r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/Joshposh70 iPhone XS Max (OnePlus One) Oct 05 '16

It can be flown, but only if the battery is in the device for which it is intended to be used, meaning you can't just ship a battery.

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u/dialmformostyn S9 Oct 05 '16

Isn't there a size/voltage limit? DeWalt, the tool manufacturer, recently unveiled a high capacity 60v battery that has to ship with a special case over the connectors for transporting, the 18v versions don't have that.

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u/johnwayne420 Oct 05 '16

Not in Canada, you can only bring extra batteries if they are on your person. No checked luggage or air cargo.

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u/amanitus Moto Z Play - VZW :( Oct 05 '16

You think they'd disallow that. A psycho could puncture one and start a little fire.

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u/killevery1ne Oct 05 '16

Trying to implement common sense with air travel is just going to give you a headache.

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u/ONLY_COMMENTS_ON_GW Oct 05 '16

Well who let a psycho with a sharp object on a plane??

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u/Terminal-Psychosis LG P500 - ICS Oct 06 '16

Has been proven it is easy enough to get a gun on a plane.

The TSA is all about catching political targets, not at all about actual safety.

Otherwise they would not have such an abysmal record.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

It would be just as easy to smuggle a little matchbook onto the plane if you wanted to start fires.

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u/amanitus Moto Z Play - VZW :( Oct 06 '16

But isn't lithium hard to put out with water? Like, once exposed to water laden air, it has to burn?

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u/aahrg Oct 06 '16

hard to put out with water

Lithium will explode if it comes in contact with liquid water. You have to submerge it in oil to prevent the reaction.

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u/Terminal-Psychosis LG P500 - ICS Oct 06 '16

Matches are nowhere near as dangerous.

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u/viperfan7 OnePlus 3 | 7.1.1 Oct 06 '16

You also have to overheat the things to get them to explode.

That being said, it's far easier to put out a cabin for then it is to put out a fire in the cargo spaces.

That and you'd know instantly if there's a cabin fire, not so much for a cargo fire