lithium which is two places above in the periodic table, could react with the moisture in the air. Hence the explosion.
Originally posted by keot
Potassium is dangerous enough in water. I presume that Lithium which is two places above in the periodic table, could react with the moisture in the air. Hence the explosion.
Yep pretty much. This is the same reason some mobile phones and laptops have exploded or cooked people too.
As an aside in my uni chemistry days I was in a lab when someone accidentally decided to dispose of sodium by throwing it into the sink. That was pretty amusing if you like explosions. Also things are actually more explosive down the periodic table.
Originally posted by Telomar
Also things are actually more explosive down the periodic table.
Indeed, thanks for correcting me. I'm successfully removing my chemistry A-Level from my mind.
At least this iPod owner didn't earn himself a Darwin Award.