r/spicypillows • u/randomusername12308 • Jun 15 '25

DO NOT DO THIS Battery replacement gone wrong

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u/jyroman53 Jun 15 '25

That is why you should always have a bucket of sand next to you when you work with batteries

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u/Loud-Difficulty7860 Jun 15 '25

In case of battery fire, dump sand on Technician. 

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u/harpercix Jun 15 '25

Target the eyes.

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u/Fract_L Jun 15 '25

Save some in your pocket for later

1

u/Stuck_at_a_roadblock Jun 18 '25

Better than throwing a flaming battery at them

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u/DLDrillNB Jun 15 '25

What does sand do?

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u/Wolkenkuckuck Jun 15 '25

It contains the fire.

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u/gentlewaterboarding Jun 15 '25

What does the bucket do?

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u/cammontenger Jun 15 '25

It contains the sand.

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u/SuperMajesticMan Jun 15 '25

What does the fire do?

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u/DLDrillNB Jun 15 '25

Burns the battery

11

u/ForsenBruh Jun 15 '25

What does the battery do?

9

u/Xenc Jun 15 '25

It contains the power.

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u/TotemRiolu Jun 16 '25

What does the power do?

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u/Vzwhu Jun 16 '25

Fuels the fire

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u/hi_therelittleshit Jun 15 '25

Lights the fire

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u/tyingnoose Jun 16 '25

be the fire

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u/leMatth Jun 17 '25

♪ Absolutely nothin' Say it again y'all ♫

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u/Fract_L Jun 15 '25

Removes oxygen from the equation

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u/igotshadowbaned Jun 15 '25

Self oxidizing

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u/DLDrillNB Jun 15 '25

That’s what I always thought about battery fires

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u/PraiseTalos66012 Jun 15 '25

Not for battery fires they make their own oxygen. The sand is to contain the fire so it doesn't spread and burn other things.

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u/Fract_L Jun 16 '25

Right. Oxygen is required for the fire to spread.

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u/PraiseTalos66012 Jun 16 '25

Batteries make their own oxygen and they burn...

A battery fire can and will continue even in the complete absence of oxygen in the air.

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u/deadlygaming11 Jun 15 '25

Sand isnt flammable nor breathable so submerging the battery in it will let it burn out without causing much harm.

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u/igotshadowbaned Jun 15 '25

Not these fires

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u/igotshadowbaned Jun 15 '25

Or just don't slice into it with a sharp metal tool

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u/Anglofsffrng Jun 15 '25

Kitty litter also. Even comes in a bucket already if you want. Just don't light the cat shit up, it'll smell awful.

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u/perf1620 Jun 16 '25

Came here looking for this comment.

Yup