| I'm sure that by now you've heard about Dell's recall of laptop batteries. For those of you who don't know, here is a quick overview. Certain Sony lithium batteries, that come standard on Dells, have the unwanted side effect of catching on fire. That is, catching on fire. Just so we're clear; they catch on fire (see fig 16.1). As it seems, for the past two years a disgruntled Sony employee has been slipping trace amounts of nitroglycerin, and... oh wait, I'm thinking about something completely different. The burnouts were actually caused by tiny metal fragments that damage the overheating safeguards. The fragments were, no doubt, put in place by disgruntled employee(s). Anyway, now I'm just pointlessly speculating. I'm sure the government is looking into possible military implications (Sony representative, "it can potentially level an entire city"). I'm sure bored college students are looking into this potential explosive as well. Not just for entertainment, but as a way to get out of classes. Imagine just sitting there, taking notes, when your laptop just spontaneously combusts. Could you get out of class for that? Maybe I should ask one of my professors when classes start in a couple of weeks. Peace |
Fig 16.1 |
Comments (2)
Getting up early is over-rated
over a few good games of Mario Kart. Yeah, the latter is definitely way better. Especially if it's Double Dash.
oh yes, me and my roomate just got double dash, and it's a fine game all around. good stuff.