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ARS TECHNICA: Boeing’s Dreamliner batteries “inherently unsafe”

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    And you thought it was bad when your LiPo went up in smoke...

    Boeing’s Dreamliner batteries “inherently unsafe”—and yours may be too



    Read more and see photos via the source link.

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    http://arstechnica.com/business/201...eries-inherently-unsafe-and-yours-may-be-too/
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    "They help start up the plane's onboard power plant, which generates 5 megawatts of electricity"   

    Holy Cow!  5 Megawatts!!! 


    ...Tiger
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    Think how long we could fly our quads with that.  :D

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